On the Decay of Turbulence in the 20-Liter Explosion Sphere

The transient flow field in the standard 20-liter explosion sphere was investigated by means of laser Doppler anemometry. Velocities were measured at various locations within the flow field, and this information was used to quantify the transient behavior of the root-mean-square of the velocity fluctuations and to investigate the spatial homogeneity and the directional isotropy of the turbulence. The investigation involved the transient flow fields generated by the three most widely used dust dispersion systems, namely, the Perforated Dispersion Ring, the Rebound Nozzle, and the Dahoe Nozzle. With all three dispersion dust devices, the decay of turbulence could be correlated by a decay law of the form

Laser-induced Alignment and Coulomb Explosion of CO2

Dynamic processes of CO2 are experimentally studied in intense femtosecond laser fields with laser intensity varying from 1×10^13 W/cm^2 to 6×10^14 W/cm^2. When the laser intensity is below the ionization threshold, a coherent rotational wave-packet is formed for CO2 at room temperature through nonadiabatic rotational excitation. The evolution of the wave-packet leads to transient alignment. The field-free alignment revives periodically after the laser pulse is over. The revival structure can be modified by a second laser pulse for the rotational wave-packet through precisely adjusting the time delays between the two laser pulses. When the laser intensity excesses the ionization threshold, ionization and Coulomb explosion occur. The atomic ions C^m＋ （re=1-3） and On＋ （n=1-3） observed in the experiment exhibit highly anisotropic angular distributions relative to the laser polarization. Using two linearly polarized laser pulses with crossed polarization, we conclude that the anisotropic angular distribution results from dynamic alignment, in which the rising edge of the laser pulse aligns the neutral CO2 along the laser polarization direction prior to ionization.     

Experimental study of bubble dynamics in the neighbourhood of a vertical incomplete boundary

The bubbles have been widely used in biomedical field, military and chemical industry. The liquid jet generated by the bubble collapse through an orifice is utilized in needle-free injections and inkjet printing. In this paper we devised synchronized triggering equipment, experimentally investigated the mechanism in the interaction of an electric-spark generated a single bubble and a vertical wall with an air-back opening. Detailed observations were recorded and described for bubble oscillation, migration, jetting, as well as the high-speed water spike penetrating through the opening. The results revealed that there was a critical value of the bubble-wall distance, below which the bubble was directed away from the incomplete boundary, while the bubble may tear from the middle for larger distance. As the distance varied, we studied the volume of the water that rushed through the opening, the velocity at the tip of the water spike, and the center of the bubble as well as the migration of the bubble boundary. This work reveals that the high-speed water spike caused by the bubble may be a potential threat to the structures, specifically for cases with a small opening size and short bubble-boundary distance.     

C_2H_2分解爆轰的实验研究

在长30m,公称直径(Dg)分别为50、65、80和100mm的管道内,进行了C_2H_2分解爆轰实验。用O_2—C_2H_2爆轰波引爆C_2H_2,测量了管道内的爆轰压力,及在管道端面上的反射压力。与以前认为在管径500mm管道内不会出现自持的C_2H_2分解爆轰的意见相反,在这样的管道内也发生了C_2H_2分解炸轰。在管端测到了1700kg/cm~2的异常高压,并对数次异常高压的破坏威力作了记录。     

炸药爆炸作用下地下结构的动力响应分析

基于显式有限元计算程序LS-DYNA3D和粘弹性人工边界条件，建立了爆腔-地下结构-软回填隔震层-岩土介质系统三维弹粘塑性动力响应分析模型，其中爆腔的模拟采用了经验关系式。通过与美陆军技术手册TM5-855-1经验公式的计算结果比较，表明该分析模型与方法是合理的。还进一步讨论了软回填层的隔震效果。     

Mechanisms of Resonant Infrared Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation

For the last decade, a variant of pulsed laser ablation, Resonant-Infrared Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (RIR-MAPLE), has been studied as a deposition technique for organic and polymeric materials. RIR-MAPLE minimizes photochemical damage from direct interaction with the intense laser beam by encapsulating the polymer in a high infrared-absorption solvent matrix. This review critically examines the thermally-induced ablation mechanisms resulting from irradiation of cryogenic solvent matrices by a tunable free electron laser (FEL). A semi-empirical model is used to calculate temperatures as a function of time in the focal volume and determine heating rates for different resonant modes in two model solvents, based on the thermodynamics and kinetics of the phase transitions induced in the solvent matrices. Three principal ablation mechanisms are discussed, namely normal vaporization at the surface, normal boiling, and phase explosion. Normal vaporization is a highly inefficient polymer deposition mechanism as it relies on collective collisions with evaporating solvent molecules. Diffusion length calculations for heterogeneously nucleated vapor bubbles show that normal boiling is kinetically limited. During high-power pulsed-FEL irradiation, phase explosion is shown to be the most significant contribution to polymer deposition in RIR-MAPLE. Phase explosion occurs when the target is rapidly heated (10⁸ to 10¹⁰ K/s) and the solvent matrix approaches its critical temperature. Spontaneous density stratification (spinodal decay) within the condensed metastable phase leads to rapid homogeneous nucleation of vapor bubbles. As these vapor bubbles interconnect, large pressures build up within the condensed phase, leading to target explosions and recoil-induced ejections of polymer to a near substrate. Phase explosion is a temperature (fluence) threshold-limited process, while surface evaporation can occur even at very low fluences.     

双破片同时撞击对B炸药冲击起爆的数值模拟研究

 采用Lee-Tarver点火增长模型对单钨珠撞击带壳B炸药的过程进行了计算,所得到的不同尺寸钨珠引爆炸药的阈值速度与实验结果吻合良好。数值模拟了双钨珠同时撞击带壳B炸药的过程,计算了破片引爆炸药的阈值速度,分析了炸药的点火增长过程。结果表明：双破片同时撞击炸药时,引爆阈值速度随着破片间距的增大呈抛物线规律增大;当破片间距较大且撞击速度略高于阈值速度、双破片同时撞击时,炸药内部爆轰波的初始形态随破片速度而变化。     

Effects of phase explosion in pulsed laser deposition of nickel thin film and sub-micron droplets

Nickel (Ni) thin films were deposited on glass substrates in high vacuum and at room temperature with third-harmonic or 355-nm output from a nanosecond Nd:YAG laser. At low laser fluence of 1 J/cm², the deposition rate was about 0.0016 nm/shot which increased linearly until 4 J/cm². Above 4 J/cm², the onset of phase explosion in the ablation abruptly increased the optical emission intensity from laser-produced Ni plume as well as thin-film deposition rate by about 6×. The phase explosion also shifted the size distribution and number density of Ni droplets on its thin-film surface. On the other hand, the surface structures of the ablated Ni targets were compared between the scan-mode and the fixed-mode ablations, which may suggest that droplets observed on the thin-film surface were caused by direct laser-induced splashing of molten Ni rather than vapour-to-cluster condensation during the plume propagation.     

The mechanism of formation of copper aluminide in the thermal explosion mode

The mechanism of formation of copper aluminides in the thermal explosion mode was studied. A molded mixture of copper and aluminum powders was heated to the self-ignition temperature by the radiation of a tungsten heater. The phase transformations were detected by time-resolved X-ray diffraction (TRXRD). The kinetics of heat release due to the chemical reaction was studied by measuring the temperature of the sample. The macrokinetic stages of the process were revealed, and the apparent activation energy of each stage was estimated.     

Investigation of the local structure variance of water molecules in laser-induced thermal desorption process

This paper presents the use of molecular dynamics simulation in the study of laser-induced thermal desorption (LITD) of water molecules adjacent to a laser-heated Au substrate. The local structure of the water molecules is investigated by considering the densities of the oxygen and hydrogen atoms, the average number of neighbors, n_NN, and the average number of H-bonds, n_HB. At an equilibrium temperature of 300 K, the simulation results show that three adsorption water layers are formed in the immediate vicinity of the Au surface, and that each four-fold hollow site on the uppermost Au(0 0 1) surface is occupied by a single water molecule. Following laser-induced heating of the Au substrate with a sub-picosecond laser pulse of 350 fs, the substrate temperature increases to 1000 K. This causes a gradual heating of the adjacent water film, which is accompanied by a decrease in the values of n_NN and n_HB. Hence, it can be concluded that an increase in the water film temperature destroys the hydrogen-bonding network throughout the water film. Although the maximum local temperature of the water film occurs in the region immediately adjacent to the Au substrate, it is determined that the attractive energy between the Au atoms and the water molecules in this region causes the water molecules to aggregate together to form three-dimensional water clusters. Furthermore, this energy prevents the hydrogen bonds in this region from breaking apart as violently as those within the phase explosion region. Finally, it is observed that the phase explosion phenomenon occurs in the region of the water film where the values of n_NN and n_HB are at a minimum.