声波测井技术的重要进展——偶极横波远探测测井

近年来单井反射声波远探测技术的一个重要进展是利用偶极声波探测仪器来发射和接收地层深部的反射信号。本文首先介绍了单井反射声波成像技术的研究进展。然后,从偶极横波成像原理、充液井孔中偶极远场辐射指向性、偶极声源激励下的井外声场分布、反射横波幅度和反射系数、偶极横波数据中的反射波分析和现场资料处理实例分析等方面详细论述了偶极声波远探测技术。最后,讨论了这门技术今后改进和发展的方向,通过本文读者可以了解偶极横波远探测技术的原理、方法、效果和应用前景。     

Influence of composition of carbonyl iron particles on dynamic mechanical properties of magnetorheological elastomers

Magnetorheological elastomers (MRE) are known as smart materials. However, the magnetorheological (MR) effect of MRE is not high enough at present, which limits its engineering applications. Prior studies have shown that magneto-induced shear storage modulus and MR effect were mainly determined by the performance of the ferromagnetic particles. In this paper, MRE samples were prepared by carbonyl iron particles (CIP) of different compositions based on silicon rubber under external magnetic field. Their microstructures were observed using an optical digital microscope and a scanning electron microscope. The dynamic mechanical properties of MRE samples were measured using a modified dynamic mechanical analyzer under varying magnetic field strength and frequency. The results show that the carbon content of CIP have a greater impact on the dynamic mechanical properties of MRE. The magneto-induced shear storage modulus and MR effect can be increased by selecting CIP of low carbon content. In addition, the damping property is also significantly influenced by the carbon content of the CIP. This study is expected to provide guidance for fabrication of high performance MRE.     

Polymer solutions in co-rotating Taylor-Couette flow without vorticity

We present experimental results of the flow of dilute and semi-dilute polymer solutions in co-rotating Taylor-Couette cylinders. The experimental set-up consists of a modified Mars II rheometer (Thermo Scientific) with two drive units that are mounted opposite each other. The rotational velocities of the inner and outer cylinders are chosen in a way such that the angular velocity has a 1/r profile and the flow is free of vorticity, but the direction of elongation is not constant, but rotates with the flow. Our particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements show that for polymer solutions without shear thinning the flow is indeed free of vorticity and is equal to a stagnation point flow at a given position and a given instant in time. In contrast, torque measurements reveal that the stresses are identical to the stresses that are present in a plane shear flow. Thus, we find that for polymer solutions a flow with vorticity and a constant direction of elongation is equal to a flow without vorticity in which the direction of elongation is rotating. Finally, we show that for shear thinning solutions the flow velocity becomes non-monotonic through the gap and resembles a pluglike profile which is known from the Poiseuille flow.     

Effect of off-frequency sampling in magnetic resonance elastography

In magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), shear waves at a certain frequency are encoded through bipolar gradients that switch polarity at a controlled encoding frequency and are offset in time to capture wave propagation using a controlled sampling frequency. In brain MRE, there is a possibility that the mechanical actuation frequency is different from the vibration frequency, leading to a mismatch with encoding and sampling frequencies. This mismatch can occur in brain MRE from causes both extrinsic and intrinsic to the brain, such as scanner bed vibrations or active damping in the head. The purpose of this work was to investigate how frequency mismatch can affect MRE shear stiffness measurements. Experiments were performed on a dual-medium agarose gel phantom, and the results were compared with numerical simulations to quantify these effects. It is known that off-frequency encoding alone results in a scaling of wave amplitude, and it is shown here that off-frequency sampling can result in two main effects: (1) errors in the overall shear stiffness estimate of the material on the global scale and (2) local variations appearing as stiffer and softer structures in the material. For small differences in frequency, it was found that measured global stiffness of the brain could theoretically vary by up to 12.5% relative to actual stiffness with local variations of up to 3.7% of the mean stiffness. It was demonstrated that performing MRE experiments at a frequency other than that of tissue vibration can lead to artifacts in the MRE stiffness images, and this mismatch could explain some of the large-scale scatter of stiffness data or lack of repeatability reported in the brain MRE literature.     

Evaluation of link-track performances using DEM

A two-dimensional discrete-element model for the interaction between link-track and soil is presented. The model was developed using commercial PFC2D code. Two different particles, sphere and clump of two spheres, were used to represent the soil. The soil parameters of the model were determined using Hertzian contact theory. Based on the model and soil parameters, simulations of biaxial tests and calculations of the internal angle of friction and cohesion were preformed. The simulation results showed that the internal angle of friction should not exceed the value of 0.65 when using the spherical particles. Based on the clumped particles model, simulations of shear tests with two grouser plates (lengths 100 and 150 mm) were performed under different soil conditions, normal pressures, and cleat heights. A curve fitting of the simulation results was performed using three semi-empirical models from Bekker, Janosi, and Wong for representing the shear stress–displacement relationship. The best fitting was achieved using Wong’s approach. The simulation results of the cleat effects were compared with Bekker’s grouser approach and McKyes’s formulation for soil–blade interaction. In most of the cases, the results of Bekker’s model were the lower bound and McKyes’s model, the upper bound of the DEM simulation results. The properties of the soil model for the DEM were determined using simulation results of shear tests by grouser plate. In the range investigated, the size of the shearing grouser plate is not significant in determining the soil model properties.     

弯折波导杆的超声斜入射方法*

波导杆技术是一种有效的超声辅助检测方法,在提升高温关键承压设备安全运行方面具有重要作用。现有的波导换能器因直入式发射声波,常被用来在线监测壁厚的腐蚀进程,难以对指定方向的缺陷进行有效检测。为了解决这个难题,基于斯涅耳定理以及导波的频散特性提出了一种弯折结构的波导杆来实现超声斜入射。首先分析了弯折波导杆中水平剪切波的传播特性,探究了波导杆的厚度、弯折角度对杆中声波传播的影响规律;然后,进一步研究了弯折波导杆在半无限空间内的声束指向性;最后通过一对弯折波导杆在线检测结构内部缺陷的试验证明了波导超声斜入射的应用价值。研究结果为基于斜入射技术的波导超声在线监测提供了坚实的理论基础。     

The propagation of Quasi-static region during granular impact

In this paper, through experiments and DEM simulations, it is found that there is a ring-shaped region named Quasi-static Region between the particles expanding outward and the particles collapsing inward during the impact process. Quasi-static Region is always generated from the impact point at the same time, and then spreads out at a uniform speed. During the propagation of Quasi-static Region, the velocity of the particles in the particle extend region varies linearly in space and time. And the change rate is only related to the properties of the particle system. The simulation results show that the particle flow in Quasi-static Region is elastic-inertial flow, while the particle flow expanding outward and collapsing inward is inertial flow.