Design and Fabrication of Concentration‐Gradient Generators with Two and Three Inlets in Microfluidic Chips

A simple and low‐cost method for designing and fabricating concentration‐gradient generators with two and three inlets is proposed which can generate different concentration gradients at varying flow velocities. The microchannel structure was designed in S‐shape and left‐right symmetry. The concentration‐gradient generator was simulated based on the finite element method. The microchannels were processed on a computer numerical control (CNC) engraving and milling machine on poly(methylmethacrylate) substrate, and then two concentration‐gradient generators were fabricated by hot bonding technology. The results of experiment and simulation were compared to prove the feasibility of the method. Flow velocity was an important factor for generating different concentration gradients. The concentration‐gradient profiles of the generators with two and three inlets present approximately linear and quadratic curves.     

DP980+Z烘烤硬化值与退火温度的关系

摘要：为了研究退火温度对镀锌DP980+Z烘烤硬化值的影响，退火温度控制在760～820℃之间，系统分析退火温度对烘烤硬化值的影响。通过准静态拉伸试验机测量烘烤硬化值及抗拉强度，采用lepara试剂对组织中的马氏体进行着色，利用金相显微镜及图像处理软件测量马氏体的体积分数；采用扫描电镜观察DP980+Z的双相组织特点，并且将组织图片通过CAD转化成有限元图进行网格划分，建立代表性体积单元（RVE），通过有限元分析铁素体、马氏体强度对烘烤硬化值的影响。在同样的变形量情况下，DP980+Z的原始屈服强度越高，烘烤硬化值越高。     

不同制样方法对直流辉光放电质谱法测定氮化硼中27种杂质元素的影响

讨论了3种制样方法对直流辉光放电质谱法(dc-GDMS)检测氮化硼中的Na、Mg、Al、Si等27种杂质元素的影响。3种制样方法分别如下所示:方法1,直接把氮化硼压在铟薄片上;方法2,把氮化硼压在铟薄片上后,再盖上一层铟罩;方法3,把压碎后的氮化硼放在针状钽勺上。在优化的辉光放电参数下对比了3种不同制样方法对基体信号强度的影响。试验表明:在方法1中,当氮化硼尺寸约为3mm×3mm,厚度小于1mm时,基体¹¹B的信号可达1.8×10⁷ cps;在方法2中,选择铟孔大小合适的铟罩,基体¹¹B的信号可达1.0×10⁷ cps;方法3获得基体信号强度比方法1、方法2高一个数量级。大部分元素在中分辨率下可获得较好的结果,而对于在高分辨率下也较难分离的元素,可选择丰度较低的同位素在中分辨率下进行测定,如Ge选择⁷⁰Ge⁺,Se选择⁸²Se⁺,Cd选择¹¹¹Cd⁺,Sn选择¹¹⁹Sn⁺,Ag选择¹⁰⁹Ag⁺,Pt选择¹⁹⁴Pt⁺。氮化硼中的杂质元素含量可通过样品片中待测元素含量减去来自于铟薄片或钽勺中该元素贡献的含量来计算获得。将样品平行测定5次,相对标准偏差均在20%以内。对于Al、Si、Ti等元素的测定,3种制样方法的测定结果基本一致;方法1、方法2中检测到的In含量较大,使得铟中的Ni、Cu对氮化硼的测定值影响较大;方法3由于钽中Fe、Cu的贡献导致氮化硼中Fe、Cu的检测值较大,但方法3获得的基体信号强度大,可降低部分元素的检出限,如Cr、Mn、Ga、Ge等。综上所述,方法3为优选方法。     

Pull out of FRP reinforcement from masonry pillars: Experimental and numerical results

In this paper, debonding phenomena between carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips and masonry support were investigated on the basis of single-lap shear tests, considering different dimensions of the bond length. To capture the post-peak response of the CFRP–masonry joint, the slip between the support and the reinforcement strip was controlled using a clip gauge positioned at the end of the reinforcement. The tests were simulated by means of a finite element model able to capture the post-peak snap-back behavior due to the failure process. The numerical model is based on zero-thickness interface elements and on a proper non-linear cohesive law. The comparison between experimental and numerical results was performed in terms of overall response, measured by both the machine stroke and the clip gauge positioned at the free end of the reinforcement. The cases of effective bond length greater and lesser than the minimum anchorage length, suggested by the CNR Italian recommendation, were considered.     

基于DEM的振动筛筛孔形状对潮湿原煤筛分效果影响的研究

随着原煤含水量的增加,引起原煤颗粒间相互粘聚,影响振动筛筛分效率。基于离散元法,运用EDEM软件模拟了潮湿原煤颗粒在圆形筛孔、方形筛孔和矩形筛孔的筛分过程,并且以筛分效率和阻碍粒排出率为衡量指标,对振动筛筛孔形状影响潮湿煤筛分效果进行了研究。结果表明:在筛孔名义尺寸相同的情况下,潮湿煤在矩形筛孔筛面上的筛分效果最好,方形筛孔次之,圆形筛孔最差。     

A comparison of transformation methods for evaluating two‐dimensional weakly singular integrals

Accurate numerical evaluation of integrals arising in the boundary element method is fundamental to achieving useful results via this solution technique. In this paper, a number of techniques are considered to evaluate the weakly singular integrals which arise in the solution of Laplace's equation in three dimensions and Poisson's equation in two dimensions. Both are two‐dimensional weakly singular integrals and are evaluated using (in a product fashion) methods which have recently been used for evaluating one‐dimensional weakly singular integrals arising in the boundary element method. The methods used are based on various polynomial transformations of conventional Gaussian quadrature points where the transformation polynomial has zero Jacobian at the singular point. Methods which split the region of integration into sub‐regions are considered as well as non‐splitting methods. In particular, the newly introduced and highly accurate generalized composite subtraction of singularity and non‐linear transformation approach (GSSNT) is applied to various two‐dimensional weakly singular integrals. A study of the different methods reveals complex relationships between transformation orders, position of the singular point, integration kernel and basis function. It is concluded that the GSSNT method gives the best overall results for the two‐dimensional weakly singular integrals studied. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

水力射孔对套管强度的影响研究

水力射孔技术是一种新型的完井方式，深穿透水力射孔技术辅助定向水力压裂可以实现油气层改造和油气井增产。但是，水力射孔套管会在孔眼处造成应力集中，使得局部应力过大而削弱了套管和水泥环的强度，可能会影响套管的使用寿命。因此，文章利用有限元软件建立了射孔套管的三维有限元模型，分析了水力射孔后套管管体的应力分布，重点研究了水力射孔参数-孔密、孔径、孔深、射孔方位角等对套管强度的影响规律。分析结果表明，沿着最大水平地应力方向深穿透水力射孔，选择合适的孔密、孔径可将射孔对套管的损害降至最小。研究结果为提高水力射孔完井设计水平提供了一定的参数依据。     

基于振动参数的钻井井架安全承载力评定

通过井架结构振动理论、有限元分析和实验室简易模型的试验研究，提出了以振动频率为基准，载荷下降系数为依据诊断钻井井架结构安全承载能力的方法。根据井架的具体结构形式和受力特征，将井架简化成一根沿长度上质量均匀分布、刚度恒定的简支梁，用振动理论推导出了井架固有频率的平方与作用载荷之间存在着线性关系，并通过有限元分析对这一关系进行了验证；提出了通过测试井架在两种不同栽荷作用下的固有频率推算井架临界承载并以此评定井架安全承载能力的方法；在实验室内制作了与A型井架相类似的模型，进行了逐级载荷下的固有频率测试，分析总结出适用于井架现场评定的具体方法，最后应用此方法对现场在役井架进行了测试与安全承载能力评定。该评定方法为井架测试、安全评定提供了一个新的发展方向，对保证钻井安全将起到重要的作用。     

Fatigue crack propagation of multiple coplanar cracks with the coupled extended finite element/fast marching method

A numerical technique for modeling fatigue crack propagation of multiple coplanar cracks is presented. The proposed method couples the extended finite element method (X-FEM) [Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng. 48 (11) (2000) 1549] to the fast marching method (FMM) [Level Set Methods & Fast Marching Methods: Evolving Interfaces in Computational Geometry, Fluid Mechanics, Computer Vision, and Materials Science, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1999]. The entire crack geometry, including one or more cracks, is represented by a single signed distance (level set) function. Merging of distinct cracks is handled naturally by the FMM with no collision detection or mesh reconstruction required. The FMM in conjunction with the Paris crack growth law is used to advance the crack front. In the X-FEM, a discontinuous function and the two-dimensional asymptotic crack-tip displacement fields are added to the finite element approximation to account for the crack using the notion of partition of unity [Comput. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng. 139 (1996) 289]. This enables the domain to be modeled by a single fixed finite element mesh with no explicit meshing of the crack surfaces. In an earlier study [Engng. Fract. Mech. 70 (1) (2003) 29], the methodology, algorithm, and implementation for three-dimensional crack propagation of single cracks was introduced. In this paper, simulations for multiple planar cracks are presented, with crack merging and fatigue growth carried out without any user-intervention or remeshing.     

Prediction of brittle-to-ductile transitions in polystyrene

In this study it is attempted to predict brittle-to-ductile transitions (BDTs) in polystyrene blends, induced either by an increase in temperature or by a decrease in inter-particle distance. A representative, two-dimensional volume element (RVE) of a polystyrene matrix with 20% circular voids, is deformed in tension. During deformation a hydrostatic-stress based craze-nucleation criterion [1] is evaluated. The simulations demonstrate that crazes initiate at low temperatures while a transition from crazing to shear yielding (BDT) is found around 75 °C. The numerical results correlate well with tensile tests on similar heterogeneous polystyrene. The presence of an absolute length, as experimentally found, is more difficult to explain. Near a free surface a T_g-depression is measured for polystyrene and also the resistance to indentation in polystyrene is lower than expected from bulk properties. Both observations are rationalised by an enhanced segmental mobility of chains near a free surface. As a consequence of these findings, an absolute length-scale could be incorporated in the numerical simulations. For simplicity, the length-scale is modelled by taking a temperature gradient over a thin layer near the internal free surfaces of the RVE. Deformation of the RVE with different absolute length-scales shows that indeed also the experimentally found brittle-to-ductile transition can be predicted if the ligament thickness between the inclusions (‘voids’) in polystyrene is below a critical value of ca. 15 nm.