Influence of liquid bridge volume on the onset of oscillation in floating-zone convection III. Three-dimensional model

An unsteady and three-dimensional model of the floating-half-zone convection on the ground is studied by the direct numerical simulation for the medium of 10 cSt silicon oil, and the influence of the liquid bridge volume on the critical applied temperature difference is especially discussed. The marginal curves for the onset of oscillation are separated into two branches related, respectively, to the slender liquid bridge and the fat liquid bridge. The oscillatory features of the floating-half-zone convection are also discussed.

Molecular/Cluster Statistical Thermodynamics Methods To Simulate Quasi-Static Deformations At Finite Temperature

The rapid evolution of nanotechnology appeals for the understanding of global response of nanoscale systems based on atomic interactions, hence necessitates novel, sophisticated, and physically based approaches to bridge the gaps between various length and time scales. In this paper, we propose a group of statistical thermodynamics methods for the simulations of nanoscale systems under quasi-static loading at finite temperature, that is, molecular statistical thermodynamics (MST) method, cluster statistical thermodynamics (CST) method, and the hybrid molecular/cluster statistical thermodynamics (HMCST) method. These methods, by treating atoms as oscillators and particles simultaneously, as well as clusters, comprise different spatial and temporal scales in a unified framework. One appealing feature of these methods is their "seamlessness" or consistency in the same underlying atomistic model in all regions consisting of atoms and clusters, and hence can avoid the ghost force in the simulation. On the other hand, compared with conventional MD simulations, their high computational efficiency appears very attractive, as manifested by the simulations of uniaxial compression and nanoindenation. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Period-doubling bifurcations of the thermocapillary convection in a floating half zone

This study experimentally explored the fine structures of the successive period-doubling bifurcations of the time-dependent thermocapillary convection in a floating half zone of 10 cSt silicone oil with the diameter d (0)=3.00 mm and the aspect ratio A=l/d (0)=0.72 in terrestrial conditions. The onset of time-dependent thermocapillary convection predominated in this experimental configuration and its subsequent evolution were experimentally detected through the local temperature measurements. The experimental results revealed a sequence of period-doubling bifurcations of the time-dependent thermocapillary convection, similar in some way to one of the routes to chaos for buoyant natural convection. The critical frequencies and the corresponding fractal frequencies were extracted through the real-time analysis of the frequency spectra by Fast-Fourier-Transformation (FFT). The projections of the trajectory onto the reconstructed phase-space were also provided. Furthermore, the experimentally predicted Feigenbaum constants were quite close to the theoretical asymptotic value of 4.669 [Feigenbaum M J. Phys Lett A, 1979, 74: 375-378].

HIRFL-CSR实验环高频同轴谐振腔设计原理

介绍了同步加速器高频铁氧体加载腔体的设计原理和设计计算过程。详细说明了腔体加载铁氧体材料的作用和意义,并对传统的传输线理论计算结果、CST(Computer Simulation Technol-ogy)软件模拟计算结果和实际腔体测量结果进行了比较。

HIRFL-CSR高压静电偏转板放电机理的研究

高压静电偏转板是HIRFL-CSR各级加速器注入引出系统的关键器件，对HIRFL-CSR的运行效率起着重要的作用。本文首先对HIRFL-CSR的几块静电偏转板做了一个简单的介绍，然后通过阅读有关资料，在得到一系列可靠数据的基础上，对静电偏转板的放电机理和优化措施进行了归纳和探讨。 本文重点对SFC引出偏转板的高压放电机理和优化进行了深入的研究。利用CST软件进行的电磁场计算表明：在电场和磁场的共同作用下，盖板损伤的发生部位与实际运行中的打火痕迹完全符合。依据相关理论和计算分析，得到了SFC引出偏转板的放电机理。该放电机理可以很合理的解释各实验现象，并将为SFC引出偏转板的改进提供明确的理论依据。 借鉴前人的经验，本文对SFC引出偏转板的改进进行了研究，这包括电场的优化、偏转板各部分的材料选择和表面处理以及盖板结构的改进。依据相关研究和计算分析，这些改进方案的实施可有效地提高SFC引出偏转板的耐压性能