电阻层析成像系统全电极模型仿真研究

在电阻层析成像系统中,激励模式和电极数目的设计直接影响到整个系统。为了提高重建图像质量,更好地指导ERT系统设计,对敏感场进行深入的分析是必要的。通过电磁场有限元仿真软件COMSOL,构建ERT的电极模型,通过对空场和离散介质场域的仿真研究,分析了各个因素对敏感场的影响,并对四种典型流型进行了图像重建。仿真实验表明,COMSOL图像重建效果满意,为图像重建的研究提供了新的思路。     

Design of Ag nanograting for broadband absorption enhancement in amorphous silicon thin film solar cells

Light trapping is one of the key issues to improve the light absorption and increase the efficiency of thin film solar cells. The effects of the triangular Ag nanograting on the absorption of amorphous silicon solar cells were investigated by a numerical simulation based on the finite element method. The light absorption under different angle and area of the grating has been calculated. Furthermore, the light absorption with different incident angle has been calculated. The optimization results show that the absorption of the solar cell with triangular Ag nanograting structure and anti-reflection film is enhanced up to 96% under AM1.5 illumination in the 300–800 nm wavelength range compared with the reference cell. The physical mechanisms of absorption enhancement in different wavelength range have been discussed. Furthermore, the solar cell with the Ag nanograting is much less sensitive to the angle of incident light. These results are promising for the design of amorphous silicon thin film solar cells with enhanced performance.     

A critical analysis of the performance of plate- and point-electrodes for determination of electrical properties of the soil mass

In the recent past, researchers have started utilizing electrical properties of the soil mass for its characterization by employing either plate- or point electrodes. Though, plate-electrodes are easy to use for laboratory experiments, and quantification of geometrical characteristics of the electric field generated within them is easy to quantify, their application for in-situ experiments and for samples of cylindrical shape becomes difficult. On the other hand, usage of point-electrodes which are cylindrical in shape, are used for moisture content determination of the soil or migration of contaminants in it, for coarse-grained soils and fine-grained soils might yield erroneous results, due to the presence of inter particle voids and presence of cavities & anomalies, respectively. Furthermore, quantification of geometrical parameters of the electric field of point-electrodes is quite difficult which results erroneous measurements in determination of electrical properties of the material, in which they are installed. Hence, establishment of the uniqueness of electrical properties obtained from the plate- and point-electrodes, for identical samples becomes utmost important. With this in view, COMSOL Multiphysics® was employed to simulate the electrical response of various geomaterials in their uncontaminated and contaminated states and results were critically evaluated vis-à-vis those obtained from the impedance analysis (1 Hz to 40 MHz). Efforts have also been made to relate the geometrical dimensions of electrodes and electric field generated across the point electrodes, which would facilitate proper design and installation of sensors in a material to achieve the desired output. This study demonstrates the suitability and versatility of the point-electrodes for various (field and laboratory) applications where in moisture profiling and contaminant transport is to be established.     

软脆铌酸锂晶体磨削的实验仿真研究

针对铌酸锂晶片在磨削加工时经常发生断裂的问题,对晶片断裂的原因进行了理论分析,并从晶体学的角度分析发现断裂与实验采用的晶片晶体结构有关。提出了基于多物理场耦合软件COMSOL Multiphysics对铌酸锂晶片磨削加工仿真的方法,为模拟铌酸锂晶片磨削减薄过程,对比分析了7种不同厚度的铌酸锂晶片在磨削加工时的应力分布和变形情况,对有外加电载荷磨削加工情况也进行了耦合仿真。研究结果表明,未施加电场时铌酸锂晶片的变形量随着晶片减薄过程逐渐减小,当铌酸锂晶片减薄至80μm时,晶片的外围出现均匀分布的4个应力集中位置,容易导致晶片产生裂纹甚至破裂;铌酸锂晶片变形量因外加电载荷而减小,因此合理施加外电场能够有效减弱晶片的应力集中趋势。     

Temperature gradients drive radial fluid flow in petri dishes and multiwell plates

Liquid in a Petri dish spontaneously circulates in a radial pattern, even when the dish is at rest. These fluid flows have been observed and utilized for biological research, but their origins have not been well‐studied. Here, particle‐tracking to measure velocities of radial fluid flows, which are shown to be linked to evaporation, is used. Infrared thermal imaging was used to identify thermal gradients at the air‐liquid interface and at the bottom of the dish. Two‐color ratiometric fluorescence confocal imaging was used to measure thermal gradients in the vertical direction within the fluid. A finite‐element model of the fluid, incorporating the measured temperature profiles, shows that buoyancy forces are sufficient to produce flows consistent with the measured particle velocity results. Such flows may arise in other dish or plate formats, and may impact biological research in positive or negative ways. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 62: 2227–2233, 2016     

外界供给参数对PEMFC输出性能及水热平衡的影响

为了改善质子交换膜燃料电池(PEMFC)内部的水热平衡,从而进一步改善PEMFC的输出性能,文章建立了PEMFC的三维模型,通过改变PEMFC的外界供给参数(进气速度、加湿率以及冷却水流速),应用COMSOL模拟仿真得到了PEMFC的极化曲线和功率曲线、流道和气体扩散层(GDL)的水浓度分布情况,以及冷却水流速对PEMFC温度的影响。研究结果表明:随着进气速度和加湿率的逐渐增加,PEMFC的输出性能均逐渐提升,但是,过高的加湿率可能导致电极水淹;随着冷却水流速的增加,PEMFC温度加速下降,膜内温度分布变得更均匀。     

磁选机典型开放式磁路分析与仿真

开放式磁路是一种应用最早、广泛、成熟且仍不断创新的磁路形式,对该磁路的深入研究可为目标磁路设计、工艺流程优化及工程设备选型提供有益指导。借助于COMSOL Multiphysics软件,仿真并研究若干种典型的开放式磁路,并分析磁源、磁极深度、配比、辅助极、磁化方向等相关因素对磁路的影响,之后给出几种磁路下磁性颗粒的运动轨迹。     

一种复合式MEMS皮拉尼真空计的设计

微电子机械系统(MEMS)皮拉尼真空计可广泛用于芯片封装和设备测试等领域.量程是MEMS皮拉尼真空计的重要性能指标之一.设计了一种复合式MEMS皮拉尼真空计,通过将具有不同测量范围的两款器件串联复合在同一芯片上,实现量程的扩展.以二极管型皮拉尼真空计为例设计了器件结构,优化了尺寸参数,并给出了兼容CMOS工艺的制造方案...     

基于ADμC812的芯片温度控制系统的研究

介绍了一种以PID增量算法为核心,以812为硬件基础的温度控制系统,并给出了硬件电路和软件设计的总体结构。采用模拟软件COMSOL Multiphysics3.2分析控制对象的温度分布能够使控制结果与实际要求更为符合,满足芯片培养细胞的需要。     

Unsteady two-dimensional multiphysical simulation of a pressure tube model expanded to contact with the outer concentric tube

For the blind calculation of the International Collaborative Standard Problem (ICSP) experiment on heavy water reactor moderator subcooling requirements, the COMSOL Multiphysics code is used to simulate plastic deformation of a pressure tube (PT) as a result of the interaction of stress and temperature. It is shown that the thermal stress model of COMSOL is compatible to simulate the multiple heat transfers (including the radiation heat transfer and heat conduction) and stress strain in the simplified two-dimensional problem. The benchmark test result for radiation heat transfer is in good agreement with the analytical solution for the concentric configuration of PT and calandria tube (CT). Since the original strain model of COMSOL only considers an elastic deformation with thermal expansion coefficient, the PT/CT contact cannot be predicted in the ICSP. Therefore, the plastic deformation model by the Shewfelt and Godin, widely used in the fuel channel analysis of CANadian Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) reactor, is implemented to the strain equation of COMSOL. The heat-up of PT, the strain rate, and the contact time of the PT/CT are calculated with the boundary conditions (BCs) given for blind calculation of the ICSP experiment.

The result shows a sudden expansion of the inner concentric PT within a few milliseconds. This unsteady simulation should be helpful for the conceptual design of experiment as well as for the understanding of multiphysics inside the fuel channels of the CANDU reactor.