Simulations on atomic-scale friction between self-assembled monolayers: Phononic energy dissipation

Atomic-scale friction between self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Au (1 1 1) has been studied through molecular dynamics simulations, with emphasis on the mechanism of energy dissipation. Results show that the shear stress and chain angle on commensurate SAMs exhibit a clean periodic pattern and atomic stick–slip friction, which manifests a gradual storage and sudden release of energy. Using a simple model of two atoms, analysis shows that the atomic stick–slip originates from the dynamic instability of molecule motion. Energy has been built up during the stick, followed by a sudden separation as the equilibrium becomes unstable, and most energy dissipates at the time of slip. Moreover, the simulations reveal that more energy is stored and released in commensurate sliding, resulting in much higher friction than that in incommensurate cases. The contradictory frictional behavior can be traced to the difference in the number and strength of the Van der Waals bonds, formed in the two types of contacts.     

Generation of defects in model lubricant monolayers and their contribution to energy dissipation in friction

The structural, mechanical (friction) and spectroscopic properties of model lubricant films made of self-assembled and Langmuir–Blodgett monolayers on quartz, mica and gold have been investigated with atomic force microscopy, the surface forces apparatus and sum-frequency generation. In these films, the molecules tend to form densely packed structures, with the alkane chains mostly vertical and parallel to each other. The SFG results suggest that under moderate pressures of a few tens of MPa, the methyl end group of the alkane chains is rotated to accommodate a terminal gauche distortion. The molecule, however, retains its upright close-packed structure with a lattice periodicity when ordered, which can be resolved by AFM. At pressures above 0.1 GPa, changes in the form of collective molecular tilts take place that lower the height of the monolayer. Only certain angles of tilt are allowed that are explained by the interlocking of methylene units in neighboring chains. The discrete angular tilts are accompanied by increases in friction. A model based on the van der Waals attractive energy between chains is used to explain the stability of the films and to estimate the cohesive energy changes during tilt and, from that, the increases in friction force.     

干摩擦力学系统的建模及振动响应分析

以一具有干摩擦副的单自由度系统为研究对象,实测了其在外界谐波激励下出现的粘滑运动。并建立了基于双折线迟滞单元的干摩擦系统力学模型,模型中的参数均有明确的物理意义。针对这一力学系统,提出了相应的振动响应的求解方法,并分析了系统参数的变化对振动响应的影响。文中给出的参数识别方法和振动响应的求解方法可给工程中含有干摩擦交接副的系统设计提供借鉴。     

二维载荷作用对金属橡胶干摩擦阻尼性能的影响

这里研究了金属橡胶隔振器干摩擦阻尼特性在二维载荷作用下的变化情况。作者引入了金属橡胶材料内部接触作用模型,利用宏观滑移和微观滑移的概念来描述金属橡胶材料在振动载荷下的减振机理;通过实验验证了在二维载荷作用下,金属橡胶材料迟滞回线最初加载曲线和完全迟滞回线的变化情况,并针对不同载荷变化情况对金属橡胶干摩擦阻尼特性进行了分析。实验结果及理论分析为金属橡胶材料在航空航天领域的进一步应用提供了依据。     

Atomic-scale study of friction and energy dissipation

This paper presents an analysis of the interaction energy and various forces between two surfaces, and the microscopic study of friction. Atomic-scale simulations of dry sliding friction and boundary lubrication are based on the classical molecular dynamics (CMD) calculations using realistic empirical potentials. The dry sliding of a single metal asperity on an incommensurate substrate surface exhibits a quasi-periodic variation of the lateral force with two different stick-slip stage involving two structural transformation followed by a wear. The contact area of the asperity increases discontinuously with increasing normal force. Xe atoms placed between two atomically flat Ni surfaces screen the Ni-Ni interaction, decrease the corrugation of the potential energy as well as the friction force at submonolayer coverage. We present a phononic model of energy dissipation from an asperity to the substrates.     

Atomistic study of lateral contact stiffness in friction force microscopy

The effective stiffness of a friction force microscope tip–substrate system is an important parameter that describes the relationship between lateral force and elastic deformation. In this study, we use a multi-spring model to simplify the system, where two contributions, the tip apex stiffness and the lateral contact stiffness, are discussed in detail. Molecular dynamics simulations are used to characterize stiffness by simulating a tip apex subject to shear or sliding over a substrate surface. The results show that, although the height of the tip apex and tip–substrate orientation affect the various stiffness contributions, the contact itself dominates the overall compliance.     

The dissipation of energy in the friction of rubber

The sliding of rubber over glass when waves of detachment are responsible for the relative motion at the interface has been studied. The frictional force and the velocity and frequency of the waves were recorded for various sliding conditions. In a separate experiment, the work required to peel apart and then re-adhere unit area of rubber-glass interface was measured as a function of peeling velocity. Assuming that the passing of a wave corresponds to a peeling and re-adhering of the contact area, the work of adhesion is calculated from the friction observations and compared with the values measured directly. The good correlation which is found indicates that in these circumstances the frictional energy dissipation may be accounted for in terms of the net work of adhesion.     

Analysis of frictional energy dissipation on an annular surface with harmonic loading

Metallic mating surfaces in structural joints offer a good source of frictional energy dissipation resulting in a damped dynamic structural response. This paper reports the results of experiments where the energy dissipation per cycle occurring at a preloaded flat metallic annular interface subjected to cyclic tangential forces is measured. The effects of certain pertinent joint variables on this frictional energy dissipation are investigated by the application of Response Surface Methodology. A central composite rotatable design was utilized for developing empirical expressions for energy loss. The methodology presented suggests a useful technique for tribological research.     

基于能量输入与耗散关系的机床一维钢轴热变形预报研究

通过对一维钢轴热传导差分模型的推导发现,钢轴能量输入、耗散与热变形之间存在着密切关系,进而建立起基于反馈原理的机床能量输入、输出的热变形预报模型,最后,进行一维钢轴热变形预报模型推导和实验.实验结果表明,该模型具有较高的预报精度.     

Study on the energy dissipation mechanism of atomic-scale friction with composite oscillator model

A model called composite oscillator model is proposed for studying energy dissipation mechanism of atomic-scale wearless friction. The model consists of the whole macroscopic oscillator and the micro oscillators of interfacial atoms. The different influences of the two oscillators on the energy dissipation process of friction are discussed. It is found that the frequency of the interfacial exciting force is the key factor to energy conversion in the friction process by analyzing the dynamics characteristic of interfacial atoms. In the equilibrium stage, the interfacial force acts integrally and uniformly on each atom because its frequency is near zero. In the non-equilibrium stage, however, the distribution of energy received by the interfacial atoms is non-uniform because the frequency of the interfacial acting force is very high. Therefore, the extra energy may be easily transferred to the adjacent atoms to have the energy dissipated. Then, the formulas are derived to calculate a frictional force. The calculated force is found to be close to the experimental one. The comparisons show that the composite oscillator model can explain energy dissipation mechanism in a frictional process and it can be used to control friction as well.     

The dynamics of the dry friction oscillator taking into account pre-displacement and tangential contact stiffness

A one-dimensional model of the dry friction oscillator is considered taking into account the phenomena of pre-displacement and tangential contact stiffness. The dynamic parameters and characteristics of the basic mode of stabilized vibrations are determined for the cases of force and kinematic excitation. The obtained results are compared with the Coulomb model of the force of friction, which gives evidence that this model is inapplicable to calculating low-amplitude oscillations. The effect of the tribological contact parameters on the resonance characteristics of the oscillator and the damping properties of the friction contact are investigated.     

Material behaviors and mechanical features in friction stir welding process

This paper presents the 3D material flows and mechanical features under different process parameters by using the finite element method based on solid mechanics. Experimental results are also given to study the effect of process parameters on joining properties of the friction stir welds. Numerical results indicate that the tangent flow constitutes the major part in the material flow. The shoulder can accelerate the material flow on the top half of the friction stir weld. The distribution of the equivalent plastic strain can correlate well with the microstructure zones. Increasing the angular velocity of the pin, the material in the nugget zone can be more fully mixed, which improves the joining quality of the two welding plates. The increase of speeds, including the rotational speed and the translational speed, can both accelerate the material flow, especially in front of the pin on the retreating side where the fastest material flow occurs. The contact pressure on the pin-plate interface is decreased with the increase of the angular velocity. An erratum to this article can be found at     

Measurement of strain rate sensitivity of aluminium foams for energy dissipation

In this paper the structural performance of aluminium alloy foams have been investigated under both static and dynamic compression loads. Three foam typologies (M-PORE, CYMAT, SCHUNK) in a wide range of density (from 0.14 to 0.75 g/cm³), made by means of different process-routes (melt gas injection, powder metallurgy, investment casting) have been analysed. Foams microstructural characterization has been carried out through morphometric measurements by means of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Computed Tomography (CT) and subsequent digital image processing in order to determine average cells size and cell distributions on different section planes. The experimental study aims to assess the strain rate sensitivity and energy absorption capability of commercially available metal foams and to point out the correlation between the mechanical behaviour and the physical and geometrical properties of the foam. It has been found that the specific energy dissipation of foams with similar density can be quite different: for the same volume of foam, average values of 1770, 1780 and 5590 J/kg at 50% nominal compression have been measured on M-PORE (0.19 g/cm³), CYMAT (0.28 g/cm³) and SCHUNK (0.28 g/cm³) foams, respectively. Impact tests showed that the dependence of the plateau stress on strain rate could be considered negligible for M-PORE and CYMAT foams while it is quite remarkable for SCHUNK foams. Moreover, it was found that the peak stress of CYMAT foams has a quite large sensitivity on the loading rate.     

半导体制冷系统热端散热试验研究

分别对TEC1-12704和TEC1-12706两种型号半导体制冷片的热端进行了散热器有热管散热与散热器无热管散热的试验装置设计,同时设计了分离电流输入两级制冷散热器有热管散热的试验装置,并分析了热端散热工况对冷端温度的影响.试验结果显示:散热器有热管散热可强化热端散热,半导体制冷片冷端温度与散热器散热能力有关,在有限...     

Analysis of the non-resonance of nonlinear vibration isolation system with dry friction

We studied the properties of cubic nonlinear systems with dry friction damping on the prospect of ‘non-resonance’. An approximate method was used to get the frequency-response function. And the critical dry friction which ensures no displacement transmissibility amplified in whole frequency range was determined through the frequency-response function. We also researched those characters which may influence the effect of the non-resonance in this system, and proved those results by empirical experiments. The above conclusions have a theoretical significance for the design of nonlinear vibration isolators.     

基于DEM算法的多颗粒碰撞耗能机理分析与振动抑制研究

针对机械构件主系的封闭空间中填充微小颗粒,进行振动抑制问题,对填充颗粒的尺寸、数量以及材料特性因素对振动抑制效果的影响开展了研究。通过采用离散单元法(discrete element method,DEM),分析了颗粒与颗粒以及颗粒与主系统之间的运动学特性,建立了能够充分表达颗粒在相互碰撞摩擦过程中的受力、变形关系以及耗能计算模型,分析了多个颗粒之间的碰撞与耗能机理,确定了碰撞过程中颗粒的状态、受力及耗能大小的计算求解算法。在Matlab环境下,针对不同颗粒材质、数量及大小对系统振动抑制性能进行了仿真分析,得出了颗粒材质大小以及数量对减振性能的影响规律,并通过搭建的试验台,进行了试验数据采集和分析。试验结果与仿真结果相吻合,验证了算法的有效性,该算法为提高机械构件的减振性能设计提供了重要参考。     

脂润滑轴承静置状态下漏油机理及对策

脂润滑轴承在静置状态下的漏油问题一直是一个难题。枯文旨在地润滑脂的分油及基础油在固体壁面的迁移分析,来探求脂润滑轴承润滑剂泄漏机理;同时介绍了在润滑脂中加入氟表面活性剂、改善轴承壁面结构设计两项措施来降低脂润滑轴承在静置状态下的漏油。     

Dynamics of vibro-impact mechanical systems with large dissipation

An n-degree-of-freedom system having placed single stop and subjected to periodic excitation is considered. Based on the analysis of dynamics of the vibratory system with plastic impacts, we introduce a (2n−1)-dimensional map with dynamical variables defined at the impact instants. The nonlinear dynamics of the vibro-impact system is analyzed by using the Poincaré map, in which piecewise property and singularity are found to exist. The piecewise property is caused by the transitions of free flight and sticking motions of the impact mass immediately after the impact, and the singularity of the map is generated via the grazing contact of both the impact mass and the rigid stop and corresponding instability of periodic-impact motions. These properties of the map have been shown to exhibit particular types of sliding and grazing bifurcations of periodic-impact motions under parameter variation. The single-impact periodic motions and disturbed map, associated with free flight motion of the system, are derived analytically. Stability, sliding and period-doubling bifurcations of the single-impact periodic motions are analyzed by the presentation of results for a three-degree-of-freedom plastic impact oscillator. Finally two actual examples, the impact-forming machine and inertial shaker, are considered to further analyze periodic-impact motions and bifurcations of plastic impact oscillators. The free flight and sticking solutions of two impact machines are analyzed numerically, and regions of existence and stability of different periodic-impact motions are therefore presented. The influence of non-standard bifurcations and system parameters on dynamics of the vibro-impact machines is elucidated accordingly.     

Dynamic response analysis of block foundations with nonlinear dry friction mounting system to impact loads

It is essential to establish a dynamic model to predict and evaluate the dynamic performance of a nonlinear dry friction mounting system during design procedure, when it is impossible to carry out the test of prototype. Unlike the conventional ideal dry friction model where the direction of dry friction force is always considered to be opposite to that of relative velocity, a new equivalent resistance model of dry friction force is proposed based on the bilinear hysteretic model by introducing a parameterg γ in this work. The equivalent resistance contains spring force and damping force, whose direction is not opposite to that of relative velocity. Then, a dynamic model of the block foundation with nonlinear dry friction mounting system is established. When the equivalent resistance is applied to the dynamic model, its dynamic responses are obtained under common practical forms of press loads: rectangular pulse, half-sine pulse, and triangular pulse. Compared to experimental results, the dynamic responses based on the equivalent resistance model are more consistent with the simulation results based on the ideal dry friction model and the validity of the equivalent resistance model for the bilinear hysteretic model in this work is verified. Furthermore, the effect of the pulse shape and pulse duration on the dynamic responses of the block foundation with nonlinear dry friction mounting system is investigated.