RUPTURE OF THIN MICROPOLAR LIQUID FILM ON A CYLINDER

The dynamic rupture process of a thin liquid film on a cylinder has been analyzed by investigating the stability to finite amplitude disturbances. The dynamics of the liquid film is formulated using the balance equations including a body force term due to van der Waals attractions. The governing equation for the film thickness was solved by finite difference method as part of an initial value problem for spatial periodic boundary conditions. A decrease in the cylinder radius will induce a stronger lateral capillary force and thus will accelerate the rupture process. The rupture time increases with the material parameter, Δ.     

RUPTURE OF THIN MICROPOLAR LIQUID FILM ON A CYLINDER

The dynamic rupture process of a thin liquid film on a cylinder has been analyzed by investigating the stability to finite amplitude disturbances. The dynamics of the liquid film is formulated using the balance equations including a body force term due to van der Waals attractions. The governing equation for the film thickness was solved by finite difference method as part of an initial value problem for spatial periodic boundary conditions. A decrease in the cylinder radius will induce a stronger lateral capillary force and thus will accelerate the rupture process. The rupture time increases with the material parameter, Δ.     

Long-wave instabilities of film flow under an electrostatic field

The free-surface behavior of a viscous liquid layer flowing down an inclined plane by gravity and interacting with an overlying uniform electrostatic field is examined in the limit of long-wave approximation. Both linear and nonlinear stability analyses are performed to address two-dimensional surface-wave evolution initiating from a flat interface. The growth of a periodic disturbance is first investigated for a linear analysis, and then to examine the nonlinear surface-wave instabilities the evolution equation for film height is solved numerically by a Fourier-spectral method. For small evolution time the calculated nonlinear modes of instability are consistent with the results obtained from the linear theory. The effect of an electrostatic field increases the wavenumbers showing a maximum linear growth rate as well as a cutoff. A significant phenomenon as Reynolds number is increasing is the appearance of the catastrophic surface waves in the long run whenever any initial wavenumber making a traveling wave linearly unstable is employed into the initial simple-harmonic disturbance.     

EFFECTS OF MASS TRANSFER ON THE THINNING AND RUPTURE OF A PLANE PARALLEL LIQUID FILM

The effects of mass transfer and physical properties upon the thinning and rupture of adraining plane parallel film are investigated.An equation is derived in which the thinning rate is afunction of bulk properties.surface properties(surface tension,surface viscosities,and the variationof surface tension with surface concentration),intermolecular forces(London-van der Waals forcesand electrostatic double layer forces),adsorption and surface diffusion coefficients,bubble size andfilm thickness.An estimation for the critical thickness at which a film rupture is carried out and thecoalescence time is obtained by integration to the critical thickness,The coalescence time is predictedas a function of bulk and surface properties,London-van der forces,adsorption and surfacediffusion coefficients,and bubble size.     

考虑表面粗糙度的柔性箔柱面气膜密封紊流特性分析

柔性箔柱面气膜密封是一种可适应氢气压缩机高速转子大变形的密封结构新形式，该密封结合了气膜楔形动压和箔片柔性来实现高性能密封，但是目前高速环境下紊流与表面形貌的相互关联机制对柔性箔柱面气膜密封性能的影响规律缺失，因此本文以表面粗糙度为主要考量因素进行周期性分析计算，并设计了不同表面粗糙度变化对高转速柔性箔密封性能启停循环实验的影响。研究结果表明，当表面形貌不规则度越高，中性面产生的压力波动越大；泄漏率和气浮力随着表面粗糙度的增加而增加，动态特性系数气浮刚度则呈下降趋势，因而气膜稳定性降低；循环周期实验下，气膜密封存在迟滞现象，表面形貌的不规则越高，密封迟滞能越大，另外，受弹性元件、系统摩擦与转速瞬态变化的影响，柔性箔柱面气膜密封会出现反迟滞现象。     

薄膜蒸发器温度场及膜内给热系数的数值模拟

应用CFD软件CFX4.4建立了薄膜蒸发器内水及粘性料液的传热计算模型,获得了沿轴向及膜厚方向的液膜平均温度分布,计算了各参数下加热段液膜内给热系数a. 结果表明,进料量及搅拌转速对各料液液膜温度分布及膜内给热系数影响显著. 不同粘度料液在不同操作条件下均存在同一最佳进料量,此时圈形波内截面平均速度 达到最大值, 相应的膜内给热系数a也达到最大值. 高转速或最佳进料量下,纯物质水流动边界层与膜厚之比及温度边界层与膜厚之比均最小,流动边界层与温度边界层存在内在联系. 传递边界层厚度严重影响液膜内温度分布及给热系数. 本研究各工况下,粘性料液尚未形成明显的温度边界层.     

Dewetting kinetics of thin polymer bilayers: Role of under layer

A combined experimental and computational study is presented to uncover the dewetting kinetics of the PS/PMMA system by changing the film thickness of the PMMA under layer. On the low M_w PMMA (M_w = 15 kg/mol) layer, the dewetting velocity of PS film firstly rapidly decreases (regime I), and then becomes almost invariant (regime II) with the increase of the film thickness of the liquid lower layer. Experiments suggest that the transition from regime I to regime II is correlative with the property of the solid substrates. The linear stability analysis of thin bilayers uncovers a bimodal behaviour of the instability under the experimental conditions and changeover of dominant mode of instability from one interface to the other is the major reason behind the switching of regimes. The nonlinear simulations closely mimic the experimental interfacial morphologies and suggest two different pathways of hole growth for regimes I and II under experimental condition. The simulations also indicate that the rapid reduction in the dewetting velocity is because of the increased excursion or penetration of the upper layer into the lower layer near the three phase contact line as the viscous resistance at the more viscous PMMA layer reduces with its increasing thickness. A qualitative match is thus found between the experimental and theoretical trends of the dewetting velocities. In addition, the experiments show that on a high M_w PMMA (M_w = 365 kg/mol) layer, the kinetics of hole growth of the PS layer is not affected by the PMMA layer thickness.     

Polygonal deformation of a metallic foil subjected to impact by an axisymmetric indenter

When a stack consisting of layers of soft elastomer and thin metallic film is subjected to low intensity impact by releasing an axisymmetric spherical indenter from a vertical height, the foils buried within the stack undergoes large deformation and fracture. The shape of the deformed area nevertheless remains circular, its radius first increases with the depth from the surface of the stack and then decreases. In contrast, here we show that the symmetry of the deformed area breaks down when instead of a smooth elastomeric layer, one with topographical patterns is used in the stack. The metallic foil deforms through a polygonal area. The size and shape of the polygonal area vary with the flexibility of foil, geometry and dimension of the patterns and the intensity of the impact. For example, for one elastomeric layer decorated with pillars arranged in a square array, the damaged area turns rectangular to hexagonal and then to octagonal with increasing severity of impact, very much similar to polygonal wetting and spreading by a liquid on a patterned substrate.     

THE REMOVAL OF THIN LIQUID FILMS FROM PERIODICALLY GROOVED SURFACES BY AN IMPINGING JET

A thin uniform film of viscous liquid, that initially covers a plane rigid surface, is removed under the shearing action of an impinging jet of water. Data are presented for the mean thickness of residual film as a function of time, for both smooth and grooved surfaces. An empirical correlation of the data, which exhibit a reduction in cleaning rate due to surface roughness, based on a simple theoretical model for the case of smooth surfaces, is presented. The correlation is discussed in the light of numerical simulations of shear-driven flow over surfaces which have periodic roughness.     

Analysis of isothermal two-layer blown film coextrusion

The mechanics of a bicomponent two-layer blown film coextrusion is studied theoretically. As a first step for the modeling of this complex process, we adopt a simple system in which the flow is assumed to be isothermal and the two layers are a Newtonian and an upper-convected Maxwell fluid (UCM), respectively. The two fluids are chosen to investigate the relative influence of viscous and viscoelastic forces on the flow mechanics of the process. For a given total flow rate, blow-up ratio, freeze-line height, and film gage, the radius and the melt thickness profiles of the blown film are determined numerically for various values of the flow rate ratio of the two fluids. When the relaxation time of the UCM layer is small, the flow mechanics including the shape of the bubble (or the radius profile) is not much different from that of a Newtonian single-layer flow. With increasing relaxation time, the viscoelasticity effect of the UCM layer becomes more and more pronounced and eventually dominates the bubble dynamics even though its layer thickness may be smaller than that of the Newtonian layer.     

薄膜蒸发器内流体流动特性的数值模拟

建立了薄膜蒸发器的计算模型,采用大型计算流体力学(CFD)分析软件CFX4.4模拟了薄膜蒸发器内水及粘性料液的流动过程,得到了各种速度分布. 结果表明,刮板转速、进料量对流体流动状态影响显著. 提高刮板转速,可明显促进液膜和圈形波内流体的物质交换. 在任一转速下,各料液均存在同一最佳进料量,此时其圈形波截面内平均速度达到最大值. 对纯物质水,最佳进料量对应的流动边界层厚度与膜厚之比最小. 粘性料液和水的轴向速度分布存在差异,且在液膜厚度内未形成明显的流动边界层.     

Influence of initial surface condition of lithium metal anodes on surface modification with HF

Surface modification of as-received lithium foils was carried out using acid-base reactions of the native surface films on lithium metal with HF. Two types of as-received lithium foils covered with different native films were used as samples for this surface modification. One was a lithium foil having a very thin native surface film and the other one had a thicker native surface film. The surface condition of the lithium metal was analysed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy before and after the surface modification using HF, and the coulombic efficiency was measured electrochemically. The thickness of the surface film on the modified lithium foils was related to the Li₂O layer thickness in the native film on the as-received lithium foils. The modified lithium foil which had the thinner native surface film provided more uniform deposition of lithium and a higher coulombic efficiency during charge and discharge cycles when propylene carbonate electrolyte with 1.0 m LiPF₆ was used as the electrolyte. These results show that the initial condition of the native surface film plays an important role in surface modification with HF.     

分离压/结合压作用下的活性剂液滴演化特征

当含活性剂液膜厚度小于100 nm时,分子间力表现出的分离压或结合压效应将对其演化特征及去润湿特性产生重要影响。针对可溶性活性剂液滴的铺展历程,采用润滑理论建立了液膜厚度、活性剂表面浓度和内部浓度的演化模型,模拟了正负体系中受分离压或结合压影响的液滴演化过程。结果表明,分离压可促进正体系下的液滴稳定铺展,并抑制去润湿现象的发生;而负体系下,分离压则加剧不稳定性,并改变Marangoni负效应对液滴演化的影响。正体系下液滴受结合压作用呈现不稳定特征,在极短时间内发生破断;结合压对负体系下的液滴演化影响与分离压作用相似,具有促进液滴不稳定演化的作用。     

Black TiOx photocatalyst obtained by laser irradiation in water

In this work, we present the synthesis of a nanostructured TiO_x film on a Ti foil by using a scalable and environmental friendly methodology such as the laser irradiation in liquid. The obtained black-TiO_x film is composed by amorphous titanates and shows a high absorption in both visible and UV range. The introduction of a thin layer of Pt nanoparticles (PtNps) on the rear side of the Ti foil, gave rise to a stacked layered structure (TiO_x/Ti/PtNps) that boosted the quantum photocatalytical efficiency, according to ISO 10678:2010. Such enhancement is discussed in terms of hole trapping by surface states and electron scavenging by the Pt Nps.     

THE STABILITY OF RADIALLY BOUNDED THIN FILMS

The linear stability of radially bounded thinning free films is examined for the case in which the surfaces of the film are initially plane and parallel. The two-dimensional time-dependent drainage flow computed by lubrication theory constitutes the base state. The linear stability of this flow with respect to axially symmetric varicose disturbance is treated in the quasistatic approximation. For thin films, disperse London-van der Waals attractive forces play a key role in determining the critical thickness at rupture, and the results are presented as predictions of critical film aspect ratio as a function of two dimensionless groups which are ratios of the important physical-chemical forces on the film. Predicted critical thicknesses are seen to agree well with the limited available experimental data.     

THE STABILITY OF RADIALLY BOUNDED THIN FILMS

The linear stability of radially bounded thinning free films is examined for the case in which the surfaces of the film are initially plane and parallel. The two-dimensional time-dependent drainage flow computed by lubrication theory constitutes the base state. The linear stability of this flow with respect to axially symmetric varicose disturbance is treated in the quasistatic approximation. For thin films, disperse London-van der Waals attractive forces play a key role in determining the critical thickness at rupture, and the results are presented as predictions of critical film aspect ratio as a function of two dimensionless groups which are ratios of the important physical-chemical forces on the film. Predicted critical thicknesses are seen to agree well with the limited available experimental data.     

Hydraulic-jump behavior of a thin film flowing down an inclined plane under an electrostatic field

The hydraulic-jump phenomenon of a thin fluid layer flowing down an inclined plane under an electrostatic field is explored by using a global bifurcation theory. First, the existence of hydraulic-hump wave has been found from heteroclinic trajectories of an associated ordinary differential equation. Then, the jump behavior has been characterized by introducing an intensity function on the variations of Reynolds number and surfave-wave speed. Finally, we have investigated the nonlinear stability of traveling shock waves triggered from a hydraulic jump by integrating the initial-value problem directly. At a given wave speed there exists a certain value of Reynolds number beyond which a time-dependent buckling of the free surface appears. Like the other wave motions such as periodic and pulse-like solitary waves, the hydraulic-jump waves are also found to become more unstable as the electrostatic field is getting stronger.     

表面粘度对小气泡聚并的影响

对2个小气泡间的聚并过程进行了动力学分析,着重考虑界面粘度的影响,得到气泡聚并所需时间与气泡直径、流体主体和界面性质的关系。     

Effect of periodic precursor on sulfurization process of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film

In this study, Cu₂ZnSnS₄ (CZTS) thin films were fabricated by periodically sequential depositions of metallic precursors by magnetron sputtering followed by sulfurization. The element compositions, crystal structures, and surface morphologies of the single-period precursor (Zn/Sn/Cu) and four-period precursor (Zn/Sn/Cu/Zn/Sn/Cu/Zn/Sn/Cu/Zn/Sn/Cu) during the sulfurization process were investigated. The experimental results showed that in the initial stage of sulfurization, the single-period precursor had a more efficient reaction with sulfur vapor below 300?°C because of its thicker metal layers. During the process of sulfurization, the CZTS phase first formed in the four-period film at 400?°C, owing to the wide distribution of the internal layer in the periodic thin film. With a further increase in temperature, the crystallinity of CZTS was enhanced and the secondary phases were reduced. A CZTS phase with Cu-poor and Zn-rich composition was confirmed in both thin films after complete sulfurization. The CZTS thin film with a four-period precursor showed a better degree of crystallization, and a single phase of CZTS was obtained more easily than in the single-period thin film. Therefore, using a periodic structure can promote the sulfurization reaction of Cu-Zn-Sn precursors and enhance the properties of CZTS thin films.