氩气气压对铝丝电爆炸合成纳米粉体特性的影响

为了研究氩气气压对铝丝电爆炸法合成的铝纳米粉体特性的影响,建立了一台基于金属丝电爆炸的纳米粉体生产和收集装置,在不同氩气气压条件下成功地制备了铝纳米粉体。利用透射电子显微镜(TEM)观察了合成的铝纳米粉体的形态与结构,并通过TEM图像分析得到了铝纳米粉体的粒径大小及其分布。结果表明:当氩气气压较高时,铝纳米粉体颗粒外形规则,呈球形;其平均粒径比低气压时大;当氩气气压<100kPa时,较高的氩气气压可显著地扩宽铝纳米粉体的粒径分布范围。分析发现,采用这种方法制备的铝纳米粉体的颗粒外形、颗粒粒径及其粒径分布均可以通过改变氩气气压来进行控制。     

Second Discharge Characteristics of Aluminum Wire Electrical Explosion Under Various Argon Pressures

Electrical wire explosion is a promising method for the preparation of metal nanopowder, but the properties of metal nanopowder are affected by the second discharge process of electrical wire explosion. The second discharge characteristics of aluminum wire electrical ex- plosion under variant argon pressures were studied in a RLC discharge circuit. The results show that the curve of the second discharge voltages versus the pressure presents a U-shape. To clarify the roles of aluminum vapor and argon in the process of the second discharge, a spectrograph and a high speed framing camera were used to study the radiation spectrum and spatial distribution of the electrical explosion plasma. It is observed that argon participates in the second discharge process under low pressure. A discharge channel develops along the surface of the aluminum vapor. Under higher pressure, a second discharge takes place in the aluminum vapor and the discharge channel is inside the aluminum vapor.