分离型超声波振动切削动力学模型及其稳定性分析

本文在理论研究和实验验证的基础上,给出了分离型超声波振动切削的动力学模型及其传递函数表达式,并对其切削稳定性进行了详尽的分析。本文从理论上论证了分离型超声波振动切削可以抑制切削颤振,其抑振效果由切削系数Ψ_u 唯一确定,这一结论与实验结果相吻合。

基于剪切波频散超声振动的黏弹性检测系统开发

目的为实现离体组织黏弹性检测,建立一套超声黏弹性检测系统。方法该系统基于剪切波频散超声振动方法,利用超声辐射力激励组织产生谐波运动,然后检测振动产生的剪切波传播特性,从而估算组织的黏弹性值。采用该系统进行标准仿体实验和大鼠肝脏实验,并完成对系统的初步评估。结果标准仿体的检测结果与仿体标定的弹性系数值接近,大鼠肝脏的黏性系数和弹性系数值分别为(1.12±0.41)Pa·s、(0.81±0.40)kPa。结论通过标准仿体实验和大鼠肝脏的实验,证明采用该系统进行离体动物实验的可行性,为实现人体肝纤维化检测作初步探索。

基于剪切波频散超声振动技术的大鼠肝纤维化粘弹性测量

肝纤维化会引起肝脏组织力学特性的变化，剪切波频散超声振动技术可以无创定量地测量肝脏组织的粘弹性。本研究采用大鼠肝纤维化动物模型，利用剪切波频散超声振动技术，基于粘弹性Zener模型同时得到大鼠肝纤维化组织的粘性和弹性系数。研究结果显示剪切波的速度在不同频率是频散的，肝脏组织的粘性对剪切波具有影响。基于Zener模型得到肝纤维化F0-F4期的弹性系数和粘性系数的平均值范围分别为0.76-2.93kPa和1.09-2.01Pa·s，弹性系数随着肝纤维化程度的加深存在明显递增的趋势。弹性系数的受试者工作特征曲线面积（ AUROC）值为0.92（﹥=F2），0.98（﹥=F3），和0.99（F4），粘性系数的AUROC下值面积值为0.85（﹥=F2），0.71（﹥=F3）和0.73（F4）。弹性系数对肝纤维化进行分期相对于粘性系数更加灵敏。

LEAD SCREW LINEAR ULTRASONIC MOTOR USING BENDING VIBRATION MODES

The operating principle of a lead screw linear ultrasonic motor using bending vibration modes is analyzed. The simplified beam bending vibration model is used to analyze the dynamics characteristics of the motor. Motion trajectory equations are derived for driving points of the stator. The motor operation and driving mechanisms are investigated. The vibration modes and the construction of the motor are analyzed by using the finite element method （FEM）. A prototype motor is built and its stator dimension is 13 mm × 13 mm× 30 mm. The motor is experimentally characterized and the maximum output force of 5- 2 N is obtained.

Ultrasonic-Vibration-Assisted Pelleting of Switchgrass:Effects of Ultrasonic Vibration

Biofuels produced from cellulosic biomass can be used to replace petroleum-based transportation fuels. However, the manufacturing cost of cellulosic biofuels is still high, partly due to the low density of cellulosic feed-stocks. Pelleting of cellulosic feedstocks can increase their density, making their transportation and storage as well as biofuel conversion more efficient and, therefore, reducing the overall cost of biofuel manufacturing. It has been shown that ultrasonic-vibration-assisted (UV-A) pelleting, without using high-temperature steam and binder materials, can produce pellets with density comparable to that produced by conventional pelleting methods. Furthermore, the sugar yield of biomass (wheat straw) processed with UV-A pelleting is 20% higher than that of biomass pelleted without ultrasonic vibration. This paper reports an experimental investigation of UV-A pelleting of switchgrass. The influences of ultrasonic vibration on pellet density, stability, durability, and pelleting force are discussed. It is concluded that pellets processed with ultrasonic vibration had higher density and stability than those processed without ultrasonic vibration, they were more durable than those processed without ultrasonic vibration, and pelleting force with ultrasonic vibration was lower than that without ultrasonic vibration.

Ultrasonic dissolution of brazing of 55% SiC_p/A356 composites

The brazing of 55% SiCp/A356 (volume fraction) composites in air using Zn-Al alloy as a filler metal was investigated.During the brazing process,ultrasonic vibrations were applied to samples for bonding and a significant dissolution of the filler metal into the matrix alloy in the base materials occurred.As brazing temperatures were increased,the thickness of the partial melting layers in the base material increased.SiC particles in the partial melting layer of the base material were transferred into the liquid filler under ultrasonic action and a bond with homogeneously distributed reinforcements was obtained after solidification.The volume fraction of SiC particles in the bonds could be varied by changing the brazing temperature.The maximum SiC particle volume fraction of the bond material reached 37% at a brazing temperature of 500 ℃.The shear strength of the brazed bonds was improved at pressures up to 244 MPa (at 20 ℃) and increased by 133.8% (at 200 ℃) compared with the filler of the Zn-based alloy.

Characteristics of ultrasonic vibration transmission in bonding process

The transmitting models of ultrasonic vibration in ultrasonic transducer and capillary were presented according to the propagating mechanism of ultrasonic wave in elastic body. The coupling characteristics of ultrasonic longitudinal-complex transverse vibration system were simulated by Matlab software. The ultrasonic vibration displacement and the velocity of high frequency were measured by using the PSV-400-M2(1.5MHz) laser Doppler vibrometer. The vibration locus shapes driven by the same frequency and different frequencies were tested by using GDS-820S dual channel digital oscilloscope. The microstructures at bonding interface were observed by means of KYKY2800 scanning electron microscope. The results show that ultrasonic vibration displacement or velocity and energy density increase with the decrease of section area in the transmitting process. The vibration locus shapes driven simultaneously by the same frequency and different frequencies are elliptical (or circular) loci and rectangular (or square) loci, respectively. And the characteristics at bonding interface are improved by coupling loci.

Mechanism of ultrasonic-pulse electrochemical compound machining based on particles

The electric double layer with the transmission of particles was presented based on the principle of electrochemistry.In accordance with this theory,the cavitation catalysis removal mechanism of ultrasonic-pulse electrochemical compound machining(UPECM) based on particles was proposed.The removal mechanism was a particular focus and was thus validated by experiments.The principles and experiments of UPECM were introduced,and the removal model of the UPECM based on the principles of UPECM was established.Furthermore,the effects of the material removal rate for the main processing parameters,including the particles size,the ultrasonic vibration amplitude,the pulse voltage and the minimum machining gap between the tool and the workpiece,were also studied through UPECM.The results show that the particles promote ultrasonic-pulse electrochemical compound machining and thus act as the catalyzer of UPECM.The results also indicate that the processing speed,machining accuracy and surface quality can be improved under UPECM compound machining.

Experimental Studies on Ultrasonic Vibration Grinding of the Workpiece Made from Fine-crystalline Zirconia Ceramics

The performances of fme-crystalline zirconia ceramics in workpiece ultrasonic vibration grinding （WUVG） and conventional grinding （CG） with diamond wheel were researched. The effects of WUVG and CG on material removal rate, grinding forces, surface roughness and microstructure of zirconia ceramic were investigated. Experimental results indicated that： （1） The material removal rate （MRR） in ultrasonic grinding process is two times as large as that of in conventional grinding. The material removal rate increases with increasing grinding depth in both ultrasonic grinding and conventional grinding. （2） The ultrasonic vibration grinding force is lower than that of conventional grinding force, and the increase of the worktable speed leads to a decrease of the grinding force, while the grinding force increases with larger grinding depth in both WUVG and CG. （3） The surface of ultrasonic vibration grinding has no spur and build-up edge and its surface roughness is smaller than that of CG significantly. Surface quality of WUVG is superior to that of conventional grinding, it is easy for ultrasonic vibration grinding that material removal mechanism is ductile grinding.

Development of Integrated Precision Vibration-Assisted Micro-Engraving System

A novel precision vibration-assisted micro-engraving system was developed by the integration of fast tool servo and ultrasonic elliptical vibration system, in which the flexure hinge was designed to avoid backlash and PID control algorithm was established to guarantee specific precision. Apart from experimental validation of the performance of the system, various micro-V-grooves cutting experiments on aluminum alloy, ferrous material and hard cutting material were performed, in which Kistler force sensor was used to measure cutting force. Through experiments, it was clear that the vibration-assisted micro-engraving system can ensure good quality of micro-V-grooves and reduce cutting force by about 60% compared with traditional removal process without ultrasonic vibration.

Effects of Ultrasound on the Weld Bead Surface of High Carbon Steel Sheets

Power ultrasound is finding widespread applications in assisting conventional processes yielding products of better quality at lower processing power and temperature. Transmission of ultrasound is known to be affected by the boundaries between layers of different materials or same material but in different states （solid or liquid or gas）. This paper investigates the effects of ultrasound （US） on the surface of the solidified weld which has been subjected to ultrasonic vibrations of 20 kHz frequency during laser welding. Vibrations due to ultrasound normally exert a very high force which is usually hundred or thousand times the gravity. The transverse waves will also cause movement of molten material in the weld. As the surface of the weld beads were of interest and not the mechanical properties and the microstructure, investigation of bead on plate welds were found to be sufficient. High carbon steel plate was held at one end by the ultrasonic horn through which ultrasound was injected. A bead on plate weld using a CO2 laser （1 kW） was then performed along the center of the plate using three different welding speeds namely, 400, 1200 and 2000 mm per minute. The ultrasonic powers selected were 3 W and 6 W respectively for each welding speed as higher acoustical power was causing ejection of molten metal from the pool during welding. 3D surface measurements and analysis were then made on a section of length 20 mm using a Talysurf machine. The results show that the surface of the weld was affected to different extent depending on the positions being considered in the weld. Some regions were similar to the reference weld whereas some specific regions were heavily disrupted with deep valleys followed by high peak/s. This shows that US vibration of weld pools, even at very small acoustical power, is a more complex problem than other similar processes such as casting because of the very small volume of molten metal involved.

Practical Performance of High Bulk Modulus Oil

Although hydraulic drives have an advantage of high power density, volumetric shrinkage of hydraulic fluids due to pressure causes various disadvantages such as delay of hydraulic response and compression energy loss. Hydraulic fluids of new concept, high bulk modulus oils, have been developed as a new approach to improve the performance of a hydraulic servo system and verified. In this paper, practical performances of high bulk modulus oil, such as oil temperature rise during pump test, air bubbles generation by ultrasonic wave vibration, oxidation stability and anti-wear property, were studied. And the new oil was confirmed to have excellent practical performances besides advantages in pressure response and volumetric efficiency of pumps. Various new applications of the new oil are promising.

Adaptive Lagrange finite element methods for high precision vibrations and piezoelectric acoustic wave computations in SMT structures and plates with nano interfaces

This paper discusses the validity of (adaptive) Lagrange generalized plain finite element method (FEM) and plate element method for accurate analysis of acoustic waves in multi-layered piezoelectric structures with tiny interfaces between metal electrodes and surface mounted piezoelectric substrates. We have come to conclusion that the quantitative relationships between the acoustic and electric fields in a piezoelectric structure can be accurately determined through the proposed finite element methods. The higher-order Lagrange FEM proposed for dynamic piezoelectric computation is proved to be very accurate (prescribed relative error 0.02% - 0.04% ) and a great improvement in convergence accuracy over the higher order Mindlin plate element method for piezoelectric structural analysis due to the assumptions and corrections in the plate theories.The converged lagrange finite element methods are compared with the plate element methods and the computedresults are in good agreement with available exact and experimental data. The adaptive Lagrange finite elementmethods and a new FEA computer program developed for macro- and micro-scale analyses are reviewed, and recently extended with great potential to high-precision nano-scale analysis in this paper and the similarities between piezoelectric and seismic wave propagations in layered structures and plates are stressed.

Design of an ultrasonic motor with multi-vibrators

This paper presents and verifies a new idea for constructing an ultrasonic motor （USM）. The stator contains several vibrators fabricated by bonding piezoelectric ceramics （PZTs） to a metal base. When two alternating current （AC） voltages with a 90° phase difference are applied to the PZTs, longitudinal and bending modes are excited in the vibrator. The bending vibrations of the vibrators are stacked to form the torsional vibration of the stator, ultimately generating longitudinal-torsional composite vibration. Both vibrators and the stator are excited to the resonance state. A standing wave is formed by superposition of longitudinal and torsional modes. The proposed motor is an in-plane vibration motor because the vibrations of the stator are in the circumferential plane. The finite element method （FEM） is used to validate the feasibility of the proposed motor. The fabricated stator contains five vibrators. The tested resonance frequencies of longitudinal and torsional modes are 44.42 kHz and 43.83 kHz, respectively. The stall torque is 0.3 N＇m and no-load speed is 45 r/min. The highest efficiency is 30%. The applied driving voltage is 100 Vo.p （peak voltage） at 43.9 kHz. The designed motor is a parallel-actuated integral motor. It allows the vibrators to operate synchronously, and overcomes asynchronous issues that occur in traditional multi-vibrator motors.