基于甲虫后翅的仿生扑翼振动模态特性分析

扑翼微型飞行器(FWMAV)的动力主要来源于机翼在低雷诺数下的高频扑动,在空气动力、惯性力以及机翼弹性力的综合作用下,机翼结构在发生形变的同时也会发生振动并影响微飞行器的动稳定性。针对扑翼振动特性的问题,本文获取了甲虫后翅的几何形貌参数和翅脉结构,发现后翅的前缘脉(C)和次前缘脉(Sc)中分布有体液微流;并在获取后翅材料力学数据的基础上,建立了三种不同翅脉结构(实心、空心、“空心+体液”)的后翅力学耦合模型;利用ANSYS对该力学耦合模型进行了振动模态特性分析,结果表明,在后翅扑动频率范围内,“空心+体液”的模型既能获得轴向和展向的变形能力,又能保持后翅基本形态,具有更优的动稳定性。

Microstructure and deposition mechanism of electrodeposited Cu/liquid microcapsule composite

The nanostructured copper/microcapsule containing liquid core materials composite（copper/liquid microcapsules composite） was prepared using direct current（DC） electrodeposition method.The surface morphology and microstructure of composite were investigated by means of scanning electron microscopy（SEM）,transmission electron microscopy（TEM） and X-ray diffraction（XRD）.The results show that the microstructure of electrodeposited layer transformed from bulk crystal to nano structure because of the participation of microcapsules.The diameters of microcapsules and the copper grain sizes in the composite were 2？20 μm and 10？20 nm,respectively.In addition,the electrodeposition mechanism of composite in the deposition process followed electrochemistry theory,which was proved by the theoretical analysis result and the experiment results.Meanwhile,the co-deposition process model was presented.

Experimental Study on Revolving Cross-flow Microfiltration of Highly Viscous Liquids

Experimental investigation of the microfiltration （MF） using a revolving cross-flow membrane filter was performed under the condition of constant pressure difference, and different flat membranes made of polyvinylidene fluoride （PVDF, 0.1 μm）, cellulose acetate （CA, 0.22 μm）, sulfonated polyethersulfone （SPES, 0.22 μm） and polyamide （PA, 0.45 μm）, respectively, were used in filtration experiments. The dependence of the filtrate mass of the cross-flow MF on time was measured on-line. The experimental results showed that the effect of the cross-flow on high viscosity medium was more significant than that on the low viscosity one.

Comparative analysis of residence and diffusion times in rotating bed used for biogas upgrading

Rotating bed can be used in desorption operation of biogas upgrading as a new technology. For enough time to desorb, it is important to study the relationship between the residence time of liquid in rotating bed and the material diffusion time of liquid droplet in desorption process. By theoretical deduction, the exponential relation between residence time and liquid flow rate and rotational speed and kinematic viscosity is obtained. By analyzing the solution of nonlinear partial differential equation, the time law of material diffusion in the droplet is obtained. Moreover, by comparing the residence and diffusion times, the diffusion time can be within or out of residence time range, which has a direct relationship to rotational speed and liquid flow. By experiment, the comparison between residence and diffusion times is more realistic when the rotational speed is higher.

Effect of Working Temperature on the Resistance Characteristic of a Pleated Stainless Steel Woven Filter

Effect of working temperature on the resistance characteristic including the permeability coefficient and the pressure drop evolution of a pleated stainless steel woven filter with a nominal pore size of 0.5 μm has been studied. The permeability coefficient was obtained based on the pressure drop data and the Darcy＇s law. In three filtration experiments, pure carbon dioxide at 283 K, nitrogen at 85 K and liquid helium at 18 K are adopted, respectively. It is found that the permeability coefficient decreases at the working temperature due to the cold shrink of the filter element at cryogenic temperature. Then, two kinds of feed slurries, mixture of liquid nitrogen and solid carbon dioxide at 85 K, and mixture of liquid helium and solid nitrogen at 18 K, flow into the filter cell. The solid particles are deposited on the filter surface to form a filter cake and the purified liquid flows through the filter. It is found that the pressure drop evolution shows the same trend on these two temperatures, which can be divided into three stages with high filtration efficiency, indicating the feasibility of the filter for cryogenic application. However, variant cake resistances are obtained, which is resulted from the different interactions between solid particles in the feed slurry at lower working temperature.

A Group Contribution Method for the Correlation of Static Dielectric Constant of Ionic Liquids

Static dielectric constant is a key parameter to estimate the electro-viscous effect which plays important roles in the flow and convective heat transfer of fluids with ions in microfluidic devices such as micro reactors and heat exchangers.A group contribution method based on 27 groups is developed for the correlation of static dielectric constant of ionic liquids in this paper.The ionic liquids considered include imidazolium,pyridinium,pyrrolidinium,alkylammonium,alkylsulfonium,morpholinium and piperidinium cations and various anions.The data collected cover the temperature ranges of 278.15-343.15 K and static dielectric constant ranges of 9.4-85.6.The results of the method show a satisfactory agreement with the literature data with an average absolute relative deviation of 7.41%,which is generally of the same order of the experimental data accuracy.The method proposed in this paper provides a simple but reliable approach for the prediction of static dielectric constant of ionic liquids at different temperatures.

Liquid metal-integrated ultra-elastic conductive microfibers from microfluidics for wearable electronics

Liquid metal(LM) has shown potential values in different areas. Attempts to implement LM are tending to develop new functions and make it versatile to improve its performance for practical applications.Here, we present an unprecedented LM-integrated ultra-elastic microfiber with distinctive features for wearable electronics. The microfiber with a polyurethane shell and an LM core was continuously generated by using a sequenced microfluidic spinning and injection method. Due to the precise fluid manipulation of microfluidics, the resultant microfiber could be tailored with tunable morphologies and responsive conductivities. We have demonstrated that the microfiber could act as dynamic force sensor and motion indicator when it was embedded into elastic films. In addition, the values of the LMintegrated ultra-elastic microfiber on energy conversions such as electro-magnetic or electro-thermal conversions have also been realized. These features indicate that LM-integrated microfiber will open up new frontiers in LM-integrated materials and the wearable electronics field.

Numerical simulation of immiscible liquid-liquid flow in microchannels using lattice Boltzmann method

Immiscible kerosene-water two-phase flows in microchannels connected by a T-junction were numerically studied by a Lattice Boltzmann (LB) method based on field mediators.The two-phase flow lattice Boltzmann model was first validated and improved by several test cases of a still droplet.The five distinct flow regimes of the kerosene-water system,previously identified in the experiments from Zhao et al.,were reproduced.The quantitative and qualitative agreement between the simulations and the experimental data show the effectiveness of the numerical method.The roles of the interfacial tension and contact angle on the flow patterns and shapes of droplets were discussed and highlighted according to the numerical results based on the improved two-phase LB model.This work demonstrated that the developed LBM simulator is a viable tool to study immiscible two-phase flows in microchannels,and such a tool could provide tangible guidance for the design of various microfluidic devices that involve immiscible multi-phase flows.

Viscous Heating for Laminar Liquid Flow in Microtubes

Using de-ionized ultra-filtered water (DIUFW) as the working fluid, the effects of viscous dissipation in micro-tubes with inner diameters of 19.9μm and 44.2μm, respectively, have been studied by experiments, the theoretical analysis and the numerical simulation at laminar state. Based on thermal imaging technology of micro-area, the temperature rise resulted from the viscous dissipation in microtube is measured by employing IR camera with a specially magnifying lens at different Reynolds numbers. A 2-D model adapted to microtube is presented to simulate the viscous dissipation characteristic considering electric double layer effect (EDL). The investigation shows the calculating results are in rough agreement with the experimental data if removing the experimental uncertainties. Based on the experimental and the numerical simulation results, a viscous dissipation number which can describe the law of the viscous heating in microtube is summed up and it explains the abnormity of the flow resistance in microtubes.

Dielectrophoresis Flow Control of Volatile Fluids in Microchannels

In recent years the microchannel heat exchangers have been applied in a great variety of technical areas. One of the problems, which exist in the microcharmel technology is the flow instabilities, including fluid maldistribution in the microcharmels array for the case of two-phase flow especially in micro-evaporators. One of the ways to solve this problem is flow rate control at the microcharmel inlet. However, due to very small inlet to the array of microchannels the classic flow restriction device （with moving mechanical parts） will be difficult to apply. The new device for the flow rate control based on the dielectrophoresis force was presented in the paper. Experimet^tal research results of using this device for refrigerant flow control was presented in the paper. The experimentally obtained relationships between applied voltages and frequencies and flow rates were presented showing opportunity for applying such method for refrigerants and other volatile fluids.

Impact of Internal Heat Source on Mixed Convective Transverse Transport of Viscoplastic Material under Viscosity Variation

This communication addresses the impact of heat source/sink along with mixed convection on oblique flow of Casson fluid having variable viscosity. Similarity analysis has been utilized to model governing equations, which are simplified to set of nonlinear differential equations. Computational procedure of shooting algorithm along with 4 th order Range-Kutta-Fehlberg scheme is opted to attain the velocity and temperature distributions. Impact of imperative parameters on Casson fluid flow, temperature, significant physical quantities such as skin friction, local heat flux and streamlines are displayed via graphs.

Homogenization of a Class of Nonlinear Variational Inequalities with Applications in Fluid Film Flow

The authors consider the homogenization of a class of nonlinear variational inequalities,which include rapid oscillations with respect to a parameter.The homogenization of the corresponding class of differential equations is also studied.The results are applied to some models for the pressure in a thin fluid film fluid between two surfaces which are in relative motion.This is an important problem in the lubrication theory.In particular,the analysis includes the effects of surface roughness on both faces and the phenomenon of cavitation.Moreover,the fluid can be modeled as Newtonian or non-Newtonian by using a Rabinowitsch fluid model.

Instability of thermocapillary flow in liquid layers under microgravity

The instability of the thermocapillary flow in liquid layers is studied in the present paper using the linear stability analysis.Based on the two-dimensional steady flow state,the three-dimensional disturbance with a wave number in the spanwise direction is considered.The effects of the aspect ratio and free surface shape of the liquid layer on the flow instability are studied,and the results are compared with the case with the two-dimensional disturbance.