A novel “sandwich” method for observation of the keyhole in deep penetration laser welding

A sandwich method was used to observe the keyhole in deep penetration laser welding, which provided an effective way to analyze both the Fresnel and inverse Bremsstrahlung absorption. In the transparent metal-analog system, different densities of metal vapor, ionized atoms, and free electrons in the keyhole can be simulated by changing the thickness of aluminum films. The research results show that inverse Bremsstrahlung absorption exerts a tremendous influence on the energy absorption of the laser beam for CO₂ laser welding. Low density of keyhole plasma benefits the incident laser energy coupling to the materials. However, excess density of keyhole plasma baffles the transmission of the incident laser beam to the interior material. By comparing inflow energy and outflow energy, there exits an energy balance on the keyhole wall by balancing the absorbed laser intensity and heat flux on the wall.     

A conduction model for deep penetration laser welding based on an actual keyhole

Using a specially designed experimental setup and properly choosing the sample material and the process parameters, we obtained a clear stable keyhole with a high-speed camera. On the basis of the actual keyhole profile, a conduction model with a cylindrical surface heat source has been developed under the assumption of the keyhole per thin layer being cylindrical. The model is numerically solved by the finite-difference method, the temperature field around the keyhole and the heat flux lost on the keyhole wall can be obtained. The effects of such factors as the shape and the size of the keyhole, the welding speed on the shape of the melt pool are studied. By comparing the laser intensity absorbed on the keyhole walls with the heat flux lost there, the mechanism of energy balance on the keyhole walls was investigated.     

3D transient multiphase model for keyhole,vapor plume,and weld pool dynamics in laser welding including the ambient pressure effect

The physical process of deep penetration laser welding involves complex, self-consistent multiphase keyhole, metallic vapor plume, and weld pool dynamics. Currently, efforts are still needed to understand these multiphase dynamics. In this paper, a novel 3D transient multiphase model capable of describing a self-consistent keyhole, metallic vapor plume in the keyhole, and weld pool dynamics in deep penetration fiber laser welding is proposed. Major physical factors of the welding process, such as recoil pressure, surface tension, Marangoni shear stress, Fresnel absorptions mechanisms, heat transfer, and fluid flow in weld pool, keyhole free surface evolutions and solid–liquid–vapor three phase transformations are coupling considered. The effect of ambient pressure in laser welding is rigorously treated using an improved recoil pressure model. The predicated weld bead dimensions, transient keyhole instability, weld pool dynamics, and vapor plume dynamics are compared with experimental and literature results, and good agreements are obtained. The predicted results are investigated by not considering the effects of the ambient pressure. It is found that by not considering the effects of ambient pressure, the average keyhole wall temperature is underestimated about 500 K; besides, the average speed of metallic vapor will be significantly overestimated. The ambient pressure is an essential physical factor for a comprehensive understanding the dynamics of deep penetration laser welding.     

氯硝柳胺及其衍生物与钥孔戚血蓝蛋白的相互作用

以氯硝柳胺为原料合成了聚乙二醇200基氯硝柳胺. 采用荧光光谱、同步荧光光谱、紫外吸收光谱和圆二色谱研究了氯硝柳胺及其衍生物与钥孔戚血蓝蛋白(KLH)的相互作用. 结果表明, 两种药物分子对KLH的荧光猝灭机制属于静态猝灭; 由Lineweaver-Burk方程计算出不同温度下结合常数K, 但是聚乙二醇200基氯硝柳胺与KLH的作用相对较弱; 由Van′t Hoff方程计算出ΔH和ΔS平均值, 结合力主要为静电作用力; 热力学函数计算结果表明, 氯硝柳胺及其衍生物与KLH的作用过程是一个熵增加、Gibbs自由能降低的自发分子间作用过程; 根据Förster非辐射能量转移机制求得给体与受体间的结合距离r均小于7 nm; 同步荧光光谱表明, 氯硝柳胺及其衍生物能够被血蓝蛋白存储和转运, 但结合时对蛋白构象有一定影响; 圆二色谱测得加入两种药物后, KLH的α-螺旋含量均降低, 二级结构发生改变. 通过比较氯硝柳胺及其衍生物与KLH的相互作用, 初步探讨了分子结构与其结合能力之间的联系.     

聚乙二醇200基硝苯柳胺与钥孔戚血蓝蛋白的相互作用

采用荧光光谱、紫外吸收光谱和圆二色谱(CD)研究了聚乙二醇200基硝苯柳胺与钥孔戚血蓝蛋白(KLH)的相互作用。结果表明,聚乙二醇200基硝苯柳胺对KLH的荧光猝灭机制属于静态猝灭;由Lineweaver-Burk方程计算出不同温度下结合常数K,由Van’t Hoff方程计算出△H和△S平均值,结合力主要为静电作用力;根据F rster非辐射能量转移机制求得给体与受体间的结合距离r=5.76 nm;同步荧光光谱表明,聚乙二醇200基硝苯柳胺能够被KLH存储和转运,但结合时对蛋白的构象有一定的影响;圆二色光谱的数据表明相互作用后KLH的二级结构发生了改变:KLH的α-螺旋的含量从43.1%下降到37.8%。     

Development of an immunoassay and a sol-gel-based immunoaffinity cleanup method for coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls from soil and sediment samples

Two polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) were developed using goat PCB purified immunoglobulin (IgG) antibodies (Abs). The IgGs exhibited the highest affinity toward PCB-77 (24 ng mL⁻¹) with sensitivities in the range of 6-11 ng mL⁻¹. The Abs cross-reacted with PCB-126 and the heptachlorodibenzofuran 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF but not with PCB-169, PCB-118, Aroclor 1232, 1248, 1260 or the hexachlorodibenzofuran 2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF. The IgGs were also used to develop a sol-gel-based immunoaffinity purification (IAP) method for cleanup of PCB-126. Recovery efficiencies depended on the sol-gel formats; a 1:12 format resulted in the highest binding capacity. Net binding capacity ranged from 112 to 257 ng, and 90% of the analyte could be eluted with only 2 mL of ethanol. The method was also very efficient in purifying PCB-126 from spiked soil and sediment samples from contaminated sites; and eliminating matrix interferences to a degree that enabled analysis of the purified samples by ELISA. The approaches developed in the course of the study form a basis for the development of additional IAP methods for other PCBs, and their implementation in high-throughput screening programs for PCB in food, soil, and other environmental and biological samples.     

Improvement of laser keyhole formation with the assistance of arc plasma in the hybrid welding process of magnesium alloy

In the previous work, low-power laser/arc hybrid welding technique is used to weld magnesium alloy and high-quality weld joints are obtained. In order to make clear the interactions between low-power laser pulse and arc plasma, the effect of arc plasma on laser pulse is studied in this article. The result shows that the penetration of low-power laser welding with the assistance of TIG arc is more than two times deeper than that of laser welding alone and laser welding transforms from thermal-conduction mode to keyhole mode. The plasma behaviors and spectra during the welding process are studied, and the transition mechanism of laser-welding mode is analyzed in detail. It is also found that with the assistance of arc plasma, the threshold value of average power density to form keyhole welding for YAG laser is only 3.3×10⁴ W/cm², and the average peak power density is 2.6×10⁵ W/cm² in the present experiment. Moreover, the distribution of energy density during laser pulse is modulated to improve the formation and stability of laser keyholes.     

Post-processing central k-space subtraction for high-resolution arterial peripheral MR angiography

Peripheral MR angiography requires high resolution and arterial contrast. Neither can be obtained simultaneously due to the short arterial phase of the contrast agent. To improve temporal resolution, keyhole imaging was developed, which combines high resolution and arterial k-spaces at the time of image acquisition. Here, a related approach is introduced for image post-processing in the Fourier domain. It is demonstrated that simple substitution of the central k-space with low-resolution data leads to severe distortion. Hence, a dedicated calculation scheme is necessary for composite k-space post-processing. A solution is presented for high-resolution arterial peripheral MR angiography that uses subtraction of venous intensities from the central high-resolution k-space. The calculations in the Fourier domain do not require interpolations between the different resolutions. High-resolution steady-state MR angiography, which exhibits contrast-enhanced arteries and veins at an isotropic resolution of 0.65 mm, and standard resolution arterial first-pass MR angiography were combined to obtain images with the resolution of the steady-state images and arterial contrast. Numerical simulations on software phantoms are presented. The operation of the method is demonstrated in five patients.     

Fresnel absorption of 1 μm- and 10 μm-laser beams at the keyhole wall during laser beam welding: Comparison between smooth and wavy surfaces

The angle-dependent absorption of laser beams at metal surfaces is described by the Fresnel-equations. During keyhole laser welding the essential interaction takes place at very striping angles of incidence of the order of 1-8 degrees at the front of the vapour capillary, called the keyhole. For a smooth vapour capillary, laser beams with a wavelength of about 1 μm operate in a Fresnel-regime where the absorptance increases with the angle of incidence at the wall, towards the weak Brewster-angle maximum. In contrast, for 10 μm-lasers high absorptance around the more pronounced Brewster-angle peak takes place. From high speed imaging keyhole surface waves were observed. Mathematical modelling of the laser-keyhole interaction demonstrates that already relatively little waviness of the melt surface at the keyhole strongly modulates the angles of incidence and in turn the Fresnel-absorption due to varying angles of incidence, soon also leading to shadow zones. Due to this local variation of the angle of incidence the absorptance tends towards the angle-averaged value, with the consequence that for 1 μm-lasers the direct absorptance and in turn the penetration depth increases, particularly at low welding speed, while for 10 μm-lasers it generally decreases.