EFFECTS OF CONVECTIVE FLUID MOTION UPON OXIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH IN HIGH TEMPERATURE SOLUTION

For understanding of the influence of convective flow on crystal growth, space high temperature in situ observation instrument (SHITISOI) is dedicated to visualize and record the whole growth process of oxide crystals in high temperature up to 1000°C. Model experiments using transparent liquids such as KNbO3 and a mix ture of Li2B4O7+KNbO3 were chosen to investigate effects on ground and in space.On the earth, an investigation of growth kinetics of KNbO3 crystal related to two different states of convection: diffusive-advective flow and diffusive-convective flow,has been performed. The per unit length of a step e is calculated from the exper imental data for two different states of convection. Analyses of these data show the effect of buoyancy convection is to enhance the sharpness of the interface. The growth of KNbO3 crystals from solution of KNbO3+Li2B4O7 was investigated in space. The streamlines of the steady thermocapillary convection in Li2B4O7 solvent was observed. Due to thermocapillary convection, KNbO3 crystal grains grew and filled the whole solution homogeneously. Earth-based quenching experiments are de signed in order to study polyhedral instability of KNbO3 crystal, which is controlled by diffusion mechanism limitation. In all cases, when the crystal was nucleated near air/solution surface, it lost its polyhedral stability and varied from polyhedrons to dedrites. The thickness of diffusion mechanism limitation layer is about 60μm.     

THE CONVECTIVE EFFECT ON THE MORPHOLOGICAL INSTABILITY OF KNbO3 CRYSTALS

Experimentally, it was observed that there were various morphologies of KNbO3 crystals in different regions of the melt of Li2B4O7 and KNbO3 mixture in Pt loop heater. Dendrites grew in the central area of the melt, the diffusive-advective region,in which the temperature gradient is negligible; whereas crystals with smooth sur face were observed in the marginal area, the diffusive-convective region, with large temperature gradient. Based on the solute concentration over the KNbO3 crystal surface examined by electronic probe analysis, it was proved that the combinative effect of buoyancy and surface tension convection induced by temperature gradient enhanced the homogeneity of the solute concentration around KNbO3 crystals and thus their morphological stability.     

EVALUATION OF MORPHOLOGY-STABLE CRITICAL SIZE OF KNbO3 CRYSTALS

Skeletal form of KNbO3 crystals growing in Li2B4O7 solvent was in-situ observed at 900°C and it was found that shallow depression started to develop on the surface of KNbO3 crystals when the crystal size exceeded several micron, typically 7 micron.Based on the quantitative criterion derived by Chernov, the estimated critical size of KNbO3 crystals was 1 micron, which was consistent with the experimental measure ment. The kinetic coefficients, kcorner and kcr, in the criterion were experimentally obtained in the diffusive-convective and diffusive-advective flow states respectively.     

VELOCITY FIELD OF THERMOCAPILLARY CONVECTION IN HIGH-TEMPERATURE OXIDE SOLUTION

We have investigated experimentally and theoretically the thermocapillary convec tive flow phenomena in a loop-shaped Pt wire heater of KNbO3 (20wt.%) and Li2B4O7 solutions. Optical evaluations in connection with thermocouple measure ments made it possible to get a new type of thermocapillary convective flow in the considered system. To study the kinematical behaviour of thermocapillary convec tion, we have measured the stream flow velocities. In a theoretical analysis, the flow velocity due to the thermocapillary effect alone was estimated by balancing the sur face tension forces by viscous forces. The velocity distribution in the solution near the margin of the heater was obtained, which is in agreement with the experimental result.     

Ti对Nb基合金高温抗氧化性能的影响

氧化物的体积与形成该氧化物消耗的金属的体积之比(PBR,Pilliing-Bed-worth Ratio),是判断氧化膜完整性的一个重要判据,是氧化膜内产生生长应力的主要因素之一.基于合金氧化行为建立了一个简化的氧化模型,给出计算合金单一氧化膜PBR的计算式,估算了Nb2O5,Ti2Nb10O29,TiNb2O7,TiO2的PBR.研究表明:在Nb基合金中加入合金化元素Ti,合金的高温抗氧化性能得到改善.实验表明:随着Ti含量的增加,合金氧化膜中氧化产物的种类和含量发生变化,致使氧化膜的PBR发生改变.随着Ti含量的增加,氧化膜的PBR值逐渐减小,致使氧化膜的完整性提高.     

NUMERICAL MODELLING OF VELOCITY AND TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE BUOYANCY CONVECTION EFFECT IN KNbO3 MELT

Numerical modelling of velocity and temperature fields in high-temperature KNbO3 melt of a loop-shaped Pt wire heater is carried out by using the commercial com putational code ANSYS for the mathematical solution of the governing equations.Based on the experimental boundary conditions and the Boussinesq approximation,the numerical modelling of a steady and two-dimensional model is applied to study the process under consideration of the buoyancy-driven convection condition. The result is compared with the previous experimental and theoretical data obtained in our laboratory, and the former is in agreement with the latter. Thus a theoretical guide for reasonable growth conditions is provided by studying in depth the real fluid flow effects in the crystal growth from the melt.     

Convective-diffusive transport in vapor growth ampoules

Theoretical and experimental work on heat and mass transport in crystal growth by closed ampoule vapor transport is reviewed. It is shown that double-diffusive phenomena, together with the three-dimensional boundary conditions of real systems lead to a complexity of the transport modes that are beyond the reach of the simplifying models currently used in the materials preparation literature. Consequences of the new insights for earth-bound vapor transport and for optimization of future space experiments are discussed.     

小孔流导法材料放气率测量装置的设计

介绍了小孔流导法测量真空材料放气率的原理和测量装置的设计方案。该装置由真空抽气系统、流导法测量系统、压力测量与质谱分析系统等三部分组成,设计的核心思想是采用对称的双测试室结构设计,可以精确测量测试室和分离规等带来的本底吸放气影响,并可实现实时、动态测量。装置的测量范围为（1×10^-7-1×10^-14）Pa.m^3/（s.cm^2）,温度测试范围为45℃-500℃,极限真空度为5×10^-8Pa。     

Solidification and Crystal Growth on the SJ-10 Recoverable Scientific Experiment Satellite

The low-gravity environment aboard the space provides a unique platform for understanding crystal-growth-related phenomena that are masked by gravity on the Earth and for exploring new crystal growth techniques. We have characterized the wetting behavior of metal alloys and carried out melt growth of compound semiconductors under the support of materials science program in the SJ-10 recoverable satellite. We found that interfacial reaction plays a significant role in the interfacial evolution of Sn-based alloys. Detached growth of InAsSb was realized under microgravity, whereas during the terrestrial experiment the crystal and the crucible wall contact with each other. Moreover, the suppression of buoyancy-driven convection results in a more uniform composition distribution in the InGaSb and Bi₂Te₃-based semiconductor alloys.      

Quantifying energy and mass transfer in crop canopies: sensors for measurement of temperature and air velocity.

Here we report on the in situ performance of inexpensive, miniature sensors that have increased our ability to measure mass and energy fluxes from plant canopies in controlled environments: 1. Surface temperature. Canopy temperature measurements indicate changes in stomatal aperture and thus latent and sensible heat fluxes. Infrared transducers from two manufacturers (Exergen Corporation, Newton, MA; and Everest Interscience, Tucson, AZ, USA) have recently become available. Transducer accuracy matched that of a more expensive hand-held infrared thermometer. 2. Air velocity varies above and within plant canopies and is an important component in mass and energy transfer models. We tested commercially-available needle, heat-transfer anemometers (1 x 50 mm cylinder) that consist of a fine-wire thermocouple and a heater inside a hypodermic needle. The needle is heated and wind speed determined from the temperature rise above ambient. These sensors are particularly useful in measuring the low wind speeds found within plant canopies. 3. Accurate measurements of air temperature adjacent to plant leaves facilitates transport phenomena modeling. We quantified the effect of radiation and air velocity on temperature rise in thermocouples from 10 to 500 micrometers. At high radiation loads and low wind speeds, temperature errors were as large as 7 degrees C above air temperature.     

Mass and heat exchange in liquids enclosed in containing walls at zero gravity

The dominant phenomena in miscible binary mixtures of melts are the four transport processes (thermal diffusion, heat transfer, concentration diffusion and diffusive heat transfer). In binary melts with no perfect solubility of the components in solid and liquid phase also internal Marangoni convections driven by interfacial forces seem to be possible.     

EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL STUDIES ON VELOCITY FIELD OF BUOYANCY CONVECTION IN KNbO3 MELT

The Schlieren technique coupling with a differential interference microscope was applied to visualize the KNbO3 melt motion in a loop-shaped Pt wire heater. The natural convection in KNbO3 melt was traced by observing the movement of the tiny KNbO3 crystals (～10μm) and the stream velocities of these tracer crystals were measured. In theoretical analysis, the Navier-Stokes equation was solved as a stable field. The general solution for this system of the differential equation was expressed by an approximate power series of azimuth and radius vector. The expression was substituted in the differential equation; a non-trivial solution was obtained exactly.The velocity distribution in the vertical section was obtained which is in qualitative agreement with the experimental result.     

高强度铝合金中氢传输的研究

采用化学镀镍层作为铝合金LC4上防护层,应用电化学氢渗透技术研究了氢在LC4中的静态传输规律以及在不同热处理状态下,氢在LC4中的传输对其应力腐蚀敏感性的影响。实验结果表明:常温下氢在LC4中的静态传输是以扩散为控制步骤的过程。氢扩散系数为10~(-9)cm~2·s~(-1)数量级,为同条件下氢在纯铝中扩散系数的四分之一;LC4材料的DCB试样在常温下的3.5％NaCl溶液中的应力腐蚀断裂不遵循氢脆机理。     

微重力环境下蒸发液层热毛细对流的数值模拟

提出了一种新模型来研究由单一物质构成的液层在其纯蒸气中的蒸发.液层置于微重力环境中并且受到水平方向温度梯度的作用,液层的热毛细对流和蒸发耦合在一起,使得气液界面的传热传质规律更加复杂.用理论分析的方法求解了不考虑热毛细效应的纯蒸发模型,得出温度场分布和界面质量流量的解析表达式.对于热毛细对流和蒸发耦合情况,采用有限差分的投影算法同时求解Navier-Stokes方程和能量方程,得到了不同蒸发Biot数和Marangoni数下流场和温度场的稳态数值解.论述了蒸发Biot数和Marangoni数对界面传热传质的影响,提出并解释了蒸发和热毛细对流耦合的三种模式.      

Nb离子注入γ-TiAl的高温循环氧化行为

研究了Nb离子注入的γ-TiAl合金在1123K和1173K空气中的高温循环氧化行为,用配有能谱仪的扫描电子显微镜对氧化层的形貌、显微结构进行了分析,用俄歇谱仪分析了注入元素和氧化层中各元素的分布.结果表明:Nb离子注入可以提高γ-TiAl合金的抗循环氧化性能.提高其抗氧化性能的主要原因归结于Nb离子在TiO₂中的掺杂作用.高价Nb的掺杂,降低了TiO₂的缺陷浓度,使TiO₂的生长受到抑制,在氧化初期形成了Al₂O₃保护层,从而推迟了氧化层的剥落时间.但Nb离子注入的γ-TiAl合金不具有长期的抗循环氧化性能.      

重力对单气泡生长特性的影响

采用VOF (Volume of Fluid)多相流模型, 通过用户自定义函数UDF (User Defined Function)实现相变过程中质量和能量的输运, 对微重力条件下尺寸为10mm × 10mm × 25mm的矩形通道的池沸腾现象进行数值模拟, 得到了微重力及常重力作用下单个气泡生长特性的差异. 模拟结果表明, 微重力条件下气泡周围的流线与温度场的分布有显著差异; 由于表面张力作用, 微重力下的气泡脱离特性与常重力下不同; 在微重力条件下, 气泡直径的变化比较复杂, 并与重力加速度的大小有关; Marangoni流对微重力下的流动影响很大, 使换热系数波动, 而且波动的幅度随重力加速度的减小而增大.      

孤立气泡生长过程的短时微重力落塔实验研究

利用中国科学院国家微重力实验室北京落塔提供的3.6s微重力时间开展了短时微重力条件下的池沸腾实验研究, 分析了微重力条件下孤立的单个气泡生长过程特征. 实验中采用掺杂磷的N型光滑硅片作为加热面(加热片尺寸10mm×10mm×0.5mm), 以含气率0.0046 (气液摩尔分数比)的FC-72作为工质, 利用恒流源对加热片通电加热. 通过对实验观测到的单个气泡生长图像及相应传热数据分析可知, 经典传热机制控制的气泡生长模型可以描述其早期特征. 相关模型中经验参数的拟合结果在文献报道的数值范围内, 表明重力对气泡生长早期影响较小, 但较大的气泡尺寸可以提供更准确的数值结果.      

氨合成-水热改性法制备氢氧化镁阻燃剂

为了解决氢氧化镁和聚合物之间的不相容问题, 对氨合成法-水热改性处理2步法制备高分散氢氧化镁阻燃剂进行了研究,分析了常温合成温度、水热改性温度和水热改性时间对制备大晶型、低比表面积氢氧化镁阻燃剂的影响.结果表明,经过水热改性处理改变了氢氧化镁晶体的生长习性,生成了形貌规则、粒径分布均匀、分散性良好的氢氧化镁六方片状颗粒.另外通过提高氯化镁浓度和氨水过量1倍,探讨了常温合成反应的转化率,认为应该在反应原料等当量下寻求提高转化率的可行方法.     

利用约瑟夫森电压标准装置测量直流电阻分压箱

提出了一种测量直流电阻分压箱比例的方法,利用可程控约瑟夫森电压标准装置(JVS)直接测量两个电压,计算其比例,具有测量周期短、准确度高、可靠性好的特点。还介绍了JVS和直流电阻分压箱的结构原理,以及测量分压比的技术。JVS能够短时间内连续多次测量10 V和1 V电压信号,几乎"同时"测量,通过合理设计测试方法和步骤,消除了以往测量方法中引线和其他测试设备以及电阻温度漂移的干扰,能够更加准确地测量出分压箱的分压比和线性度等指标,当测量分压箱比率为10∶1和100∶1时,测量的不确定度可分别达到1×10-7和3×10-7。     

低温射流抑制空间液氢储罐温度分层的数值研究

液氢是一种常用的沸点低、易蒸发的空间低温推进剂.空间微重力环境中浮力对流被极大减弱甚至完全抑制,当推进剂储罐壁面存在局部漏热时,储罐内部气液两相流会出现环绕漏热源的温度分层现象,引起局部过热沸腾,导致储罐内部压力急剧增大,危害系统结构安全.利用低温射流抑制温度分层现象是一种有效手段.低温流体通过设置在储罐内部的射流喷嘴与储罐内部的流体混合,消减局部高温,实现温度的均匀化.本文采用全充满的二维缩比储罐模型,对微重力条件下液氢储罐内局部漏热引起的温度分层现象进行数值模拟,分析低温射流条件对于消除微重力条件下液氢储罐内部温度分层效果的影响.