We experimentally investigate the microfluidic flow of oil-in-water nanoemulsions in aqueous sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) solutions having different concentrations and injection flow rates. A coaxial microfluidic devi...
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We experimentally investigate the microfluidic flow of oil-in-water nanoemulsions in aqueous sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) solutions having different concentrations and injection flow rates. A coaxial microfluidic device is employed to explore the behavior of nanoemulsion threads in these sheathing SDS solutions. Using two high-speed cameras, which simultaneously capture both top and side views, we reveal a variety of flow phenomena, ranging from simple core-annular flow to complex flows, such as gravitational, inertial, and buckling thread flows. By analyzing these complex flows, we develop a methodology that elucidates the relationship of core-annular and gravitational flows at low flow rates. Further, we examine the off-axis displacements and bending of core threads at large flow rates, and we study the buckling dynamics of nanoemulsion threads subjected to osmotic stresses caused by large SDS concentrations in the sheathing fluid.
The evolution of interfaces is intrinsic to many physical processes ranging from cavitation in fluids to recrystallization in solids. Computational modeling of interface motion entails a number of challenges, many of ...
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Grain boundaries (GBs) can be treated as two-dimensional (2-D) interfacial phases (also called 'complexions') that can undergo interfacial phase-like transitions. As bulk phase diagrams and calculation of phas...
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Thermomechanical treatment (TMT) is a widely used process for effectively enhancing the mechanical properties of conventional metallic materials. This study applied TMT along with rapid annealing to a lightweight (≈5...
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Selective laser melting (SLM) provides an opportunity to manufacture parts with complex geometry, minimal wastage, and no need for special tooling. However, the fabricated parts exhibit heterogeneity and anisotropy in...
Selective laser melting (SLM) provides an opportunity to manufacture parts with complex geometry, minimal wastage, and no need for special tooling. However, the fabricated parts exhibit heterogeneity and anisotropy in mechanical properties and residual stresses, which have been long-term concerns of the SLM of metallic materials. The present study investigates the effect of melting sequence and heat treatment on such heterogeneous and anisotropic properties in the SLM Ti6Al4V alloys. As a relatively low-cost and effective approach, the application of melting sequence led to the homogenization of the microstructure and improvement of mechanical properties, though anisotropy in properties (residual stresses, hardness) remained. The application of the heat treatment process not only homogenized the hardness but also reduced the anisotropy. These approaches would be considered as the two potential strategies to overcome the shortcoming of the SLM process, depending on the required properties, possibility and performance, and the budget.
Power densification is making thermal design a key step in the development of future electrical devices. Systems such as data centers and electric vehicles are generating more heat, which requires efficient cooling to...
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We devise reduced-dimension metrics for effectively measuring the distance between two points (i.e., microstructures) in the microstructure space and quantifying the pathway associated with microstructural evolution, ...
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We devise reduced-dimension metrics for effectively measuring the distance between two points (i.e., microstructures) in the microstructure space and quantifying the pathway associated with microstructural evolution, based on a recently introduced set of hierarchical n-point polytope functions Pn. The Pn functions provide the probability of finding particular n-point configurations associated with regular n polytopes in the material system, and are a special subset of the standard n-point correlation functions Sn that effectively decompose the structural features in the system into regular polyhedral basis with different symmetries. The nth order metric Ωn is defined as the L1 norm associated with the Pn functions of two distinct microstructures. By choosing a reference initial state (i.e., a microstructure associated with t0=0), the Ωn(t) metrics quantify the evolution of distinct polyhedral symmetries and can in principle capture emerging polyhedral symmetries that are not apparent in the initial state. To demonstrate their utility, we apply the Ωn metrics to a two-dimensional binary system undergoing spinodal decomposition to extract the phase separation dynamics via the temporal scaling behavior of the corresponding Ωn(t), which reveals mechanisms governing the evolution. Moreover, we employ Ωn(t) to analyze pattern evolution during vapor deposition of phase-separating alloy films with different surface contact angles, which exhibit rich evolution dynamics including both unstable and oscillating patterns. The Ωn metrics have potential applications in establishing quantitative processing-structure-property relationships, as well as real-time processing control and optimization of complex heterogeneous material systems.
Despite the weak, van-der-Waals interlayer coupling, photoinduced charge transfer vertically across atomically thin interfaces can occur within surprisingly fast, sub-50fs timescales. Early theoretical understanding o...
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Do high-entropy alloys and ceramics have their grain boundary (GB) counterparts? As the concept of high-entropy grain boundaries (HEGBs) was initially proposed in 2016, this article provides the first complete and rig...
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Device models show GeSn lasers are limited by weak electron and photon confinement. Adding carbon offers strong conduction band offsets, freeing SiGeSn layers for separate confinement heterostructures, reducing thresh...
Device models show GeSn lasers are limited by weak electron and photon confinement. Adding carbon offers strong conduction band offsets, freeing SiGeSn layers for separate confinement heterostructures, reducing thresholds. Photoluminescence from recent growths of GeC and GeSnC quantum wells will be presented.
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