By computation and comparison of the critical spreading coefficient parameter, it was found that shaped fiber bundle is better for wetting. Liquid-air interface tension of liquid arising the shaped fiber bundle body i...By computation and comparison of the critical spreading coefficient parameter, it was found that shaped fiber bundle is better for wetting. Liquid-air interface tension of liquid arising the shaped fiber bundle body is considered as one critical factor besides liquid viscosity, inertia force and liquid-fiber interface tension. Experimental result simulation demonstrated that the liquid-air interface tension is correlated with the geometric size of the liquid arising in body, 0（x） and which is affected by the cross sectional shape of fiber and the radius of single fiber. The shaped fiber bundle model is introduced to investigate liquid flow in fiber assembly. The model is generated based on a random function for stochastic forming of fibers in bundle and it is necessary to combine this fundamental model with physical explanation for investigation of liquid flow in fiber assembly.展开更多
The V-shaped electro-optical properties control is investigated by an equivalent circuit model.Simu-lation results show that genuine V-shaped form is only observed at hysteresis inversion frequency,and be-low and abov...The V-shaped electro-optical properties control is investigated by an equivalent circuit model.Simu-lation results show that genuine V-shaped form is only observed at hysteresis inversion frequency,and be-low and above this frequency an anomalous and normal hysteresis are observed.And the inversion fre-quency decreases with the resistance of ferroelectric liquid crystal(FLC)layer following logf_i=-alogR_(LC)+b .The results are in good accordance with the reported experimental results.展开更多
Considering the effects of osmotic pressure, elastic bending, Maxwell pressure, surface tension, as well as flexo-electric and dielectric properties of phospholipid membrane, the shape equation for sphere vesicle in a...Considering the effects of osmotic pressure, elastic bending, Maxwell pressure, surface tension, as well as flexo-electric and dielectric properties of phospholipid membrane, the shape equation for sphere vesicle in alternation （AC） electric field is derived based on the liquid crystal model by minimizing the free energy due to coupled mechanical and AC electrical fields. Besides the effect of elastic bending, the influence of osmotic pressure and surface tension on the frequency dependent behavior of vesicle membrane in AC electric field is also discussed. Our theoretical results for membrane deformation are consistent with corresponding experiments. The present model provides the possibility to further disclose the frequency-depended behavior of biological cells in the coupled AC electric and different mechanical fields.展开更多
Vibrating separation is a significant method for liquid-solid separation.A typical example is the vibrating screen to dewater wet granular matter.The properties of granular matter and the vibrating parameters signific...Vibrating separation is a significant method for liquid-solid separation.A typical example is the vibrating screen to dewater wet granular matter.The properties of granular matter and the vibrating parameters significantly affect the separation efficiency.This study investigates the effect of vibration parameters in separation based on the breakage of large-scale liquid bridge numerically by using a calibrated simulation model.Through analysing the simulation results,the liquid bridge shape and the volume between two sphere particles for various particle sizes and particle distances were studied in the static condition under the effect of gravity.The results show a general reducing trend of liquid bridge volume when the radius ratio of two particles increases,particularly when the ratio increases to 5.Additionally,a set of vibrating motion was applied to the liquid bridge in the simulation model.A group of experiments were also performed to validate the simulation model with vibration.Then,the effect of vibrating peak acceleration,distance between spheres and radius on the separation efficiency which was reflected by the residual water were investigated.It is found that separation efficiency increased obviously with the peak acceleration and the increase slowed down after the peak acceleration over 1 m/s^(2).展开更多
To find out the effect of the shape of fused taper region on the optical fiber coupler, the fiber couplers were fabricated at different drawing speeds with a six-axes fiber coupler machine. The results, which were obt...To find out the effect of the shape of fused taper region on the optical fiber coupler, the fiber couplers were fabricated at different drawing speeds with a six-axes fiber coupler machine. The results, which were obtained from the shape of fused taper region measured with microscope, show that there is a close correlation between the cone angle and optical performance of fiber coupler. High-performance fiber coupler cannot be obtained until rheological shape is controlled accurately. The numerical analysis model, which was built based on generalized Maxwell viscoelastic theory, is resolved with ANSYS software. The calculated results accord with the experimental data. It can apply a theoretic basis for forecasting the shape of fiber coupler fabricated under the conditions of different technological parameters.展开更多
Liquid Composite Molding (LCM) is an increasingly used class of processes to manufacture high performance composites. In LCM, the fibrous reinforcement is first laid in a mold cavity. After closure of the mold or cove...Liquid Composite Molding (LCM) is an increasingly used class of processes to manufacture high performance composites. In LCM, the fibrous reinforcement is first laid in a mold cavity. After closure of the mold or covering of reinforcement with a plastic bag, a polymer resin is either injected or infused under vacuum through the fiber bed. The engineering fabrics commonly used in LCM possess generally dual scale architecture in terms of porosity: microscopic pores exist between the filaments in the fiber tows, while macroscopic pores appear between the tows as a result of the stitching/weaving fabrication process. On a microscopic scale, capillary flows in fiber tows play a major role on the quality of composites made by resin injection through fibrous reinforcements. In order to better understand the mechanisms that govern the impregnation of fibrous reinforcements in LCM, a study of wicking behavior is carried out in fiber tows. The experimental approach is based on capillary rise experiments, which are less expensive and time-consuming than other more standard characterization techniques often used in porous media. In addition, it allows gathering representative data on the wicking properties of fiber tows as a function of their morphological characteristics such as micro-porosity, total cross-section area, specific surface area, filament diameter and packing configuration. The morphological properties of the fiber tows will also be characterized by other standard experimental methods in order to compare with the results obtained by capillary rise experiments. These standard methods include gravimetry for the micro-porosity and fiber mass density, microscopic analysis to measure the filament diameter, cross-section area and packing configuration of the filaments and capillary flow porometry to evaluate the equivalent pore diameter. The capillary rise method has already been used not only in Soil Mechanics, but also to characterize engineering textiles used in high performance composites. Such experiments are not easy to perform, because of technical difficulties such as textile geometrical alteration during testing, changes in fluid properties due to solvent evaporation and inaccurate observation of the progression of the capillary front (fading). To circumvent these problems, a monitoring technique based on fluorescent dye penetration inspection (DPI) and CCD image acquisition is proposed in this investigation. Visual monitoring of the capillary front is coupled with real-time fluid mass acquisition using a high resolution balance. Experimental observations on the height of the capillary front and the fluid mass absorbed by the fiber tows can be analyzed by four imbibition models. These models consider the evolution of the capillary height with (model I) or without gravity (model II) and of the fluid mass absorbed by capillary effect with (model III) or without gravity (model IV). The models without gravity will be used on short imbibition distances to derive the microscopic properties of fiber tows from the experimentally observed evolutions of the capillary height and the fluid mass absorbed by capillarity. After describing the new capillary rise setup devised for the fiber tow experiments, a set of experiments is carried out to characterize the properties of the fiber tows and investigate the wicking phenomena along the warp and weft directions. The consistency of this approach is compared with more standard methods. At the same time, the impact of fiber sizing on the tow wicking behavior is investigated. Note that experimental evaluations of tow permeability can also be derived from this approach. The results compare well with permeability predictions based on Blake-Kozeny-Carman models. In the future, it will be possible to apply the same experimental approach to engineering fabrics. Indeed, a comprehensive wicking characterization of fibrous reinforcements is expected to provide useful information in order to evaluate the optimal processing conditions of high performance composites fabricated by Liquid Composite Molding.展开更多
文摘By computation and comparison of the critical spreading coefficient parameter, it was found that shaped fiber bundle is better for wetting. Liquid-air interface tension of liquid arising the shaped fiber bundle body is considered as one critical factor besides liquid viscosity, inertia force and liquid-fiber interface tension. Experimental result simulation demonstrated that the liquid-air interface tension is correlated with the geometric size of the liquid arising in body, 0（x） and which is affected by the cross sectional shape of fiber and the radius of single fiber. The shaped fiber bundle model is introduced to investigate liquid flow in fiber assembly. The model is generated based on a random function for stochastic forming of fibers in bundle and it is necessary to combine this fundamental model with physical explanation for investigation of liquid flow in fiber assembly.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.1017405790201011)+1 种基金the Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education(No.2005-105148)the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(No.20070613058)
文摘The V-shaped electro-optical properties control is investigated by an equivalent circuit model.Simu-lation results show that genuine V-shaped form is only observed at hysteresis inversion frequency,and be-low and above this frequency an anomalous and normal hysteresis are observed.And the inversion fre-quency decreases with the resistance of ferroelectric liquid crystal(FLC)layer following logf_i=-alogR_(LC)+b .The results are in good accordance with the reported experimental results.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11272046)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(NCET),and 111 Project
文摘Considering the effects of osmotic pressure, elastic bending, Maxwell pressure, surface tension, as well as flexo-electric and dielectric properties of phospholipid membrane, the shape equation for sphere vesicle in alternation （AC） electric field is derived based on the liquid crystal model by minimizing the free energy due to coupled mechanical and AC electrical fields. Besides the effect of elastic bending, the influence of osmotic pressure and surface tension on the frequency dependent behavior of vesicle membrane in AC electric field is also discussed. Our theoretical results for membrane deformation are consistent with corresponding experiments. The present model provides the possibility to further disclose the frequency-depended behavior of biological cells in the coupled AC electric and different mechanical fields.
文摘Vibrating separation is a significant method for liquid-solid separation.A typical example is the vibrating screen to dewater wet granular matter.The properties of granular matter and the vibrating parameters significantly affect the separation efficiency.This study investigates the effect of vibration parameters in separation based on the breakage of large-scale liquid bridge numerically by using a calibrated simulation model.Through analysing the simulation results,the liquid bridge shape and the volume between two sphere particles for various particle sizes and particle distances were studied in the static condition under the effect of gravity.The results show a general reducing trend of liquid bridge volume when the radius ratio of two particles increases,particularly when the ratio increases to 5.Additionally,a set of vibrating motion was applied to the liquid bridge in the simulation model.A group of experiments were also performed to validate the simulation model with vibration.Then,the effect of vibrating peak acceleration,distance between spheres and radius on the separation efficiency which was reflected by the residual water were investigated.It is found that separation efficiency increased obviously with the peak acceleration and the increase slowed down after the peak acceleration over 1 m/s^(2).
基金Project (50605063) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(NCET-040753) supported by New Century Excellent Talents in University, ChinaProject (20050533037) supported by the Doctoral Program of Higher Education, China
文摘To find out the effect of the shape of fused taper region on the optical fiber coupler, the fiber couplers were fabricated at different drawing speeds with a six-axes fiber coupler machine. The results, which were obtained from the shape of fused taper region measured with microscope, show that there is a close correlation between the cone angle and optical performance of fiber coupler. High-performance fiber coupler cannot be obtained until rheological shape is controlled accurately. The numerical analysis model, which was built based on generalized Maxwell viscoelastic theory, is resolved with ANSYS software. The calculated results accord with the experimental data. It can apply a theoretic basis for forecasting the shape of fiber coupler fabricated under the conditions of different technological parameters.
基金the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada(NSERC)the Canada Research Chair(CRC)for their financial support.
文摘Liquid Composite Molding (LCM) is an increasingly used class of processes to manufacture high performance composites. In LCM, the fibrous reinforcement is first laid in a mold cavity. After closure of the mold or covering of reinforcement with a plastic bag, a polymer resin is either injected or infused under vacuum through the fiber bed. The engineering fabrics commonly used in LCM possess generally dual scale architecture in terms of porosity: microscopic pores exist between the filaments in the fiber tows, while macroscopic pores appear between the tows as a result of the stitching/weaving fabrication process. On a microscopic scale, capillary flows in fiber tows play a major role on the quality of composites made by resin injection through fibrous reinforcements. In order to better understand the mechanisms that govern the impregnation of fibrous reinforcements in LCM, a study of wicking behavior is carried out in fiber tows. The experimental approach is based on capillary rise experiments, which are less expensive and time-consuming than other more standard characterization techniques often used in porous media. In addition, it allows gathering representative data on the wicking properties of fiber tows as a function of their morphological characteristics such as micro-porosity, total cross-section area, specific surface area, filament diameter and packing configuration. The morphological properties of the fiber tows will also be characterized by other standard experimental methods in order to compare with the results obtained by capillary rise experiments. These standard methods include gravimetry for the micro-porosity and fiber mass density, microscopic analysis to measure the filament diameter, cross-section area and packing configuration of the filaments and capillary flow porometry to evaluate the equivalent pore diameter. The capillary rise method has already been used not only in Soil Mechanics, but also to characterize engineering textiles used in high performance composites. Such experiments are not easy to perform, because of technical difficulties such as textile geometrical alteration during testing, changes in fluid properties due to solvent evaporation and inaccurate observation of the progression of the capillary front (fading). To circumvent these problems, a monitoring technique based on fluorescent dye penetration inspection (DPI) and CCD image acquisition is proposed in this investigation. Visual monitoring of the capillary front is coupled with real-time fluid mass acquisition using a high resolution balance. Experimental observations on the height of the capillary front and the fluid mass absorbed by the fiber tows can be analyzed by four imbibition models. These models consider the evolution of the capillary height with (model I) or without gravity (model II) and of the fluid mass absorbed by capillary effect with (model III) or without gravity (model IV). The models without gravity will be used on short imbibition distances to derive the microscopic properties of fiber tows from the experimentally observed evolutions of the capillary height and the fluid mass absorbed by capillarity. After describing the new capillary rise setup devised for the fiber tow experiments, a set of experiments is carried out to characterize the properties of the fiber tows and investigate the wicking phenomena along the warp and weft directions. The consistency of this approach is compared with more standard methods. At the same time, the impact of fiber sizing on the tow wicking behavior is investigated. Note that experimental evaluations of tow permeability can also be derived from this approach. The results compare well with permeability predictions based on Blake-Kozeny-Carman models. In the future, it will be possible to apply the same experimental approach to engineering fabrics. Indeed, a comprehensive wicking characterization of fibrous reinforcements is expected to provide useful information in order to evaluate the optimal processing conditions of high performance composites fabricated by Liquid Composite Molding.
