The cold chain environment is an important route for the long⁃distance transmission of pathogenic micro⁃organisms.In this study,we explored the mechanisms of secondary propagation through surface contact on cold surfa...The cold chain environment is an important route for the long⁃distance transmission of pathogenic micro⁃organisms.In this study,we explored the mechanisms of secondary propagation through surface contact on cold surfaces.A quantitative statistical experimental method was adopted to study the surface⁃contact transmission of micro⁃organisms,wherein the transfer rate of surface contact was the dependent variable and Escherichia coli was used as the indicator bacterium.The effects of contact pressure(0.44,0.86,1.55,2.25,and 2.94 N/cm^(2)),contact time(0,15,30,45,and 60 s),contact angle(15°and 25°),and surface materials(rubber and cotton gloves)were measured at two storage temperatures:cold storage(5℃)and freezing(-18℃).The results showed that as temperature decreases,the transfer of micro⁃organisms through surface contact becomes less probable.The contact time did not significantly influence the transfer rate of micro⁃organisms when items were handled at cold⁃storage temperatures.Based on these results,we recommend placing items as flat as possible to minimize the tilt angle when handling them at cold⁃storage temperatures.Additionally,if the tilt angle cannot be avoided,rubber gloves should be used when handling items stored at large tilt angles,whereas cotton gloves may be used for items placed at smaller angles.展开更多
The contact problem of deformed rough surfaces exists widely in complex engineering structures.How to reveal the influence mechanism of surface deformation on the contact properties is a key issue in evaluating the in...The contact problem of deformed rough surfaces exists widely in complex engineering structures.How to reveal the influence mechanism of surface deformation on the contact properties is a key issue in evaluating the interface performances of the engineering structures.In this paper,a contact model is established,which is suitable for tensile and bending deformed contact surfaces.Four contact forms of asperities are proposed,and their distribution characteristics are analyzed.This model reveals the mechanism of friction generation from the perspective of the force balance of asperity.The results show the contact behaviors of the deformed contact surface are significantly different from that of the plane contact,which is mainly reflected in the change in the number of contact asperities and the real contact area.This study suggests that the real contact area of the interface can be altered by applying tensile and bending strains,thereby regulating its contact mechanics and conductive behavior.展开更多
Rolling contact fatigue performance is among the most important issues for applications of bearing steels.In this work,a recently developed surface modification technique,surface mechanical rolling treatment,was appli...Rolling contact fatigue performance is among the most important issues for applications of bearing steels.In this work,a recently developed surface modification technique,surface mechanical rolling treatment,was applied on a rare-earth addition bearing steel.And rolling contact fatigue behavior of treated samples was compared with that of as-received counterparts at different contacting stresses.The results demonstrated that a 700μm-thick gradient nanostructured surface layer is produced on samples by surface mechanical rolling treatment.The grain size decreases while the microhardness increases gradually with decreasing depth,reaching~23 nm and~10.2 GPa,respectively,at the top surface.Consequently,the rolling contact fatigue property is significantly enhanced.The characteristic life of treated samples is~3.2 times that of untreated counterparts according to Weibull curves at 5.6 GPa.Analyses of fatigue mechanisms demonstrated that the gradient nanostructured surface layer might not only retard material degradation and microcrack formation,but also prolong the steady-state elastic response stage under rolling contact fatigue.展开更多
In this paper,an incremental contact model is developed for the elastic self-affine fractal rough surfaces under plane strain condition.The contact between a rough surface and a rigid plane is simplified by the accumu...In this paper,an incremental contact model is developed for the elastic self-affine fractal rough surfaces under plane strain condition.The contact between a rough surface and a rigid plane is simplified by the accumulation of identical line contacts with half-width given by the truncated area divided by the contact patch number at varying heights.Based on the contact stiffness of two-dimensional flat punch,the total stiffness of rough surface is estimated,and then the normal load is calculated by an incremental method.For various rough surfaces,the approximately linear load-area relationships predicted by the proposed model agree well with the results of finite element simulations.It is found that the real average contact pressure depends significantly on profile properties.展开更多
The debate on the effect of roughness on adhesion is crucial and open yet in contact mechanics.However,exploring the adhesive contact mechanisms of three-dimensional randomly rough surfaces coupling with elastic–plas...The debate on the effect of roughness on adhesion is crucial and open yet in contact mechanics.However,exploring the adhesive contact mechanisms of three-dimensional randomly rough surfaces coupling with elastic–plastic behaviors seems blank.This work first provides a comprehensive finite element method for analyzing the adhesive contact of three-dimensional randomly Weibull rough surfaces based on the Derjaguin approximation and the Lennard–Jones potential.The results demonstrate that roughness kills adhesion due to the contribution of inhomogeneous attractions and even repulsions.The adhesion diminishes as the scale parameter increases,the shape parameter decreases,or the thermodynamic work of adhesion decreases.Furthermore,the relationship between the decrement of pull-off force and RMS roughness is quantitatively formulated by introducing a correction parameter as a preliminary attempt from the numerical view for the open debate.展开更多
This paper presents a novel surface model based on the Gurtin–Murdoch theory and Kerr-type differential relations,which is established and numerically simulated.By employing the principles of equivalent force and mec...This paper presents a novel surface model based on the Gurtin–Murdoch theory and Kerr-type differential relations,which is established and numerically simulated.By employing the principles of equivalent force and mechanical equilibrium,a differential equation for the contact pressure-deflection relationship between a rigid indenter and an elastic thin beam is derived.The study investigates pressure distribution within the contact area and deformation patterns outside this region.The relationship between indentation parameters is analyzed from two perspectives:clamped and simply-supported boundaries,with a detailed comparison to classical cases.The findings reveal that the normalized contact pressure and load–displacement relationship of elastic thin beams are influenced not only by the half-width ratio and indentation depth but also by the material’s surface elasticity.Similar to classical contact scenarios,an increase in surface elasticity leads to the separation of the indenter from the beam’s center when the contact half-width exceeds a certain threshold(e.g.,a ratio of 4 to the beam thickness).This results in a negative normalized contact pressure and the formation of two independent,symmetric contact strips.Notably,the relationship between displacement and contact half-width remains largely unaffected by surface elasticity,aligning with classical indentation contact results.The methodology and outcomes of this research provide a foundation for analyzing the structures and properties of nanostructured materials,offer insights for the design of future nanostructured devices,and present innovative approaches to addressing practical engineering challenges.展开更多
The aim of this study was investigate the effects of heat treatment on the contact angle of Chinese fir, and the indicators affecting the change of contact an-gle change. It was determined that the duration of treatme...The aim of this study was investigate the effects of heat treatment on the contact angle of Chinese fir, and the indicators affecting the change of contact an-gle change. It was determined that the duration of treatment had significant effect on the change curves of contact angle of Chinese fir wood due to the change curves of contact angle became more centralized and orderly after the specimens heat treated at 180 ℃. Compared with the untreated wood, the contact angle in-creased from 51＆#176; to 124＆#176; after 4 h treatment, and hydroxyl absorbance of hy-drophilic functional groups decreased from 2.08 to 1.63, while carbonyl absorbance from 0.92 to 0.62. The surface roughness has not significant influence on the con-tact angle. Heat treatment of the Chinese fir caused surface morphological change, which produced hol owed-out phenomenon. The increased surface contact angle caused by heat treatment can be used for outdoor and sauna facilities.展开更多
We investigate the effects of the surface states on the Schottky contacts in 4H-SiC MESFET. The Ti/Pt/Au gate metal contacts are deposited by electron beam evaporation and patterned by a lift-off process. Based on the...We investigate the effects of the surface states on the Schottky contacts in 4H-SiC MESFET. The Ti/Pt/Au gate metal contacts are deposited by electron beam evaporation and patterned by a lift-off process. Based on thermionic theory,a simple parameter extraction method is developed for determination of the surface states in metal/4H-SiC Schottky contacts. The interface state density and interface capacitance are calculated to be 4. 386 × 10^12 cm^-2 · eV^- 1 and 6. 394 × 10^-6 F/cm^2 ,which are consistent with the device＇s terminal characteristics.展开更多
The thermal contact conductance problem is an important issue in studying the heat transfer of engineering surfaces, which has been widely studied since last few decades, and for predicting which many theoretical mode...The thermal contact conductance problem is an important issue in studying the heat transfer of engineering surfaces, which has been widely studied since last few decades, and for predicting which many theoretical models have been established. However, the models which have been existed are lack of objectivity due to that they are mostly studied based on the statistical methodology characterization for rough surfaces and simple partition for the deformation formats of contact asperity. In this paper, a fractal prediction model is developed for the thermal contact conductance between two rough surfaces based on the rough surface being described by three-dimensional Weierstrass and Mandelbrot fractal function and assuming that there are three kinds of asperity deformation modes： elastic, elastoplastic and fully plastic. Influences of contact load and contact area as well as fractal parameters and material properties on the thermal contact conductance are investigated by using the presented model. The investigation results show that the thermal contact conductance increases with the increasing of the contact load and contact area. The larger the fractal dimension, or the smaller the fractal roughness, the larger the thermal contact conductance is. The thermal contact conductance increases with decreasing the ratio of Young＇s elastic modulus to the microhardness. The results obtained indicate that the proposed model can effectively predict the thermal contact conductance at the interface, which provide certain reference to the further study on the issue of heat transfer between contact surfaces.展开更多
Because the result of the MB fractal model contradicts with the classical contact mechanics, a revised elastoplastic contact model of a single asperity is developed based on fractal theory. The critical areas of a sin...Because the result of the MB fractal model contradicts with the classical contact mechanics, a revised elastoplastic contact model of a single asperity is developed based on fractal theory. The critical areas of a single asperity are scale dependent, with an increase in the contact load and contact area, a transition from elastic, elastoplastic to full plastic deformation takes place in this order. In considering the size distribution function, analytic expression between the total contact load and the real contact area on the contact surface is obtained. The elastic, elastoplastic and full plastic contact load are obtained by the critical elastic contact area of the biggest asperity and maximun contact area of a single asperity. The results show that a rough surface is firstly in elastic deformation. As the load increases, elastoplastic or full plastic deformation takes place. For constant characteristic length scale G, the slope of load-area relation is proportional to fractal dimension D. For constant fractal dimension D, the slope of load-area relation is inversely proportional to G. For constant D and G, the slope of load-area relation is inversely proportional to property of the material ~b, namely with the same load, the material of rough surface is softer, and the total contact area is larger. The contact mechanics model provides a foundation for study of the friction, wear and seal performance of rough surfaces.展开更多
In order to increase the efficiency in the machining of the sculptured surfaces, the contact principle of differential geometry is applied to the 5-axis NC machining; The best contact condition between tool and the su...In order to increase the efficiency in the machining of the sculptured surfaces, the contact principle of differential geometry is applied to the 5-axis NC machining; The best contact condition between tool and the surfaces is researched. Through analysis the contact degree of the intersection line of the cutter and the surfaces is known. In comparison to previous studies, the theory is more restricted and accurate by going beyond the second-order parameters into the third-order, suiting both the primary surfaces of analytical geometry and the computer-generated surfaces of the computation geometry. It has definite procedure of calculation, and the equations are easy to solve. The thought process is very clear： First, suppose that there is a surface of third-order, the coefficients of which are arbitrary; Then find out the best posture of the circle in order that the circle and the surface will most closely contact with each other at the origin position; Finally, develop the surface into a third-order surface at every point of machining and employ the results mentioned above to find the best cutter posture at every point of machining. As a result, the equations are easy to solve, and the concept is clear.展开更多
Contact problems are one of the most challenging fields in virtual assembly. Information of contact states could be utilized to realize compliant motion of work pieces, to analyze the contact stress, to assist positio...Contact problems are one of the most challenging fields in virtual assembly. Information of contact states could be utilized to realize compliant motion of work pieces, to analyze the contact stress, to assist positioning parts and so on. Some methods have already been proposed to estimate contact states between objects and in most of these methods contact states between objects are simplified in order to realize real-time visual reality animation. While in virtual assembly contact states between parts are required to analyze contact stress, deformation and quality. Besides the contact state estimation method for virtual assembly should be able to handle a number of complex parts in real time. There are rarely known methods which could meet this requirement till now. In this study a contact state estimation algorithm based on surface-matching for virtual assembly is proposed. Contacts between parts are categorized into six basic types according to contact region of surfaces. Based on continuous collision detection of polyhedral models a novel contact state identification algorithm which is based on surface matching is proposed. Then contact evolution algorithm, which utilizes the extern force and contact information, is implemented to handle evolution of contact state. Finally a prototype system is developed to verify the above technologies. Experiment results reveal that contact state between parts could be estimated correctly in real time virtual assembly. The proposed contact state estimation algorithm provides a complete solution to obtain the contact state between parts in virtual assembly. Information of contact state between parts could be utilized to realize contact dynamic, contact stress analysis, assembly quality analysis, and so on.展开更多
Parts with high-quality freeform surfaces have been widely used in industries,which require strict quality control during the manufacturing process.Among all the industrial inspection methods,contact measurement with ...Parts with high-quality freeform surfaces have been widely used in industries,which require strict quality control during the manufacturing process.Among all the industrial inspection methods,contact measurement with coordinate measuring machines or computer numerical control machine tool is a fundamental technique due to its high accuracy,robustness,and universality.In this paper,the existing research in the contact measurement field is systematically reviewed.First,different configurations of the measuring machines are introduced in detail,which may have influence on the corresponding sampling and inspection path generation criteria.Then,the entire inspection pipeline is divided into two stages,namely the pre-inspection and post-inspection stages.The typical methods of each sub-stage are systematically overviewed and classified,including sampling,accessibility analysis,inspection path generation,probe tip radius compensation,surface reconstruction,and uncertainty analysis.Apart from those classical research,the applications of the emerging deep learning technique in some specific tasks of measurement are introduced.Furthermore,some potential and promising trends are provided for future investigation.展开更多
Nanoscale sliding contacts of smooth surfaces or between a single asperity and a smooth surface have been widely investigated by molecular dynamics simulations, while there are few studies on the sliding contacts betw...Nanoscale sliding contacts of smooth surfaces or between a single asperity and a smooth surface have been widely investigated by molecular dynamics simulations, while there are few studies on the sliding contacts between two rough surfaces. Actually, the friction of two rough surfaces considering interactions between more asperities should be more realistic. By using multiscale method, friction characteristics of two dimensional nanoscale sliding contacts between rigid multi-asperity tips and elastic textured surfaces are investigated. Four nanoscale textured surfaces with different texture shapes are designed, and six multi-asperity tips composed of cylindrical asperities with different radii are used to slide on the textured surfaces. Friction forces are compared for different tips, and effects of the asperity radii on the friction characteristics are investigated. Average friction forces for all the cases are listed and compared, and effects of texture shapes of the textured surfaces are discussed. The results show that textured surface II has a better structure to reduce friction forces. The multi-asperity tips composed of asperities with R=20r0 （r0=0.227 7 nm） or R=30r0 get higher friction forces compared with other cases, and more atoms of the textured surfaces are taken away by these two tips, which are harmful to reduce friction or wear. For the case of R=10ro, friction forces are also high due to large contact areas, but the sliding processes are stable and few atoms are taken away by the tip. The proposed research considers interactions between more asperities to make the model approach to the real sliding contact problems. The results will help to vary or even control friction characteristics by textured surfaces, or provide references to the design of textured surfaces.展开更多
Wear and scuffing failures often occur in marine transmission gears due to high friction and flash temperature at the interface between the meshing-teeth.In this paper,a numerical solution procedure was developed for ...Wear and scuffing failures often occur in marine transmission gears due to high friction and flash temperature at the interface between the meshing-teeth.In this paper,a numerical solution procedure was developed for the predictions of transient friction and flash temperature in the marine timing gears during one meshing circle based on the 3D line contact mixed lubrication simulation,which had been verified by comparing the flash temperature with those from Blok’s theory.The effect of machined surface roughness on the mixed lubrication characteristics is studied.The obtained results for several typical gear pairs indicate that gear pair 4-6 exhibits the largest friction and the highest interfacial temperature increase due to severe rough surface asperity contacts,while the polished gear surfaces yield the smallest friction and the lowest interfacial temperature.In addition,the influences of the operating conditions and the gear design parameters on the friction-temperature behaviors are discussed.It is observed that the conditions of heavy load and low rotational velocity usually lead to significantly increased friction and temperature.In the meantime,by optimizing the gear design parameters,such as the modulus and the pressure angle,the performance of interfacial friction and temperature can be significantly improved.展开更多
An elastic and plastic mechanical model is proposed to characterize the normal contact of rough surfaces. The contact process is considered as three separated contact regimes, i.e., the fully elastic, mixed elastic一p...An elastic and plastic mechanical model is proposed to characterize the normal contact of rough surfaces. The contact process is considered as three separated contact regimes, i.e., the fully elastic, mixed elastic一plastic and fully plastic ones. The Hertzian elastic contact solutions and the classical fully plastic contact model of Abbott and Fires tone are used to model the contact behaviors of fully elastically deformed asperities and fully plastically deformed ones, respectively. For the mixed elastic-plastic regime, an improved Hermit interpolation method is applied to enforce the continuity and smoothness at the critical contact interference, and to decrease the interpolation waving effect by transforming the physical quantities of contact load into logarithmic coordinates. The contac t model of rough surfaces is formula ted by using the Greenwood and Williamson^ statistics analysis. Comparisons with the CEB, ZMC and KE models are then performed to examine the effects of plasticity index and mean separation. Agreeing well with the ZMC model, our results show that the total contact load of rough surfaces decreases with the increase in mean separation, and the difference between the prediction results of elastic models and the plastic ones also decreases, indicating that the contact behaviors mainly dominated by plastically deformed asperities have been changed to be controlled by elastically deformed ones. Larger plasticity index represents more plastically deformed asperities, inducing normal contact behaviors mainly dominated by plastic solutions.展开更多
Detailed behaviors of nanoscale textured surfaces during the reciprocating sliding contacts are still unknown although they are widely used in mechanical components to improve tribological characteristics.The current ...Detailed behaviors of nanoscale textured surfaces during the reciprocating sliding contacts are still unknown although they are widely used in mechanical components to improve tribological characteristics.The current research of sliding contacts of textured surfaces mainly focuses on the experimental studies,while the cost is too high.Molecular dynamics(MD)simulation is widely used in the studies of nanoscale single-pass sliding contacts,but the CPU cost of MD simulation is also too high to simulate the reciprocating sliding contacts.In this paper,employing multiscale method which couples molecular dynamics simulation and finite element method,two dimensional nanoscale reciprocating sliding contacts of textured surfaces are investigated.Four textured surfaces with different texture shapes are designed,and a rigid cylindrical tip is used to slide on these textured surfaces.For different textured surfaces,average potential energies and average friction forces of the corresponding sliding processes are analyzed.The analyzing results show that"running-in"stages are different for each texture,and steady friction processes are discovered for textured surfaces II,III and IV.Texture shape and sliding direction play important roles in reciprocating sliding contacts,which influence average friction forces greatly.This research can help to design textured surfaces to improve tribological behaviors in nanoscale reciprocating sliding contacts.展开更多
Through the rolling contact fatigue experiment under the condition of the lubricating oil, this article investigated the relation between contact fatigue property and microstructure on the surface layer of D2 wheel st...Through the rolling contact fatigue experiment under the condition of the lubricating oil, this article investigated the relation between contact fatigue property and microstructure on the surface layer of D2 wheel steel. The results showed that although the roughness of the original specimen induced by mechanical processing would diminish to some extent in the experiment, the 0.5 - 1.5 μm thick layer of ultrafine microstructure on the original mechanically-processed specimen surface would still become micro-cracks and small spalling pits due to spalling, and would further evolve into fatigue crack source. Additionally, even under the impact of the load that was not adequate to make the material reach fatigue limit, the ferrite in the microstructure underwent plastic deformation, which led the refinement of proeutectoid ferrite grains. During the experiment, the hardening and the refinement caused by plastic deformation consisted with the theory that dislocation gave rise to plastic deformation and grain refinement. The distribution laws of hardness and ferrite grain sizes measured could be explained by the distribution law of the shearing stress in the subsurface.展开更多
AIM: To assess and compare the impact of a daily disposable contact lens(CL) with high water content on the ocular surface and comfort of the presbyopic and nonpresbyopic population after one day of use. METHODS: Tota...AIM: To assess and compare the impact of a daily disposable contact lens(CL) with high water content on the ocular surface and comfort of the presbyopic and nonpresbyopic population after one day of use. METHODS: Totally 20 presbyopes and 30 non-presbyopes non-contact wearers were fitted with nesofilcon A CLs. CL thickness was measured to assess material stability during daily wear, and ocular surface parameters were also assessed. Optical quality was analyzed for all cases. In addition, CL comfort was rated.RESULTS: No significant differences were found in CL thickness, tear film osmolarity, average tear break-up time, bulbar redness, central corneal thickness, corneal volume, root-mean-square of higher-order aberrations(RMS of HOAs) and vertical and horizontal coma, either as a function of the group or time of use. A significant decrease in tear meniscus height and first break-up of the tear film was found in the presbyopic group(P=0.038; P=0.007 respectively). A decrease in spherical aberration coefficient was found after CL insertion(P=0.031 monofocal CL; P=0.023 low addition multifocal CL; P=0.016 high addition multifocal CL). Multifocal CL were thicker than monofocal CL(P=0.045). Comparison between groups showed more discomfort in presbyopes than non-presbyopes(P=0.003).CONCLUSION: This study evidence that the behavior of the daily disposable CL with high water content seems to be stable during the day of use. Ocular parameters measured during wear show that CL behavior is the same for presbyopes and non-presbyopes, being more uncomfortable for presbyopes.展开更多
By means of breaking tests on PtIr contact materials via a JF04C contact material testing machine, it was attempted to elucidate the characteristics of the various surface morphology and material transfer after the ar...By means of breaking tests on PtIr contact materials via a JF04C contact material testing machine, it was attempted to elucidate the characteristics of the various surface morphology and material transfer after the arc erosion process caused by break arc. The material transfer characteristics appeared in the experiments were concluded and analyzed. Meanwhile, the morphology of the anode and cathode surface were observed and analyzed by SEM.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52278121).
文摘The cold chain environment is an important route for the long⁃distance transmission of pathogenic micro⁃organisms.In this study,we explored the mechanisms of secondary propagation through surface contact on cold surfaces.A quantitative statistical experimental method was adopted to study the surface⁃contact transmission of micro⁃organisms,wherein the transfer rate of surface contact was the dependent variable and Escherichia coli was used as the indicator bacterium.The effects of contact pressure(0.44,0.86,1.55,2.25,and 2.94 N/cm^(2)),contact time(0,15,30,45,and 60 s),contact angle(15°and 25°),and surface materials(rubber and cotton gloves)were measured at two storage temperatures:cold storage(5℃)and freezing(-18℃).The results showed that as temperature decreases,the transfer of micro⁃organisms through surface contact becomes less probable.The contact time did not significantly influence the transfer rate of micro⁃organisms when items were handled at cold⁃storage temperatures.Based on these results,we recommend placing items as flat as possible to minimize the tilt angle when handling them at cold⁃storage temperatures.Additionally,if the tilt angle cannot be avoided,rubber gloves should be used when handling items stored at large tilt angles,whereas cotton gloves may be used for items placed at smaller angles.
基金This work are supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China General Program(Grant No.12272157)the Natural Science Foundation of China Major Program(Grant No.12327901)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.lzujbky-2023-ey05)the 111 Project(Grant No.B14044).
文摘The contact problem of deformed rough surfaces exists widely in complex engineering structures.How to reveal the influence mechanism of surface deformation on the contact properties is a key issue in evaluating the interface performances of the engineering structures.In this paper,a contact model is established,which is suitable for tensile and bending deformed contact surfaces.Four contact forms of asperities are proposed,and their distribution characteristics are analyzed.This model reveals the mechanism of friction generation from the perspective of the force balance of asperity.The results show the contact behaviors of the deformed contact surface are significantly different from that of the plane contact,which is mainly reflected in the change in the number of contact asperities and the real contact area.This study suggests that the real contact area of the interface can be altered by applying tensile and bending strains,thereby regulating its contact mechanics and conductive behavior.
基金The financial supports by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Nos.XDC04030300 and XDB0510303)CAS-HK Joint Laboratory of Nanomaterials and MechanicsShenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science are acknowledged.
文摘Rolling contact fatigue performance is among the most important issues for applications of bearing steels.In this work,a recently developed surface modification technique,surface mechanical rolling treatment,was applied on a rare-earth addition bearing steel.And rolling contact fatigue behavior of treated samples was compared with that of as-received counterparts at different contacting stresses.The results demonstrated that a 700μm-thick gradient nanostructured surface layer is produced on samples by surface mechanical rolling treatment.The grain size decreases while the microhardness increases gradually with decreasing depth,reaching~23 nm and~10.2 GPa,respectively,at the top surface.Consequently,the rolling contact fatigue property is significantly enhanced.The characteristic life of treated samples is~3.2 times that of untreated counterparts according to Weibull curves at 5.6 GPa.Analyses of fatigue mechanisms demonstrated that the gradient nanostructured surface layer might not only retard material degradation and microcrack formation,but also prolong the steady-state elastic response stage under rolling contact fatigue.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12372100,12302126,and 12302141)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2023M732799)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.xzy012024020)Sihe Wang also thanks the support from the China Scholarship Council(CSC).
文摘In this paper,an incremental contact model is developed for the elastic self-affine fractal rough surfaces under plane strain condition.The contact between a rough surface and a rigid plane is simplified by the accumulation of identical line contacts with half-width given by the truncated area divided by the contact patch number at varying heights.Based on the contact stiffness of two-dimensional flat punch,the total stiffness of rough surface is estimated,and then the normal load is calculated by an incremental method.For various rough surfaces,the approximately linear load-area relationships predicted by the proposed model agree well with the results of finite element simulations.It is found that the real average contact pressure depends significantly on profile properties.
文摘The debate on the effect of roughness on adhesion is crucial and open yet in contact mechanics.However,exploring the adhesive contact mechanisms of three-dimensional randomly rough surfaces coupling with elastic–plastic behaviors seems blank.This work first provides a comprehensive finite element method for analyzing the adhesive contact of three-dimensional randomly Weibull rough surfaces based on the Derjaguin approximation and the Lennard–Jones potential.The results demonstrate that roughness kills adhesion due to the contribution of inhomogeneous attractions and even repulsions.The adhesion diminishes as the scale parameter increases,the shape parameter decreases,or the thermodynamic work of adhesion decreases.Furthermore,the relationship between the decrement of pull-off force and RMS roughness is quantitatively formulated by introducing a correction parameter as a preliminary attempt from the numerical view for the open debate.
基金Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province,24JRRA182,Liyuan Wang,25JRRA802,zhiying ou。
文摘This paper presents a novel surface model based on the Gurtin–Murdoch theory and Kerr-type differential relations,which is established and numerically simulated.By employing the principles of equivalent force and mechanical equilibrium,a differential equation for the contact pressure-deflection relationship between a rigid indenter and an elastic thin beam is derived.The study investigates pressure distribution within the contact area and deformation patterns outside this region.The relationship between indentation parameters is analyzed from two perspectives:clamped and simply-supported boundaries,with a detailed comparison to classical cases.The findings reveal that the normalized contact pressure and load–displacement relationship of elastic thin beams are influenced not only by the half-width ratio and indentation depth but also by the material’s surface elasticity.Similar to classical contact scenarios,an increase in surface elasticity leads to the separation of the indenter from the beam’s center when the contact half-width exceeds a certain threshold(e.g.,a ratio of 4 to the beam thickness).This results in a negative normalized contact pressure and the formation of two independent,symmetric contact strips.Notably,the relationship between displacement and contact half-width remains largely unaffected by surface elasticity,aligning with classical indentation contact results.The methodology and outcomes of this research provide a foundation for analyzing the structures and properties of nanostructured materials,offer insights for the design of future nanostructured devices,and present innovative approaches to addressing practical engineering challenges.
基金Supported by Science and Technology Programs of Liangqing District of Nanning City(201304A)Science and Technology Program of Guangxi University(XJZ120270)~~
文摘The aim of this study was investigate the effects of heat treatment on the contact angle of Chinese fir, and the indicators affecting the change of contact an-gle change. It was determined that the duration of treatment had significant effect on the change curves of contact angle of Chinese fir wood due to the change curves of contact angle became more centralized and orderly after the specimens heat treated at 180 ℃. Compared with the untreated wood, the contact angle in-creased from 51＆#176; to 124＆#176; after 4 h treatment, and hydroxyl absorbance of hy-drophilic functional groups decreased from 2.08 to 1.63, while carbonyl absorbance from 0.92 to 0.62. The surface roughness has not significant influence on the con-tact angle. Heat treatment of the Chinese fir caused surface morphological change, which produced hol owed-out phenomenon. The increased surface contact angle caused by heat treatment can be used for outdoor and sauna facilities.
文摘We investigate the effects of the surface states on the Schottky contacts in 4H-SiC MESFET. The Ti/Pt/Au gate metal contacts are deposited by electron beam evaporation and patterned by a lift-off process. Based on thermionic theory,a simple parameter extraction method is developed for determination of the surface states in metal/4H-SiC Schottky contacts. The interface state density and interface capacitance are calculated to be 4. 386 × 10^12 cm^-2 · eV^- 1 and 6. 394 × 10^-6 F/cm^2 ,which are consistent with the device＇s terminal characteristics.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50975276,50475164)National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program,Grant No. 2007CB607605)+1 种基金Doctoral Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No.200802900513)Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (PAPD)
文摘The thermal contact conductance problem is an important issue in studying the heat transfer of engineering surfaces, which has been widely studied since last few decades, and for predicting which many theoretical models have been established. However, the models which have been existed are lack of objectivity due to that they are mostly studied based on the statistical methodology characterization for rough surfaces and simple partition for the deformation formats of contact asperity. In this paper, a fractal prediction model is developed for the thermal contact conductance between two rough surfaces based on the rough surface being described by three-dimensional Weierstrass and Mandelbrot fractal function and assuming that there are three kinds of asperity deformation modes： elastic, elastoplastic and fully plastic. Influences of contact load and contact area as well as fractal parameters and material properties on the thermal contact conductance are investigated by using the presented model. The investigation results show that the thermal contact conductance increases with the increasing of the contact load and contact area. The larger the fractal dimension, or the smaller the fractal roughness, the larger the thermal contact conductance is. The thermal contact conductance increases with decreasing the ratio of Young＇s elastic modulus to the microhardness. The results obtained indicate that the proposed model can effectively predict the thermal contact conductance at the interface, which provide certain reference to the further study on the issue of heat transfer between contact surfaces.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51105304,51475364)Shaanxi Provincial Natural Science Basic Research Plan of China(Grant No.2015JM5212)
文摘Because the result of the MB fractal model contradicts with the classical contact mechanics, a revised elastoplastic contact model of a single asperity is developed based on fractal theory. The critical areas of a single asperity are scale dependent, with an increase in the contact load and contact area, a transition from elastic, elastoplastic to full plastic deformation takes place in this order. In considering the size distribution function, analytic expression between the total contact load and the real contact area on the contact surface is obtained. The elastic, elastoplastic and full plastic contact load are obtained by the critical elastic contact area of the biggest asperity and maximun contact area of a single asperity. The results show that a rough surface is firstly in elastic deformation. As the load increases, elastoplastic or full plastic deformation takes place. For constant characteristic length scale G, the slope of load-area relation is proportional to fractal dimension D. For constant fractal dimension D, the slope of load-area relation is inversely proportional to G. For constant D and G, the slope of load-area relation is inversely proportional to property of the material ~b, namely with the same load, the material of rough surface is softer, and the total contact area is larger. The contact mechanics model provides a foundation for study of the friction, wear and seal performance of rough surfaces.
基金This project is supported by Provincial Basic Science Research Foundation of Hunan, China(No.02-jxz3011)Research Foundation of Railway Department, China(No.J98Z102).
文摘In order to increase the efficiency in the machining of the sculptured surfaces, the contact principle of differential geometry is applied to the 5-axis NC machining; The best contact condition between tool and the surfaces is researched. Through analysis the contact degree of the intersection line of the cutter and the surfaces is known. In comparison to previous studies, the theory is more restricted and accurate by going beyond the second-order parameters into the third-order, suiting both the primary surfaces of analytical geometry and the computer-generated surfaces of the computation geometry. It has definite procedure of calculation, and the equations are easy to solve. The thought process is very clear： First, suppose that there is a surface of third-order, the coefficients of which are arbitrary; Then find out the best posture of the circle in order that the circle and the surface will most closely contact with each other at the origin position; Finally, develop the surface into a third-order surface at every point of machining and employ the results mentioned above to find the best cutter posture at every point of machining. As a result, the equations are easy to solve, and the concept is clear.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50805009)Fund of National Engineering and Research Center for Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing of China (Grant No. 07205)
文摘Contact problems are one of the most challenging fields in virtual assembly. Information of contact states could be utilized to realize compliant motion of work pieces, to analyze the contact stress, to assist positioning parts and so on. Some methods have already been proposed to estimate contact states between objects and in most of these methods contact states between objects are simplified in order to realize real-time visual reality animation. While in virtual assembly contact states between parts are required to analyze contact stress, deformation and quality. Besides the contact state estimation method for virtual assembly should be able to handle a number of complex parts in real time. There are rarely known methods which could meet this requirement till now. In this study a contact state estimation algorithm based on surface-matching for virtual assembly is proposed. Contacts between parts are categorized into six basic types according to contact region of surfaces. Based on continuous collision detection of polyhedral models a novel contact state identification algorithm which is based on surface matching is proposed. Then contact evolution algorithm, which utilizes the extern force and contact information, is implemented to handle evolution of contact state. Finally a prototype system is developed to verify the above technologies. Experiment results reveal that contact state between parts could be estimated correctly in real time virtual assembly. The proposed contact state estimation algorithm provides a complete solution to obtain the contact state between parts in virtual assembly. Information of contact state between parts could be utilized to realize contact dynamic, contact stress analysis, assembly quality analysis, and so on.
基金partially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(Grant No.22ZR1435200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52075337)the Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing and Equipment Technology,HUST(Grant No.DMETKF2022010)。
文摘Parts with high-quality freeform surfaces have been widely used in industries,which require strict quality control during the manufacturing process.Among all the industrial inspection methods,contact measurement with coordinate measuring machines or computer numerical control machine tool is a fundamental technique due to its high accuracy,robustness,and universality.In this paper,the existing research in the contact measurement field is systematically reviewed.First,different configurations of the measuring machines are introduced in detail,which may have influence on the corresponding sampling and inspection path generation criteria.Then,the entire inspection pipeline is divided into two stages,namely the pre-inspection and post-inspection stages.The typical methods of each sub-stage are systematically overviewed and classified,including sampling,accessibility analysis,inspection path generation,probe tip radius compensation,surface reconstruction,and uncertainty analysis.Apart from those classical research,the applications of the emerging deep learning technique in some specific tasks of measurement are introduced.Furthermore,some potential and promising trends are provided for future investigation.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51205313,50975232)111 Project(Grant No.B13044)Northwestern Polytechnical University Foundation for Fundamental Research,China(Grant No.JC20110249)
文摘Nanoscale sliding contacts of smooth surfaces or between a single asperity and a smooth surface have been widely investigated by molecular dynamics simulations, while there are few studies on the sliding contacts between two rough surfaces. Actually, the friction of two rough surfaces considering interactions between more asperities should be more realistic. By using multiscale method, friction characteristics of two dimensional nanoscale sliding contacts between rigid multi-asperity tips and elastic textured surfaces are investigated. Four nanoscale textured surfaces with different texture shapes are designed, and six multi-asperity tips composed of cylindrical asperities with different radii are used to slide on the textured surfaces. Friction forces are compared for different tips, and effects of the asperity radii on the friction characteristics are investigated. Average friction forces for all the cases are listed and compared, and effects of texture shapes of the textured surfaces are discussed. The results show that textured surface II has a better structure to reduce friction forces. The multi-asperity tips composed of asperities with R=20r0 （r0=0.227 7 nm） or R=30r0 get higher friction forces compared with other cases, and more atoms of the textured surfaces are taken away by these two tips, which are harmful to reduce friction or wear. For the case of R=10ro, friction forces are also high due to large contact areas, but the sliding processes are stable and few atoms are taken away by the tip. The proposed research considers interactions between more asperities to make the model approach to the real sliding contact problems. The results will help to vary or even control friction characteristics by textured surfaces, or provide references to the design of textured surfaces.
基金Project(51905118)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(3072020CF0306)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China。
文摘Wear and scuffing failures often occur in marine transmission gears due to high friction and flash temperature at the interface between the meshing-teeth.In this paper,a numerical solution procedure was developed for the predictions of transient friction and flash temperature in the marine timing gears during one meshing circle based on the 3D line contact mixed lubrication simulation,which had been verified by comparing the flash temperature with those from Blok’s theory.The effect of machined surface roughness on the mixed lubrication characteristics is studied.The obtained results for several typical gear pairs indicate that gear pair 4-6 exhibits the largest friction and the highest interfacial temperature increase due to severe rough surface asperity contacts,while the polished gear surfaces yield the smallest friction and the lowest interfacial temperature.In addition,the influences of the operating conditions and the gear design parameters on the friction-temperature behaviors are discussed.It is observed that the conditions of heavy load and low rotational velocity usually lead to significantly increased friction and temperature.In the meantime,by optimizing the gear design parameters,such as the modulus and the pressure angle,the performance of interfacial friction and temperature can be significantly improved.
文摘An elastic and plastic mechanical model is proposed to characterize the normal contact of rough surfaces. The contact process is considered as three separated contact regimes, i.e., the fully elastic, mixed elastic一plastic and fully plastic ones. The Hertzian elastic contact solutions and the classical fully plastic contact model of Abbott and Fires tone are used to model the contact behaviors of fully elastically deformed asperities and fully plastically deformed ones, respectively. For the mixed elastic-plastic regime, an improved Hermit interpolation method is applied to enforce the continuity and smoothness at the critical contact interference, and to decrease the interpolation waving effect by transforming the physical quantities of contact load into logarithmic coordinates. The contac t model of rough surfaces is formula ted by using the Greenwood and Williamson^ statistics analysis. Comparisons with the CEB, ZMC and KE models are then performed to examine the effects of plasticity index and mean separation. Agreeing well with the ZMC model, our results show that the total contact load of rough surfaces decreases with the increase in mean separation, and the difference between the prediction results of elastic models and the plastic ones also decreases, indicating that the contact behaviors mainly dominated by plastically deformed asperities have been changed to be controlled by elastically deformed ones. Larger plasticity index represents more plastically deformed asperities, inducing normal contact behaviors mainly dominated by plastic solutions.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51205313,50975232)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(Grant No.3102014JCS05009)the 111 Project of China(Grant No.B13044)
文摘Detailed behaviors of nanoscale textured surfaces during the reciprocating sliding contacts are still unknown although they are widely used in mechanical components to improve tribological characteristics.The current research of sliding contacts of textured surfaces mainly focuses on the experimental studies,while the cost is too high.Molecular dynamics(MD)simulation is widely used in the studies of nanoscale single-pass sliding contacts,but the CPU cost of MD simulation is also too high to simulate the reciprocating sliding contacts.In this paper,employing multiscale method which couples molecular dynamics simulation and finite element method,two dimensional nanoscale reciprocating sliding contacts of textured surfaces are investigated.Four textured surfaces with different texture shapes are designed,and a rigid cylindrical tip is used to slide on these textured surfaces.For different textured surfaces,average potential energies and average friction forces of the corresponding sliding processes are analyzed.The analyzing results show that"running-in"stages are different for each texture,and steady friction processes are discovered for textured surfaces II,III and IV.Texture shape and sliding direction play important roles in reciprocating sliding contacts,which influence average friction forces greatly.This research can help to design textured surfaces to improve tribological behaviors in nanoscale reciprocating sliding contacts.
文摘Through the rolling contact fatigue experiment under the condition of the lubricating oil, this article investigated the relation between contact fatigue property and microstructure on the surface layer of D2 wheel steel. The results showed that although the roughness of the original specimen induced by mechanical processing would diminish to some extent in the experiment, the 0.5 - 1.5 μm thick layer of ultrafine microstructure on the original mechanically-processed specimen surface would still become micro-cracks and small spalling pits due to spalling, and would further evolve into fatigue crack source. Additionally, even under the impact of the load that was not adequate to make the material reach fatigue limit, the ferrite in the microstructure underwent plastic deformation, which led the refinement of proeutectoid ferrite grains. During the experiment, the hardening and the refinement caused by plastic deformation consisted with the theory that dislocation gave rise to plastic deformation and grain refinement. The distribution laws of hardness and ferrite grain sizes measured could be explained by the distribution law of the shearing stress in the subsurface.
文摘AIM: To assess and compare the impact of a daily disposable contact lens(CL) with high water content on the ocular surface and comfort of the presbyopic and nonpresbyopic population after one day of use. METHODS: Totally 20 presbyopes and 30 non-presbyopes non-contact wearers were fitted with nesofilcon A CLs. CL thickness was measured to assess material stability during daily wear, and ocular surface parameters were also assessed. Optical quality was analyzed for all cases. In addition, CL comfort was rated.RESULTS: No significant differences were found in CL thickness, tear film osmolarity, average tear break-up time, bulbar redness, central corneal thickness, corneal volume, root-mean-square of higher-order aberrations(RMS of HOAs) and vertical and horizontal coma, either as a function of the group or time of use. A significant decrease in tear meniscus height and first break-up of the tear film was found in the presbyopic group(P=0.038; P=0.007 respectively). A decrease in spherical aberration coefficient was found after CL insertion(P=0.031 monofocal CL; P=0.023 low addition multifocal CL; P=0.016 high addition multifocal CL). Multifocal CL were thicker than monofocal CL(P=0.045). Comparison between groups showed more discomfort in presbyopes than non-presbyopes(P=0.003).CONCLUSION: This study evidence that the behavior of the daily disposable CL with high water content seems to be stable during the day of use. Ocular parameters measured during wear show that CL behavior is the same for presbyopes and non-presbyopes, being more uncomfortable for presbyopes.
基金The National Nature Science Foundation of China(No.u0837601)
文摘By means of breaking tests on PtIr contact materials via a JF04C contact material testing machine, it was attempted to elucidate the characteristics of the various surface morphology and material transfer after the arc erosion process caused by break arc. The material transfer characteristics appeared in the experiments were concluded and analyzed. Meanwhile, the morphology of the anode and cathode surface were observed and analyzed by SEM.
