采用改进的SHPB方法对泡沫铝动态力学性能的研究

本文改进了传统的分离式霍布金森压杆(SHPB)技术，采用夹在透射杆中的PVDF压电计直接测量透射杆中的应力时程．同时，采用输入波形整形技术，通过调整加载波形，使试样加载过程中保证均匀变形及应力平衡．利用此改进了的SHPB技术对泡沫铝进行了高应变率下的动态压缩实验．实验结果表明：泡沫铝的动态应力应变曲线具有泡沫材料的应力应变曲线的“三阶段”特征(elastic region，collapse region and densification region)，并且应变率对其力学性能影响明显．     

含空心球涂层粒子复合材料界面的脱粘应力分析

在球对称拉伸载荷作用下针对空心球涂层复合材料分析了空心球涂层粒子增强复合材料的局部应力场，得到了界面临界脱粘应力的解析表达式．讨论了各相几何参数对非均匀涂层空心球粒子临界脱粘应力的影响，比较了均匀涂层和非均匀涂层的脱粘应力．结果表明：在球对称拉伸下界面脱粘更容易发生在涂层相与基体相界面间，空心球的壁厚和涂层厚度是影响界面临界脱粘应力的重要因素，因而选择适当的空心球、涂层厚度和提高界面粘结能将有利于提高界面的临界脱粘应力．     

爆炸荷载下泡沫铝材料中冲击波衰减特性的实验和数值模拟研究

通过实验和数值模拟对泡沫铝中冲击波传播特性进行了研究,结果表明:冲击波在泡沫铝中传播时显示明显的衰减特性;与此同时波头升时逐渐增加。这种衰减耗散特性主要来源于泡沫铝本身的本构粘性效应,而追赶卸载效应又会进一步促进冲击波的衰减。这为泡沫铝作为新型抗冲击缓冲材料提供设计基础。     

Cosserat modeling of cellular solidsModélisation des solides cellulaires selon Cosserat

Cellular solids inherit their macroscopic mechanical properties directly from the cellular microstructure. However, the characteristic material length scale is often not small compared to macroscopic dimensions, which limits the applicability of classical continuum-type constitutive models. Cosserat theory, however, offers a continuum framework that naturally features a length scale related to rotation gradients. In this paper a homogenization procedure is proposed that enables the derivation of macroscopic Cosserat constitutive equations based on the underlying microstructural morphology and material behavior. To cite this article: P.R. Onck, C. R. Mecanique 330 (2002) 717–722.     

Effects of cell shape and strut cross-sectional area variations on the elastic properties of three-dimensional open-cell foams

The Voronoi tessellation technique and the finite element (FE) method are utilized to investigate the microstructure-property relations of three-dimensional (3-D) cellular solids (foams) that have irregular cell shapes and non-uniform strut cross-sectional areas (SCSAs). Perturbations are introduced to a regular packing of seeds to generate a spatially periodic Voronoi diagram with different degrees of cell shape irregularity (amplitude a), and to the constant SCSA to generate a uniform distribution of SCSAs with different degrees of SCSA non-uniformity (amplitude b). Twenty FE models are constructed, based on the Voronoi diagrams for twenty foam samples (specimens) having the same pair of a and b, to obtain the mean values and standard deviations of the elastic properties. Spatially periodic boundary conditions are applied to each specimen. The simulation results indicate that for low-density imperfect foams, the elastic moduli increase as cell shapes become more irregular, but decrease as SCSAs get less uniform. When the relative density (R) increases, the elastic moduli of imperfect foams increase substantially, while the Poisson's ratios decrease moderately. The effect of the interaction between the two types of imperfections on foam elastic properties appears to be weak. In addition, it is found that the strut cross-sectional shape has a significant effect on the foam properties. Also, the elastic response of foams with the cell shape and SCSA imperfections appears to be isotropic regardless of changes in a, b and R and the strut cross-sectional shape.     

Hierarchically porous nitrogen-doped carbon foams decorated with zinc nanodots as high-performance sulfur hosts for lithium-sulfur battery

To prevent polysulfides from dissolution into electrolyte, we propose a novel and simple approach to nitrogen-doped carbon foams which contain hierarchically porous structure and are decorated with zinc nanodots through one-pot carbonization and activation process. These carbon foams, which serve as hosts for sulfur in lithium battery, can provide a conducting network and shorter diffusion length for Li-ions. Specially, the zinc nanodots derived from the carbothermal reaction of ZnCl₂ at high temperature can interact with sulfur/polysulfides by strong chemisorption. In addition, the zinc nanodots can also facilitate the conversion reaction between Li₂S_x (2 < x < 8) and Li₂S/Li₂S₂. Therefore, Zn@NCFs/S cathode presents high sulfur utility and large capacity.     

Synthesis and morphology of rigid polyurethane foams with POSS as pendant groups or chemical crosslinks

This work reports on the preparation of polyurethane foams (PUFs) chemically modified by functionalized 1,2‐propanediolisobutyl polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane (PHI‐POSS) as pendant groups and octa(3‐hydroxy‐3‐methylbutyldimethylsiloxy) POSS (OCTA‐POSS) as chemical crosslinks. The resulting foams, which contain 0 to 15 wt% POSS (versus polyol), were characterized in terms of their structure, morphology, density, thermal conductivity, compressive strength, and water absorption. Fourier transform infrared‐attenuated total reflectance revealed good reaction rate between POSS and PUF. PHI‐POSS suppresses the formation of the hydrogen bonds in the soft phase. The composite foams with OCTA‐POSS showed a reduced number of cells and increased average area of foam cells in comparison with the PUF, while the addition of PHI‐POSS causes an increase in the number of cells of the foam as compared with the reference, and thus a reduction in the average area of cells. Scanning electron microscopy–energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy analysis revealed that POSS moieties form lamellae‐shaped crystals of different sizes, distributed homogeneously in the bulk (PHI‐POSS) or close to the self surfaces (OCTA‐POSS). The compressive strength of PUF/POSS hybrids in the direction parallel and perpendicular to the direction of foam rise is greater than the strength of the reference foam. PHI‐POSS improves monotonically the compressive strength in the studied loading range. About 5 wt% OCTA‐POSS also provides reinforcement, but further loading reverses the phenomenon. PUF/POSS hybrids absorb less water than the pristine foam because of an increase of foam density. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Biobased porous acoustical absorbers made from polyurethane and waste tire particles

The production of flexible polyurethane foams (FPF) with good acoustical performance to control sound and noise and incorporating bio/recycled raw materials is an interesting alternative to conventional acoustic absorbent materials. In this sense, biobased polyols like glycerol (GLY) or hydroxylated methyl esters derived from tung oil (HMETO) as multifunctional polyols, and waste tire particles (WTP) as fillers of low thermal conductivity and good capability for acoustical absorption, are prospective feedstocks for FPF preparation. In this work, FPF were prepared by adding different amounts of these components to a formulation based on a commercial polyether polyol. Results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis, compression tests and normal-incidence sound absorption coefficient (α_N) measurements are presented and discussed. The addition of WTP or GLY to the commercial formulation enhanced both the modulus and yield stress of the obtained FPF in all cases. Moreover, a high recovery of the applied strain (>90%) was attained 24 h after the compression tests. On the other hand, the normal-incidence sound absorption coefficient, α_N, reached high values mostly at the highest evaluated frequencies (α_N ∼0.62–0.89 at 2000 Hz and α_N ∼0.70–0.91 at 5000 Hz). SEM micrographs revealed that the foams obtained present a combination of open and closed cell structure and both the modifiers and particles tend to decrease the cell size.     

Decorated vertices with 3-edged cells in 2D foams: exact solutions and properties

The energy, area and excess energy of a decorated vertex in a 2D foam are calculated. The general shape of the vertex and its decoration are described analytically by a reference pattern mapped by a parametric Moebius transformation. A single parameter of control allows to describe, in a common framework, different types of decorations, by liquid triangles or 3-sided bubbles, and other non-conventional cells. A solution is proposed to explain the stability threshold in the flower problem.