AHFO-based soil water content sensing technology considering soil-sensor thermal contact resistance

The actively heated fiber-optic(AHFO)technology has become emerged as a research focus due to its advantages of distributed,real-time measurement and good durability.These attributes have led to the gradual application of AHFO technology to the water content measurement of in situ soil.However,all existing in situ applications of AHFO technology fail to consider the effect of soilesensor contact quality on water content measurements,limiting potential for the wider application of AHFO technology.To address this issue,the authors propose a method for determining the soilesensor thermal contact resistance based on the principle of an infinite cylindrical heat source.This is then used to establish an AHFO water content measurement technology that considers the thermal contact resistance.The reliability and validity of the new measurement technology are explored through a laboratory test and a field case study,and the spatial-temporal evolution of the soil water content in the case is revealed.The results demonstrate that method for determining the soilesensor thermal contact resistance is highly effective and applicable to all types of soils.This method requires only the moisture content,dry density,and thermal response of the in situ soil to be obtained.In the field case,the measurement error of soil water content between the AHFO method,which takes into account the thermal contact resistance,and the neutron scattering method is only 0.011.The water content of in situ soil exhibits a seasonal variation,with an increase in spring and autumn and a decrease in summer and winter.Furthermore,the response of shallow soils to precipitation and evaporation is significant.These findings contribute to the enhancement of the accuracy of the AHFO technology in the measurement of the water content of in situ soils,thereby facilitating the dissemination and utilization of this technology.

Influence of Heat Exchange Coefficients on Both Optimized Thermal Contact (OTCR) and Critical (CTCR) Resistances at the Contact Interface of a Flat Concrete Slab and a Rice Straw Board

The study is carried out in imperfect contact with a concrete slab wall attached to a panel based on rice straw compressed in a dynamic frequency regime. We will propose the characterization of thermal insulation for thermal resistance of contact (x = 0.05 m). The impact of heat exchange coefficients on the front face (x = 0 m) and the rear face (x = 0.1 m) on these resistors is shown.

Effect of contact thermal resistance on temperature distributions of concrete-filled steel tubes in fire

To predicate the temperature distribution of concrete-filled steel tubes(CFSTs) being exposure to fire,a finite element analysis model was developed using a finite element package,ANSYS.A suggested value of contact thermal resistance was therefore proposed with the supporting of massive numbers of collected test data.Parametric analysis was conducted subsequently towards the cross-sectional temperature distribution of CFST columns in four-side fire,in which the exposure time,width of the cross section,steel ratio were taken into account with considering contact thermal resistance.It was found that contact thermal resistance has little effect on the overall temperature regulation with the exposure time,the width of cross-section or the change of steel ratio.However,great temperature dropping at the concrete adjacent to the contact interface,and gentle temperature increase at steel tube,exist if considering contact thermal resistance.The results of the study are expected to provide theoretical basis for the fire resistance behavior and design of the CFST columns being exposure to fire.

Experimental investigation of high temperature thermal contact resistance with interface material

Thermal contact resistance plays a very important role in heat transfer efficiency and thermomechanical coupling response between two materials,and a common method to reduce the thermal contact resistance is to fill a soft interface material between these two materials.A testing system of high temperature thermal contact resistance based on INSTRON 8874 is established in the present paper,which can achieve 600 C at the interface.Based on this system,the thermal contact resistance between superalloy GH600 material and three-dimensional braid C/C composite material is experimentally investigated,under different interface pressures,interface roughnesses and temperatures,respectively.At the same time,the mechanism of reducing the thermal contact resistance with carbon fiber sheet as interface material is experimentally investigated.Results show that the present testing system is feasible in the experimental research of high temperature thermal contact resistance.

Influence of thermal contact resistance on dynamic response of bilayered saturated porous strata

Porous materials can be found in a variety of geophysical and engineering applications.The existence of thermal contact resistance at the interface between bilayered saturated porous strata would result in a significant temperature difference at the interface.An attempt is made to study the thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling dynamic response of bilayered saturated porous strata with thermal contact resistance and elastic wave impedance.The corresponding analytical solutions for the dynamic response of bilayered saturated porous strata under a harmonic thermal load are derived by the operator decomposition method,and their rationality is verified by comparing them with existing solutions.The influences of thermal contact resistance,thermal conductivity ratio,and porosity ratio on the dynamic response of bilayered saturated porous strata are systematically investigated.Outcomes disclose that with the increase of thermal contact resistance,the displacement,pore water pressure and stress decrease gradually,and the temperature jump at the interface between two saturated porous strata increases.

Modeling and application of thermal contact resistance of ball screws

Aiming at determining the thermal contact resistance of ball screws,a new analytical method combining the minimum excess principle with the MB fractal theory is proposed to estimate thermal contact resistance of ball screws considering microscopic fractal characteristics of contact surfaces.The minimum excess principle is employed for normal stress analysis.Moreover,the MB fractal theory is adopted for thermal contact resistance.The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated by self-designed experiment.The comparison between theoretical and experimental results demonstrates that thermal contact resistance of ball screws can be obtained by the proposed method.On this basis,effects of fractal parameters on thermal contact resistance of ball screws are discussed.Moreover,effects of the axial load on thermal contact resistance of ball screws are also analyzed.The conclusion can be drawn that the thermal contact resistance decreases along with the fractal dimension D increase and it increases along with the scale parameter G increase,and thermal contact resistance of ball screws is retained almost constant along with axial load increase before the preload of the right nut turns into zero in value.The application of the proposed method is also conducted and validated by the temperature measurement on a self-designed test bed.

A Genetic Algorithm for Simultaneous Determination of Thin Films Thermal Transport Properties and Contact Resistance

A genetic algorithm （GA） was studied to simultaneously determine the thermal transport properties and the contact resistance of thin films deposited on a thick substrate. A pulsed photothermal reflectance （PPR） system was employed for the measurements. The GA was used to extract the thermal properties. Measurements were performed on SiO2 thin films of different thicknesses on silicon substrate. The results show that the GA accompanied with the PPR system is useful for the simultaneous determination of thermal properties of thin films on a substrate.

Nondestructive measurement of thermal contact resistance for the power vertical double-diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor

To obtain thermal contact resistance（TCR） between the vertical double-diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor（VDMOS） and the heat sink, we derived the relationship between the total thermal resistance and the contact force imposed on the VDMOS. The total thermal resistance from the chip to the heat sink is measured under different contact forces, and the TCR can be extracted nondestructively from the derived relationship. Finally, the experimental results are compared with the simulation results.

Characterization of low-resistance ohmic contacts to heavily carbon-doped n-type InGaAsBi films treated by rapid thermal annealing

Carbon-doped In Ga As Bi films on In P:Fe(100)substrates have been grown by gas source molecular beam epitaxy(GSMBE).The electrical properties and non-alloyed Ti/Pt/Au contact resistance of n-type carbon-doped In Ga As Bi films were characterized by Van der Pauw-Hall measurement and transmission line method(TLM)with and without rapid thermal annealing(RTA).It was found that the specific contact resistance decreases gradually with the increase of carrier concentration.The electron concentration exhibits a sharp increase,and the specific contact resistance shows a noticeable reduction after RTA.With RTA,the In Ga As Bi film grown under CBr4 supply pressure of 0.18 Torr exhibited a high electron concentration of 1.6×10^(21) cm^(-3) and achieved an ultra-low specific contact resistance of 1×10^(-8)Ω·cm^(2),revealing that contact resistance depends greatly on the tunneling effect.

Modeling for thermal contact resistance of frictional interface under high temperature and high pressure

According to the thermodynamic characteristics in the work interface of the plastic forming of metals, a set of TCR (thermal contact resistance) experimental system under the conditions of high temperature and high pressure has been designed. The interrelations between the thermal contact resistance (TCR) and its influence factors such as contact pressure etc, are obtained. A modified coefficient E is introduced to consider the relative slide in the contact interface. Then the interfacial TCR calculating model, which suits to the special conditions of `high temperature+plastic rheology’ and frictional contact such as continuous roll casting process, is established.

Waveguide mechanism and design of thermal contact resistance at metal rheologic interface

The main factors and their varied disciplines affecting the heat transfer at the metal rheologic interface were studied from the waveguide mechanism of heat transfer of electrons and phonons, guiding the design of thermal contact resistance through studying the microscale mechanism of heat transfer at the interface. The results show that electron has stronger quantum tunneling effect when the thickness of oxide film is smaller than de Broglie wavelength of electron and the heat conduction of oxide film produces microscale effect. The thickness and nature of oxide film dominate the heat transfer at the metal rheologic interface. The main means to design the interface contact conductance are to control the formation of oxide film as well as the process of machining of roller surface and lubrication of interface.

Modeling of thermal conductivity for disordered carbon nanotube networks

Several theoretical models have been developed so far to predict the thermal conductivities of carbon nanotube(CNT)networks.However,these models overestimated the thermal conductivity significantly.In this paper,we claimed that a CNT network can be considered as a contact thermal resistance network.In the contact thermal resistance network,the temperature of an individual CNT is nonuniform and the intrinsic thermal resistance of CNTs can be ignored.Compared with the previous models,the model we proposed agrees well with the experimental results of single-walled CNT networks.

ODS MA754合金传热界面接触热阻实验研究

鉴于ODS MA754合金传热界面的接触热阻参数对全固态堆芯空间反应堆系统的热量导出具有重要影响,研发和设计了高温高压接触热阻实验装置,测量了不同温度(20~800℃)、压力(0~80 MPa)、气体氛围(He、CO_(2))以及试件表面粗糙度(1.6、3.2μm)下ODS MA754合金传热界面的接触热阻,并基于测试获得的宽量程数据点,建立了ODS MA754合金的接触热阻数据库。实验结果表明:随着接触面温度和压力的升高,界面接触热阻降低,且热阻降低的速率逐渐减小;相较于表面粗糙度为1.6μm的试件,粗糙度为3.2μm试件表面的界面接触热阻明显偏大,实验得到的定量关系可为工程样件的加工粗糙度要求提供依据;He气氛下的接触热阻远小于CO_(2)气氛,在0.1 MPa、100℃工况下,He气氛接触热阻约为CO_(2)气氛接触热阻的1/4。该研究结果可为空间反应堆的热工设计提供数据参考。

高温圆柱配合面接触热阻数值模拟研究

在众多核工程应用中,如燃料元件芯块与包壳的热力相互作用以及热管堆的传热过程中,界面接触热阻是热工分析的一个基础参数,也是传热系统温度分布预测的一个重要不确定性来源。准确预测和调控接触热阻可为系统的热防护和能量传递提供助益。本研究采用粗糙表面重构技术以及有限元热力耦合方法,对高温下的圆柱配合面结构进行热力耦合分析。本研究建立的数值预测方法能够应用于其它圆柱配合面的接触和传热预测,其方法和预测结果可为整个系统的热力耦合分析提供合理的分析方法和基础参数支撑。

高温界面接触热阻试验

飞行器组件之间不可避免地存在接触热阻,接触热阻的准确获取对热结构细节设计至关重要。针对高温、高压同时作用下接触热阻测量的难题,基于静态热流法自主研制了高温界面接触热阻测量装置。该装置能够有效测得给定界面压力、最高热面温度1500℃固体结构界面间的接触热阻。利用该装置,成功开展了三类热结构组件高温界面接触热阻测量试验,获得了压力、温度和界面粗糙度对结构界面接触热阻的影响规律。试验结果表明,测量装置稳定可靠、温度和压力载荷模拟精度高、试验易实施,试验结果可以为飞行器热结构设计与工程应用提供依据。

碳填料/天然橡胶复合材料热导率及层间接触热阻对微波加热效果的影响

制备炭黑/天然橡胶(NR)、石墨烯/NR和碳纳米管/NR复合材料,采用试验与数值模拟相结合的方法研究复合材料热导率和层间接触热阻对微波加热的影响。结果表明:炭黑、石墨烯和碳纳米管自身热导率越大,复合材料的热导率越大,层间接触热阻越小;通过增大填料用量来增大复合材料的热导率和减小层间接触热阻具有一定的局限性,需考虑复合材料的配方设计适用性和经济性;复合材料的热导率对微波加热过程中高、低温区域分布规律和微波加热效率基本无影响,但影响复合材料的温度分布均匀性。为保证微波加热硫化均匀性,多层复合材料的层间接触热阻不可忽略。

热电器件界面性能的研究现状

近年来,基于塞贝克效应的热电技术不断取得进展,热电器件已在多个领域得以运用。然而热电器件的各连接界面存在诸多挑战。尤其是热电材料与电极的界面处在实际运用中面临电阻、热阻高,接头处易老化失效等问题。这使得热电器件的转化效率远低于理论值,可靠性不足以支持其工业化运用,热电材料的器件化进程严重滞后于新型热电材料的开发进度。为此,本文重点归纳总结了热电器件中热电材料与电极连接界面的电传输、热传输、连接性能的评估指标及相关理论,并详细介绍了各指标的测定方法和一些常见的优化策略,以期扩展热电器件的界面研究,提升热电器件的综合性能,扩大热电器件的应用范围。

4~5 K铟片填充下无氧铜材料接触热阻实验研究

在陆续开展的深空探测任务中,高精度光学探测设备需要长期稳定的深低温工作环境。传热界面由于传热介质的热阻而存在一定的传热温差,为确保设备的工作环境,避免探测效率下降、精度下降和噪声干扰增加等严重后果,对无氧铜和不锈钢两种深低温温区常用的固体导热材料的界面接触热阻进行了实验测试。在真空、4~5.2 K、压力为3 077 N、铟片为填充物的条件下,测量了粗糙度为Ra=3.2的不锈钢-无氧铜接触热阻。结果表明:无氧铜界面间接触热阻在10^(-5)~10^(-4) m^(2)·K/W量级,且随温度的升高和粗糙度的减小而减小;无氧铜和不锈钢间的接触热阻在10^(-2) m^(2)·K/W量级。

计及电磁-传热影响的蒸发冷却风力发电机定子铁心穿管结构优化设计

采用自循环式蒸发冷却技术是提升大容量风力发电机组散热能力和可靠性的一种经济且有效的方式,然而在传统电机的分析设计和性能预测过程中,往往会忽略定子局部穿管结构的改变对电机电磁性能的影响,同时也会忽略这部分接触热阻在热传导过程中对电机冷却性能的影响。对此,该文首先基于风力发电机的运行特性和单元灵敏度方法分析了定子铁心穿管结构对电机电磁及冷却性能的影响,然后通过小倾角自循环管道换热实验以及接触热阻温升实验对空心圆铜管的换热能力以及接触热阻进行了分析和测试,最后建立了以电磁及传热性能为优化目标的铁心穿管结构优化策略,并以一台10 MW永磁直驱式风力发电机为研究对象,对定子铁心穿管结构开展了优化设计研究。通过优化方案的有限元分析验证说明,提出的优化策略可以准确且有效地满足电机电磁和冷却性能的设计要求,同时从电磁和散热两个维度来评估,所提出的优化策略同样适用于相同应用场景下的其他永磁同步电机。

表面热扩渗技术在金属双极板表面改性中的研究进展

燃料电池因其环保和资源利用率高等优点近年来备受关注,对改善全球环境具有重要意义。双极板是燃料电池的重要组成部分,目前燃料电池中大多数的双极板为石墨双极板,其厚度大、加工成本高、柔韧性较差,而金属双极板是替代石墨双极板的最佳材料,其易于加工、成本较低。目前对金属双极板表面制备涂层的研究最为广泛,然而大多数涂层方法工艺复杂,容易形成缺陷,且对燃料电池商业化来说过于昂贵,因此可以通过对金属双极板进行热扩渗改性以满足其服役性能。介绍了不同金属双极板的表面改性技术,列出了不同种类的热扩渗改性技术,重点概况了热扩渗工艺以及耐蚀、导电性能。分析结果表明,对于热扩渗工艺,在制备双极板时应选用合适的温度,以减小或消除形变对双极板的影响;制备出均匀、致密且组织单一的热扩渗层可以明显提高金属双极板的性能;在空气和模拟燃料电池溶液环境中形成的氧化膜和钝化膜同样对金属双极板的性能具有重要影响。在金属双极板表面进行热扩渗改性研究,以提高其耐蚀性、导电性及服役稳定性,同时开发出新型复合工艺,对推动金属双极板在燃料电池的应用至关重要。