A simple algorithm to improve the performance of the WENO scheme on non-uniform grids

This paper presents a simple approach for improving the performance of the weighted essentially nonoscillatory(WENO) finite volume scheme on non-uniform grids. This technique relies on the reformulation of the fifthorder WENO-JS(WENO scheme presented by Jiang and Shu in J. Comput. Phys. 126:202–228, 1995) scheme designed on uniform grids in terms of one cell-averaged value and its left and/or right interfacial values of the dependent variable.The effect of grid non-uniformity is taken into consideration by a proper interpolation of the interfacial values. On nonuniform grids, the proposed scheme is much more accurate than the original WENO-JS scheme, which was designed for uniform grids. When the grid is uniform, the resulting scheme reduces to the original WENO-JS scheme. In the meantime,the proposed scheme is computationally much more efficient than the fifth-order WENO scheme designed specifically for the non-uniform grids. A number of numerical test cases are simulated to verify the performance of the present scheme.     

Anti-electroviscous effect of near-surface 5CB liquid crystal and its boundary lubrication property

The rheological properties of the near-surface 5CB (4-pentyl-4′-cyanobiphenyl) liquid crystal (LC) under an external electric field (EEF) are investigated using a dynamic quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). The real-time film-forming process and shearing response of the EEF-induced absorbed LC liquid are studied. The results indicate that the EEF-induced adsorbed LC is composed of a bulk liquid layer and a near-surface boundary layer. Within the boundary layer, the nematic 5CB LC presents an anti-electroviscous effect which may be due to the EEF-induced ordered structure. According to the estimation from QCM measurements, this near-surface layer is about 100 nm thick under certain electric strength and is irreversible even after the EEF is removed. Based on a QCM model, the near-surface LC layer presents a decreased and irreversible viscosity as the EEF voltage increases against the reversible electro-viscous effect of the bulk 5CB liquid crystal measured by rheometer and Raman spectrum measurements. The anti-electroviscous effect of the near-surface 5CB layer is also proved by an improved boundary lubrication property tested on a tribometer. The coefficient of friction of 5CB LC after a preliminary induction of EEF is the lowest one compared to those without EEF and during the application of EEF. The unique anti-electroviscous property of near-surface 5CB LC revealed in this article suggests a potential method to actively reduce shear resistance in boundary lubrication and in microfluidics.     

考虑自重载荷作用的连续体结构拓扑优化

针对自重载荷作用下连续体结构拓扑优化中常遇到的柔顺度随单元密度变化的非单调性、非有效的材料体积约束和材料低密度区出现的``附属'效应等主要困难,提出了RAMP材料插值模型和平均敏度过滤技术相结合的求解策略,并采用MMA方法进行了优化求解. 研究了惩罚因子的选择对最优拓扑以及材料体积约束的影响. 结果表明,合理增大RAMP材料模型中惩罚因子(例如取值达到20.0), 可使材料体积约束达到有效约束. 此外,通过与Sigmund提出的敏度过滤技术比较表明,当引入平均敏度过滤技术时,结果0/1化程度较Sigmund的敏度技术高,可获得清晰的黑白拓扑.      

饱和土与衬砌动力相互作用的圆柱形孔洞内源问题解答

考虑饱和土与衬砌结构的动力相互作用,该文研究了内源荷载作用下圆柱形孔洞的动力响应问题.将饱和土体和衬砌结构分别视为流固耦合介质和弹性均匀介质,通过引入势函数将位移控制方程化为二维轴对称波动方程.采用拉普拉斯变换,得到饱和土体位移应力的表达式及衬砌的位移应力的表达式.利用土体与衬砌结构之间的连续性条件和衬砌结构内边界上的边界条件,确定表达式的未知系数.采用逆拉普拉斯变换的数值方法,给出了问题的数值解.分析了饱和土中圆形衬砌结构随土体和衬砌结构参数变化的动力响应规律.     

Bubble generation and transport in a microfluidic device with high aspect ratio

Bubble generation and transport in a micro-device composed of a micro-T-junction and a following serpentine micro-channel was experimentally investigated. It has a rectangular cross-sectional with an aspect ratio of 7.425. Air and water were used as gas and liquid, respectively. Mixtures of water–glycerol and water–Tween-20 were used to study the effects of liquid viscosity and surface tension. Compared with previous T-junction bubble generation, the liquid and gas inlets orientation was switched in this work. The continuous flow was driven from the perpendicular channel and the dispersion flow was from the main channel. It shows that the break-up process has three periodic steps under certain operating conditions. The dimensionless bubble length L/w in the micro-channel with high aspect ratio is much larger than that in square microchannels. A correlation is proposed to correlate L/w with liquid flow rate J_L, gas flow rate J_G, and liquid viscosity μ_L. Surface tension σ can change the bubble shape but almost does not affect the bubble length in this fast break-up process. Additionally, a long bubble may be broken up at the corners at the same time because the locations of gas and liquid are exchanged relative to the concave and convex portions of an elbow after a turn which may result in the change of fluid velocities and gas–liquid pressure drop.     

A method to determine Young＇s modulus of soft gels for cell adhesion

A convenient technique is reported in this note for measuring elastic modulus of extremely soft material for cellular adhesion. Specimens of bending cylinder under gravity are used to avoid contact problem between testing device and sample, and a beam model is presented for evaluating the curvatures of gel beams with large elastic deformation. A self-adaptive algorithm is also proposed to search for the best estimation of gels＇ elastic moduli by comparing the experimental bending curvatures with those computed from the beam model with preestimated moduli. Application to the measurement of the property of polyacrylamide gels indi- cates that the material compliance varies with the concentrations of bis-acrylamide, and the gels become softer after being immersed in a culture medium for a period of time, no matter to what extent they are polymerized.     

Symmetric formulation of tangential stiffnesses for non-associated plasticity

A numerical scheme is presented which makes it possible to use the symmetric equation solvers in tangential stiffness programs for non-associated materials.     

刚性有限元的参变量变分原理及有限元参数二次规划解

本文建立了刚性有限元的参变量变分原理,并给出了严格的证明。利用本文的方法进行弹塑性分析,不但计算量小,精度高,收敛快,而且可以处理非法向流动问题,并为岩体稳定性分析提供了一种有效的途径。     

双柱单锥型液-液旋流管内流场的激光诊断

应用激光测速仪，对一种双柱单锥型液 液旋流管内的流动结构，进行了全场范围内的多工况流动诊断研究．揭示出其切向速度由内旋流区和外旋流区构成，其中内旋流区中的速度分布符合准强制涡关系，外旋流区中的速度分布符合准自由涡关系；轴向速度由上行流动区和下行流动区构成，两者之间在直管段以零速点作分界，在锥体段则以零速区作过渡并伴随有一定的回流出现，且该过渡区或回流区的大小随锥体截面的收缩而减小，直到进入直管段后消失；各湍流量的分布以管芯处最大向外逐渐减小，沿轴向是直管段中的湍流度大于锥体段中的湍流度，而且湍流度在旋流管内具有各向异性的特性．     

提高微晶硅薄膜太阳电池效率的研究

采用甚高频等离子体增强化学气相沉积技术制备了系列微晶硅薄膜太阳电池，指出了气体总流量和背反射电极的类型对电池性能参数的影响.电池的I-V测试结果表明：随反应气体总流量的增加，对应电池的短路电流密度、开路电压和填充因子都有很大程度的提高，结果使得电池的光电转换效率得以提高.另外，ZnO/Ag/Al背反射电极能明显提高电池的短路电流密度，进而也提高了电池的光电转换效率.对气体总流量和背反射电极类型影响电池效率的原因进行了分析. 关键词： 微晶硅薄膜太阳电池 气体流量 ZnO/Ag/Al背反射电极