The simulation of a large number of particles requires unacceptable computational time that is the most criticalproblem existing in the industrial application of the DEM. Coarse graining is a promising approach to fac...The simulation of a large number of particles requires unacceptable computational time that is the most criticalproblem existing in the industrial application of the DEM. Coarse graining is a promising approach to facilitatethe application of DEM to industrial problems. While the current coarse graining framework is often developedin an ad-hoc manner, leading to different formulations and different solution accuracy and efficiency. Therefore,in this paper, existing coarse graining techniques have been carefully analysed by the exact scaling law which canprovide the theory basis for the upscaling method. A proper scaling rule for the size of particles and samples as wellas interaction laws have been proposed. The scaling rule is applied to a series simulations of biaxial compressiontests with different scale factors to investigate the precision of the coarse graining system. The error between theoriginal system and the coarse system shows a growing tendency as the scale factor increases. It can be concludedthat the precision of the coarse graining system is accepted when applying scaling rules based on the exact scalinglaws.展开更多
Gas-solid flows are ubiquitous in industrial systems.The coupled model of the discrete element method(DEM)and computational fluid dynamics(CFD)is one of the techniques for the simulation of the gas-solid flows.To enha...Gas-solid flows are ubiquitous in industrial systems.The coupled model of the discrete element method(DEM)and computational fluid dynamics(CFD)is one of the techniques for the simulation of the gas-solid flows.To enhance the applicability of the DEM-CFD method,the coarse graining DEM has been developed to simulate large-scale powder systems.The coarse graining DEM is a scaling law model and hence can simulate large-scale systems using a smaller number of particles than the actual one.Although the coarse graining DEM enables to effectively simulate large-scale powder systems on a single PC,visualized image is lack of reality due to reduced spatial resolution.Here a novel visualization method is developed to produce realistic images.In the proposed technique,the virtual particles are located by considering the motion and location of the coarse grain particles.To show the adequacy of the proposed method,two types of visualization based on the computational results are made:a blow-up of powder due to injected gas flow and a spouted bed.In these systems,the visualized images are shown to be improved by the proposed visualization technique.The effectiveness of the proposed method is proved by the agreement of the images based on the calculation results between the standard DEM-CFD method and coarse graining DEM.展开更多
The coarse graining of particle cluster is of great significance to the study of a fluidized bed. The effects of variations in the physical properties of supercritical water on the coarse graining of particle cluster ...The coarse graining of particle cluster is of great significance to the study of a fluidized bed. The effects of variations in the physical properties of supercritical water on the coarse graining of particle cluster are investigated in this work. The drag coefficient distributions of the particle cluster are not influenced by the physical properties. However, the physical properties have effects on the values of drag coefficient. The effects of physical properties are weaker in the case of large particle concentrations. Furthermore, the physical properties lead to that the effect of particle cluster wake on the drag of downstream particles being significantly different from that of constant property flow. The variation trend of drag of coarse graining particle is consistent with that of isolated particle. The physical properties lead to significant differences in the values of drag. In this paper, the dominance of the effects of physical properties in a variety of cases is confirmed. Finally, a physical properties effect model is developed accordingly.展开更多
This study investigates the differences in microstructural control between cryogenic forging combined with pre-deformation(PCF)and traditional thermal forging(TTF)for 7050 aluminum forgings intended for aerospace appl...This study investigates the differences in microstructural control between cryogenic forging combined with pre-deformation(PCF)and traditional thermal forging(TTF)for 7050 aluminum forgings intended for aerospace applications.The PCF process,utilizing cryogenic deformation,significantly refines the coarse grains at the surface of the forgings,resulting in a finer and more uniform microstructure,thereby effectively addressing the issue of surface coarse grains associated with traditional methods.The findings indicate that the PCF process can accumulate higher stored energy,facilitating static recrystallization(SRX)during subsequent heat treatment and enhancing the microstructural uniformity.Utilizing various analytical techniques,including optical microscopy(OM),electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD),and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).This study reveals the superiority of the PCF process in terms of strain accumulation,dislocation density,and grain refinement.In conclusion,this method offers advantages in enhancing the performance and microstructural uniformity of 7050 aluminum forgings,presenting new opportunities for applications in the aluminum forging industry.展开更多
Hot compression experiments were conducted under conditions of deformation temperatures ranging from 950 to 1150℃,strain rates of 0.001-10 s^(-1),and deformation degrees ranging from 20%to 80%.The hot deformation beh...Hot compression experiments were conducted under conditions of deformation temperatures ranging from 950 to 1150℃,strain rates of 0.001-10 s^(-1),and deformation degrees ranging from 20%to 80%.The hot deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of millimeter-grade coarse grains(MCGs)in the as-cast Ti-6Cr-5Mo-5V-4Al(Ti-6554)alloy were studied,and a hot processing map was established.Under compression along the rolling direction(RD),continuous dynamic recrystallization(CDRX)ensues due to the progressive rotation of subgrains within the MCGs.Along the transverse direction(TD),discontinuous dynamic recrystallization(DDRX)resulting from grain boundary bulging or bridging,occurs on the boundaries of the MCGs.With decreasing strain rate,increasing temperature,and higher deformation degree,dynamic recrystallization becomes more pronounced,resulting in a reduction in the original average grain size.The optimal processing parameters fall within a temperature range of 1050-1150℃,a strain rate of 0.01 s^(-1),and a deformation degree between 40%and 60%.展开更多
The complex grain fragmentation mechanisms of coarse grains in titanium alloys under multi-directional forging(MDF)directly influence the optimization and control of primary hot working processes.This study conducted ...The complex grain fragmentation mechanisms of coarse grains in titanium alloys under multi-directional forging(MDF)directly influence the optimization and control of primary hot working processes.This study conducted MDF experiments onβ-phase as-cast Ti-6554 alloy and simulated non-uniform deformation during cyclic multi-directional compression through macro-and micro-deformation modeling.The results revealed that friction and surface cooling caused low strain and tensile stress concentration at billet edges,leading to mixed grain structures.In contrast,high strain and triaxial compressive stress at billet centers facilitated uniform grain refinement.After 14 compressions and 4 intermediate reheating processes,coarse grains of the billet were refined from 2-5 mm to 0.25-0.50 mm,achieving uniform grain sizes across different regions.For the first time,the orientation evolution of grains with different morphologies during multi-directional compressions was visualized microscopically.Columnar grains were found to be more easily subdivided than equiaxed grains due to local strain accumulation.Under cumulative compressions,grain orientations gradually rotated from uniform to random,driving continuous dynamic recrystallization(CDRX).Slip system interactions and concentrated misorientation led to the formation and extension of transition and shear bands,inducing grain fragmentation dominated by transgranular subdivided CDRX.Smooth grain boundaries transformed into serrated ones after multiple passes,providing additional nucleation sites for discontinuous dynamic recrystallization(DDRX)and facilitating boundary expand CDRX.The interaction of diverse DRX mechanisms was the fundamental cause of grain refinement.This study clarified the principles of refining and homogenizing millimeter-grade coarse grains under increasing forging strain,offering valuable insights for the development of primary hot processing techniques for as-castβtitanium alloys.展开更多
After the hot deformation sample of Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al alloy was treated by solid solution in theα+βtwo-phase region,the coarseβgrains that often appeared in theβsingle phase region were observed in the local region,i...After the hot deformation sample of Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al alloy was treated by solid solution in theα+βtwo-phase region,the coarseβgrains that often appeared in theβsingle phase region were observed in the local region,indicating that the abnormal grain growth occurred in the local microstructural region,and the macrostructure also showed abnormally coarse grains(ACGs).The dynamic recrystallization(DRX)behavior of Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al titanium alloy was systematically investigated through hot compression tests on the Gleeble-3800 system.The DRX model ofβgrains was established,and the quantitative correlation between DRX characteristics and the appearance of ACG was clarified.Based on these results,a numerical simulation platform was developed to realize the visual prediction of ACG distribution.The results show that the increase of deformation temperature and the decrease of strain rate both contribute to a significant increase in the grain size(d_(DRX)))and volume fraction(X_(DRX))of DRXed grains.However,the proper X_(DRX)and smaller d_(DRX))at low deformation temperature and high strain rate make the macro and microstructure show ACGs after solid solution.Interestingly,if the DRX degree is excessive or insufficient,ACGs cannot be produced,indicating that ACGs are solid solution products based on the appropriate DRX degree.According to the flow curves and statistical results of microstructure,the quantitative model of DRX kinetics and DRX grain size model were constructed,and the quantitative criterion model that is related to the formation of ACG with grain size(d_(DRX)))and volume fraction(X_(DRX))of DRXed grains as the key parameters was established,i.e.,d_(DRX)≤2.60µm,72.5%≤X_(DRX)≤87.9%.By integrating the subroutine of coarse grain criterion,the isothermal compression process of cylindrical samples and the actual die forging process of H-shaped parts were simulated by DEFORM-3D software of finite element(FE),respectively,and the visual prediction of the distribution of macroscopic ACGs was realized.There is a good consistency between the tested results and the simulated results,indicating a strong correlation between macroscopic ACGs and microscopic DRX.展开更多
Coarse grained WC-9Co cemented carbides with 0-1.0% TaC(mass fraction) were fabricated by HIP-sintering and gas quenching. The effects of TaC on the microstructures and mechanical properties were investigated using sc...Coarse grained WC-9Co cemented carbides with 0-1.0% TaC(mass fraction) were fabricated by HIP-sintering and gas quenching. The effects of TaC on the microstructures and mechanical properties were investigated using scanning electron microscopy(SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis(EDS), X-ray diffractometry(XRD) and mechanical properties tests. The results show that the maximum values of hardness and strength are HV 1124 and 2466 MPa respectively when 0.4% TaC is added. When the content of TaC is more than 0.6%, the grain size of WC is no longer affected by the amount of TaC, and(W,Ta)C occurs as well. Moreover, the strength and fracture toughness increase and the(Ta+W) content decreases with the increase of TaC content. The dependence of(Ta+W) content on the mechanical properties indicates that(Ta+W) content in Co should be decreased as low as possible to improve the mechanical properties of coarse grained WC-TaC-9Co cemented carbides with the microstructure of WC+γ two phase regions.展开更多
The influence of Nb on microstructure, mechanical property and the transformation kinetics of the coarse grain heat affected zone （CGHAZ） in HSLA steels for different heat inputs, has been investigated. When welded ...The influence of Nb on microstructure, mechanical property and the transformation kinetics of the coarse grain heat affected zone （CGHAZ） in HSLA steels for different heat inputs, has been investigated. When welded at higher heat inputs （100-60 kJ/cm）, impact toughness values of the steel without Nb are much higher than those of the steel with Nb, and the lowest span is 153 J at 60 kJ/cm. But only a little higher values are observed at lower heat inputs （40-30 kJ/cm）, and the highest span is 68 J at 30 kJ/cm. Dilatation studies indicate that continuous cooling transformation starting temperatures （Ts） of CGHAZ for the steel with Nb are approximately 15-30℃ which are lower than those of the steel without Nb at all heat inputs. For higher heat inputs, Nb in solid solution suppresses ferrite transformation and promotes the formation of granular bainite which has detrimental effect on impact toughness. For lower heat inputs higher Charpy impact energy values in the steel with Nb are associated with the formation of low carbon self-tempered martensite.展开更多
Porthole die extrusion of Mg alloys was studied by means of experimental and numerical studies. Results indicated that an inhomogeneous microstructure formed on the cross-section of the extruded profile. On the profil...Porthole die extrusion of Mg alloys was studied by means of experimental and numerical studies. Results indicated that an inhomogeneous microstructure formed on the cross-section of the extruded profile. On the profile surface, abnormal coarse grains with an orientation of <11-20> in parallel to ED(extrusion direction) appeared. In the profile center, the welding zone was composed of fine grains with an average size of 4.19 um and an orientation of <10-10> in parallel to ED, while the matrix zone exhibited a bimodal grain structure. Disk-like, near-spherical and rod-like precipitates were observed, and the number density of those features was lower on the profile surface than that in the profile center. Then, the formation and evolution of coarse grains on the profile surface were investigated, which were found to depend on the competition between static recrystallization and grain growth. The stored deformation energy was the factor dominating the surface structure through effective regulation over nucleation of the precipitates and recrystallization. A profile with a low stored deformation energy suppressed formation of precipitates and consequently facilitated grain growth rather than recrystallization, resulting in the formation of abnormal coarse grains. Finally, the surface coarse grains contributed detrimentally to hardness, tensile properties, and wear performance of the bulk structure.展开更多
Reaction bonded SiC（RBSiC） is attractive for optical application because of its favorable properties and low fabrication cost. However, the difficultness and cost involved in RBSiC grinding limit its application. Th...Reaction bonded SiC（RBSiC） is attractive for optical application because of its favorable properties and low fabrication cost. However, the difficultness and cost involved in RBSiC grinding limit its application. The investigation on high efficient and low-cost machining with good grinding quality is desired. Generally, high efficient machining for RBSiC is realized by using coarse grain size grinding wheels, but serious grinding damage is inevitable. In this paper, monolayer nickel electroplated coarse grain size diamond grinding wheels with grain sizes of 46 μm, 91 μm, and 151 μm were applied to the grinding of RBSiC. An electrolytic in-process dressing（ELID） assisted conditioning technique was first developed by using cup shape copper bonded conditioning wheels with grain sizes of 15 μm and 91 μm to generate the conditioned coarse grain size wheels with minimized wheel run-out error within 2 μm, constant wheel peripheral envelop as well as top-flattened diamond grains. Then, the grinding experiments on RBSiC were carried out to investigate the grinding performance and material removal mechanism. The experimental results indicate that the developed conditioning technique is applicable and feasible to condition the coarse grain size diamond wheels under optimal conditioning parameters, and the material removal mechanism involved in RBSiC grinding is the combination of brittle fracture and ductile deformation to generate smooth ground surface. This research is significant for the high efficient and low-cost precision grinding of RBSiC with good ground surface quality.展开更多
Practical assessment of subgrade settlement induced by train operation requires developing suitable models capable of describing permanent deformation characteristics of subgrade filling under repeated dynamic loading...Practical assessment of subgrade settlement induced by train operation requires developing suitable models capable of describing permanent deformation characteristics of subgrade filling under repeated dynamic loading.In this paper,repeated load triaxial tests were performed on coarse-grained soil(CGS),and the axial permanent strain of CGS under different confining pressures and dynamic stress amplitudes was analysed.Permanent deformation behaviors of CGS were categorized based on the variation trend of permanent strain rate with accumulated permanent strain and the shakedown theory.A prediction model of permanent deformation considering stress state and number of load cycles was established,and the ranges of parameters for different types of dynamic behaviors were also divided.The results indicated that the variational trend of permanent strain rate with accumulated permanent strain can be used as a basis for classifying dynamic behaviors of CGS.The stress state(confining pressure and dynamic stress amplitude)has significant effects on the permanent strain rate.The accumulative characteristics of permanent deformation of CGS with the number of load cycles can be described by a power function,and the model parameters can reflect the influence of confining pressure and dynamic stress amplitude.The study’s results could help deepen understanding of the permanent deformation characteristics of CGS.展开更多
The effect of titanium content on the refinement of austenite grain size in as-cast peritectic carbon steel was investigated by fast directional solidification experiments with simulating the solidification and growth...The effect of titanium content on the refinement of austenite grain size in as-cast peritectic carbon steel was investigated by fast directional solidification experiments with simulating the solidification and growth of surface and subsurface austenite in continuously cast slabs.Transmission electron microscope(TEM)and scanning electron microscope(SEM)were used to analyze the size and distribution of Ti(C,N)precipitates during solidification.Based on these results,the pinning pressure of Ti(C,N)precipitates on the growth of coarse columnar grains(CCGs)was studied.The results show that the austenite microstructure of as-cast peritectic carbon steel is mainly composed of the regions of CCGs and fine columnar grains(FCGs).Increasing the content of titanium reduces the region and the short axis of the CCGs.When the content of titanium is 0.09wt%,there is no CCG region.Dispersed microscale particles will firstly form in the liquid,which will decrease the transition temperature from FCGs to CCGs.The chain-like nanoscale Ti(C,N)will precipitate with the decrease of the transition temperature.Furthermore,calculations shows that the refinement of the CCGs is caused by the pinning effect of Ti(C,N)precipitates.展开更多
Coarse grain heat-affected zone samples of X80 pipeline steel under different heat inputs were obtained through thermal welding simulation experiments with Gleeble 3500.Charpy impact tests and a combination of multisc...Coarse grain heat-affected zone samples of X80 pipeline steel under different heat inputs were obtained through thermal welding simulation experiments with Gleeble 3500.Charpy impact tests and a combination of multiscale characterizations were conducted to investigate the influence of various microstructural features on impact toughness and crack initiation behavior.The results prove that, as the heat input increases, the number of M/A components increases, thereby degrading toughness and increasing hardness.Meanwhile, more M/A constituents tend to aggregate on prior austenite grain boundaries(PAGBs),and the overall dimensions of M/A and the width and volume fraction of the lath martensite substructure inside M/A islands would increase as well.These changes make intersections between boundary M/As and PAGBs become one of the preferred sites for crack initiation.In addition, only large-sized grotesque inclusions can act as a direct inducement of crack initiation.展开更多
The heterogeneous mixed-grain microstructure is a common defect for the heavy forging of 316LN austenitie stainless steel. Isothermal compression experiments were performed on a Gleeble-3500 thermo-mechanical simulato...The heterogeneous mixed-grain microstructure is a common defect for the heavy forging of 316LN austenitie stainless steel. Isothermal compression experiments were performed on a Gleeble-3500 thermo-mechanical simulator to investigate the effect of process parameters on the fragment and re- finement of millimeter-grade coarse grains （MCGs） during hot cogging. The experimental results in- dicate that the stress of MCG specimens is much larger than that of fine grain （FG） ones at 1150 ℃, while the stress difference between MCG and FG samples became smaller at 1200 ℃. Moreover, the MCGs can be well fragmented and refined under the condition of temperature of 1200 ℃, strain rate of 0.01 s-1 , and reduction rate of 50%. Meanwhile, numerical simulations were conducted to study the influences of temperature, strain and strain rate on microstructure evolution. The results of ex- periments and simulations comprehensively demonstrate that the MCG results in the increase of de- formation resistance and incompatibility of deformation, and it can be fragmented and refined at 1200 ℃ so that the plastic deformation energy decreases remarkably with the increase of temperature from 1 150 to 1200 ℃.展开更多
Fault tolerance in microprocessor systems has become a popular topic of architecture research. Much work has been done at different levels to accomplish reliability against soft errors, and some fault tolerance archit...Fault tolerance in microprocessor systems has become a popular topic of architecture research. Much work has been done at different levels to accomplish reliability against soft errors, and some fault tolerance architectures have been proposed. But little attention is paid to the thread level superscalar fault tolerance. This letter introduces microthread concept into superscalar processor fault tolerance domain, and puts forward a novel fault tolerance architecture, namely, MicroThread Based (MTB) coarse grained transient fault tolerance superscalar processor architecture, then discusses some detailed implementations.展开更多
The coarse grained(CG)model implements the molecular dynamics simulation by simplifying atom properties and interaction between them.Despite losing certain detailed information,the CG model is still the first-thought ...The coarse grained(CG)model implements the molecular dynamics simulation by simplifying atom properties and interaction between them.Despite losing certain detailed information,the CG model is still the first-thought option to study the large molecule in long time scale with less computing resource.The deep learning model mainly mimics the human studying process to handle the network input as the image to achieve a good classification and regression result.In this work,the TorchMD,a MD framework combining the CG model and deep learning model,is applied to study the protein folding process.In 3D collective variable(CV)space,the modified find density peaks algorithm is applied to cluster the conformations from the TorchMD CG simulation.The center conformation in different states is searched.And the boundary conformations between clusters are assigned.The string algorithm is applied to study the path between two states,which are compared with the end conformations from all atoms simulations.The result shows that the main phenomenon of protein folding with TorchMD CG model is the same as the all-atom simulations,but with a less simulating time scale.The workflow in this work provides another option to study the protein folding and other relative processes with the deep learning CG model.展开更多
According to the comprehensive tests on the rising height of capillary water for seven kinds of differ- ent coarse grained soil by use of the method of standpipe, the relationship between the rising height of capillar...According to the comprehensive tests on the rising height of capillary water for seven kinds of differ- ent coarse grained soil by use of the method of standpipe, the relationship between the rising height of capillary water and time was obtained, and the influencing factors and rules were analyzed. The data of the steady rising height of capillary water were obtained, and the regression equation of coarse grained soil on steady height and physical indexes （effective grain dl0 and porosity n） was found. Compared with Hazen＇s and other expressions that could estimate the steady height of capillary water of coarse grained soil, the proposed method is satisfactory and the defects of the latter were pointed out.展开更多
Nd-Fe-B hot-pressed(HP) magnet prepared from melt-spun MQU-F flakes features coarse grains(CG)with the average size of both 200 nm(CGS) and 700 nm(CGL) at flake boundary.The grain growth at the flake boundary of Nd2 F...Nd-Fe-B hot-pressed(HP) magnet prepared from melt-spun MQU-F flakes features coarse grains(CG)with the average size of both 200 nm(CGS) and 700 nm(CGL) at flake boundary.The grain growth at the flake boundary of Nd2 Fe14B/α-Fe composite HP magnet before and after diffusion of low-melting-point Pr82Cu18 phase was investigated,revealing the indispensable role of surface RE-rich phase of meltspun flakes in the formation of CG in HP magnet.The dominant role of surface oxygen content of melt-spun flakes in the formation of CGL has been clarified with etching method.The HP magnet prepared from the etched flakes with dramatically decreased oxygen content exhibits the CG regions merely with homoge neous equiaxed CGS at flake boundary.Consequently,the coercivity(μ0 Hc) shows significant increase while remanent magnetization(μ0 Mr) inappreciable change.Further investigation with sieving method reveals the elimination of CGL via removal of the fine Nd-Fe-B flakes smaller than 54 μm due to their much higher oxygen content,confirming the dominant role of oxygen content in the formation of CGL.The quantitative analysis on the magnetic properties of the above HP magnets reveals the monotonic increase of coercivity(μ0 Hc) and negligible change of remanent magnetization(μ0 Mr) with decreased oxygen contents of Nd-Fe-B flakes.The maximum value of coercivity(μ0 Hc) increases from2.26 to 2.47 T as the oxygen content decreases from 0.1692 wt% to 0.079 wt%.展开更多
The influence of the secondary thermal cycle on the microstructure of coarse grain heat-affected zone in an XIO0 pipeline steel was investigated by means of a thermal simulation technique and microscopic analysis meth...The influence of the secondary thermal cycle on the microstructure of coarse grain heat-affected zone in an XIO0 pipeline steel was investigated by means of a thermal simulation technique and microscopic analysis method. The property of coarse grain heat-affected zone was characterized by Charpy V-Notch impact properties testing. The results indicated that the experimental steel exhibited local brittleness of intercritically reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone when the peak tempera- ture of secondary thermal cycle was in the range of two phases region （ ~ and 3/）. There were two main reasons for the local brittleness. The first was that the microstructures of intercritically reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone were not fined although partial grain recrystallization occurred. The second was that M-A islands, which had the higher content, larger size and higher hardness, existed in intercritically reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone.展开更多
基金This work is partially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.12072217.The support is gratefully acknowledged.
文摘The simulation of a large number of particles requires unacceptable computational time that is the most criticalproblem existing in the industrial application of the DEM. Coarse graining is a promising approach to facilitatethe application of DEM to industrial problems. While the current coarse graining framework is often developedin an ad-hoc manner, leading to different formulations and different solution accuracy and efficiency. Therefore,in this paper, existing coarse graining techniques have been carefully analysed by the exact scaling law which canprovide the theory basis for the upscaling method. A proper scaling rule for the size of particles and samples as wellas interaction laws have been proposed. The scaling rule is applied to a series simulations of biaxial compressiontests with different scale factors to investigate the precision of the coarse graining system. The error between theoriginal system and the coarse system shows a growing tendency as the scale factor increases. It can be concludedthat the precision of the coarse graining system is accepted when applying scaling rules based on the exact scalinglaws.
基金supported by JSPS KAKENH1 Grant Number 19J22534.
文摘Gas-solid flows are ubiquitous in industrial systems.The coupled model of the discrete element method(DEM)and computational fluid dynamics(CFD)is one of the techniques for the simulation of the gas-solid flows.To enhance the applicability of the DEM-CFD method,the coarse graining DEM has been developed to simulate large-scale powder systems.The coarse graining DEM is a scaling law model and hence can simulate large-scale systems using a smaller number of particles than the actual one.Although the coarse graining DEM enables to effectively simulate large-scale powder systems on a single PC,visualized image is lack of reality due to reduced spatial resolution.Here a novel visualization method is developed to produce realistic images.In the proposed technique,the virtual particles are located by considering the motion and location of the coarse grain particles.To show the adequacy of the proposed method,two types of visualization based on the computational results are made:a blow-up of powder due to injected gas flow and a spouted bed.In these systems,the visualized images are shown to be improved by the proposed visualization technique.The effectiveness of the proposed method is proved by the agreement of the images based on the calculation results between the standard DEM-CFD method and coarse graining DEM.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2020YFA0714400).
文摘The coarse graining of particle cluster is of great significance to the study of a fluidized bed. The effects of variations in the physical properties of supercritical water on the coarse graining of particle cluster are investigated in this work. The drag coefficient distributions of the particle cluster are not influenced by the physical properties. However, the physical properties have effects on the values of drag coefficient. The effects of physical properties are weaker in the case of large particle concentrations. Furthermore, the physical properties lead to that the effect of particle cluster wake on the drag of downstream particles being significantly different from that of constant property flow. The variation trend of drag of coarse graining particle is consistent with that of isolated particle. The physical properties lead to significant differences in the values of drag. In this paper, the dominance of the effects of physical properties in a variety of cases is confirmed. Finally, a physical properties effect model is developed accordingly.
基金Project(2021GK1040) supported by the Major Projects of Scientific and Technology Innovation of Hunan Province,ChinaProjects(52375398,52171018) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China+1 种基金Project(Kfkt2023-09) supported by the Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Precision Manufacturing for Extreme Service Performance,Central South University,ChinaProject(E2021203059) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province,China。
文摘This study investigates the differences in microstructural control between cryogenic forging combined with pre-deformation(PCF)and traditional thermal forging(TTF)for 7050 aluminum forgings intended for aerospace applications.The PCF process,utilizing cryogenic deformation,significantly refines the coarse grains at the surface of the forgings,resulting in a finer and more uniform microstructure,thereby effectively addressing the issue of surface coarse grains associated with traditional methods.The findings indicate that the PCF process can accumulate higher stored energy,facilitating static recrystallization(SRX)during subsequent heat treatment and enhancing the microstructural uniformity.Utilizing various analytical techniques,including optical microscopy(OM),electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD),and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).This study reveals the superiority of the PCF process in terms of strain accumulation,dislocation density,and grain refinement.In conclusion,this method offers advantages in enhancing the performance and microstructural uniformity of 7050 aluminum forgings,presenting new opportunities for applications in the aluminum forging industry.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2022YFB3706901,2022YFB3706903)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52274382)。
文摘Hot compression experiments were conducted under conditions of deformation temperatures ranging from 950 to 1150℃,strain rates of 0.001-10 s^(-1),and deformation degrees ranging from 20%to 80%.The hot deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of millimeter-grade coarse grains(MCGs)in the as-cast Ti-6Cr-5Mo-5V-4Al(Ti-6554)alloy were studied,and a hot processing map was established.Under compression along the rolling direction(RD),continuous dynamic recrystallization(CDRX)ensues due to the progressive rotation of subgrains within the MCGs.Along the transverse direction(TD),discontinuous dynamic recrystallization(DDRX)resulting from grain boundary bulging or bridging,occurs on the boundaries of the MCGs.With decreasing strain rate,increasing temperature,and higher deformation degree,dynamic recrystallization becomes more pronounced,resulting in a reduction in the original average grain size.The optimal processing parameters fall within a temperature range of 1050-1150℃,a strain rate of 0.01 s^(-1),and a deformation degree between 40%and 60%.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFB3706901)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52274382)。
文摘The complex grain fragmentation mechanisms of coarse grains in titanium alloys under multi-directional forging(MDF)directly influence the optimization and control of primary hot working processes.This study conducted MDF experiments onβ-phase as-cast Ti-6554 alloy and simulated non-uniform deformation during cyclic multi-directional compression through macro-and micro-deformation modeling.The results revealed that friction and surface cooling caused low strain and tensile stress concentration at billet edges,leading to mixed grain structures.In contrast,high strain and triaxial compressive stress at billet centers facilitated uniform grain refinement.After 14 compressions and 4 intermediate reheating processes,coarse grains of the billet were refined from 2-5 mm to 0.25-0.50 mm,achieving uniform grain sizes across different regions.For the first time,the orientation evolution of grains with different morphologies during multi-directional compressions was visualized microscopically.Columnar grains were found to be more easily subdivided than equiaxed grains due to local strain accumulation.Under cumulative compressions,grain orientations gradually rotated from uniform to random,driving continuous dynamic recrystallization(CDRX).Slip system interactions and concentrated misorientation led to the formation and extension of transition and shear bands,inducing grain fragmentation dominated by transgranular subdivided CDRX.Smooth grain boundaries transformed into serrated ones after multiple passes,providing additional nucleation sites for discontinuous dynamic recrystallization(DDRX)and facilitating boundary expand CDRX.The interaction of diverse DRX mechanisms was the fundamental cause of grain refinement.This study clarified the principles of refining and homogenizing millimeter-grade coarse grains under increasing forging strain,offering valuable insights for the development of primary hot processing techniques for as-castβtitanium alloys.
基金Projects(52275388,52075474)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(236Z1008G)supported by the Special Project of Hebei Provincial Central Government Guiding Local Science and Technology Development,China+1 种基金Project(E2022203206)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province,ChinaProject(241080457A)supported by the Shijiazhuang's University-Industry-Academia Cooperation Project in Hebei Province-Major Science and Technology Special Project,China。
文摘After the hot deformation sample of Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al alloy was treated by solid solution in theα+βtwo-phase region,the coarseβgrains that often appeared in theβsingle phase region were observed in the local region,indicating that the abnormal grain growth occurred in the local microstructural region,and the macrostructure also showed abnormally coarse grains(ACGs).The dynamic recrystallization(DRX)behavior of Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al titanium alloy was systematically investigated through hot compression tests on the Gleeble-3800 system.The DRX model ofβgrains was established,and the quantitative correlation between DRX characteristics and the appearance of ACG was clarified.Based on these results,a numerical simulation platform was developed to realize the visual prediction of ACG distribution.The results show that the increase of deformation temperature and the decrease of strain rate both contribute to a significant increase in the grain size(d_(DRX)))and volume fraction(X_(DRX))of DRXed grains.However,the proper X_(DRX)and smaller d_(DRX))at low deformation temperature and high strain rate make the macro and microstructure show ACGs after solid solution.Interestingly,if the DRX degree is excessive or insufficient,ACGs cannot be produced,indicating that ACGs are solid solution products based on the appropriate DRX degree.According to the flow curves and statistical results of microstructure,the quantitative model of DRX kinetics and DRX grain size model were constructed,and the quantitative criterion model that is related to the formation of ACG with grain size(d_(DRX)))and volume fraction(X_(DRX))of DRXed grains as the key parameters was established,i.e.,d_(DRX)≤2.60µm,72.5%≤X_(DRX)≤87.9%.By integrating the subroutine of coarse grain criterion,the isothermal compression process of cylindrical samples and the actual die forging process of H-shaped parts were simulated by DEFORM-3D software of finite element(FE),respectively,and the visual prediction of the distribution of macroscopic ACGs was realized.There is a good consistency between the tested results and the simulated results,indicating a strong correlation between macroscopic ACGs and microscopic DRX.
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文摘Coarse grained WC-9Co cemented carbides with 0-1.0% TaC(mass fraction) were fabricated by HIP-sintering and gas quenching. The effects of TaC on the microstructures and mechanical properties were investigated using scanning electron microscopy(SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis(EDS), X-ray diffractometry(XRD) and mechanical properties tests. The results show that the maximum values of hardness and strength are HV 1124 and 2466 MPa respectively when 0.4% TaC is added. When the content of TaC is more than 0.6%, the grain size of WC is no longer affected by the amount of TaC, and(W,Ta)C occurs as well. Moreover, the strength and fracture toughness increase and the(Ta+W) content decreases with the increase of TaC content. The dependence of(Ta+W) content on the mechanical properties indicates that(Ta+W) content in Co should be decreased as low as possible to improve the mechanical properties of coarse grained WC-TaC-9Co cemented carbides with the microstructure of WC+γ two phase regions.
文摘The influence of Nb on microstructure, mechanical property and the transformation kinetics of the coarse grain heat affected zone （CGHAZ） in HSLA steels for different heat inputs, has been investigated. When welded at higher heat inputs （100-60 kJ/cm）, impact toughness values of the steel without Nb are much higher than those of the steel with Nb, and the lowest span is 153 J at 60 kJ/cm. But only a little higher values are observed at lower heat inputs （40-30 kJ/cm）, and the highest span is 68 J at 30 kJ/cm. Dilatation studies indicate that continuous cooling transformation starting temperatures （Ts） of CGHAZ for the steel with Nb are approximately 15-30℃ which are lower than those of the steel without Nb at all heat inputs. For higher heat inputs, Nb in solid solution suppresses ferrite transformation and promotes the formation of granular bainite which has detrimental effect on impact toughness. For lower heat inputs higher Charpy impact energy values in the steel with Nb are associated with the formation of low carbon self-tempered martensite.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51875317)the Development Program of Shandong Province(No.2019GGX104087)the National Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2019QEE030)。
文摘Porthole die extrusion of Mg alloys was studied by means of experimental and numerical studies. Results indicated that an inhomogeneous microstructure formed on the cross-section of the extruded profile. On the profile surface, abnormal coarse grains with an orientation of <11-20> in parallel to ED(extrusion direction) appeared. In the profile center, the welding zone was composed of fine grains with an average size of 4.19 um and an orientation of <10-10> in parallel to ED, while the matrix zone exhibited a bimodal grain structure. Disk-like, near-spherical and rod-like precipitates were observed, and the number density of those features was lower on the profile surface than that in the profile center. Then, the formation and evolution of coarse grains on the profile surface were investigated, which were found to depend on the competition between static recrystallization and grain growth. The stored deformation energy was the factor dominating the surface structure through effective regulation over nucleation of the precipitates and recrystallization. A profile with a low stored deformation energy suppressed formation of precipitates and consequently facilitated grain growth rather than recrystallization, resulting in the formation of abnormal coarse grains. Finally, the surface coarse grains contributed detrimentally to hardness, tensile properties, and wear performance of the bulk structure.
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文摘Reaction bonded SiC（RBSiC） is attractive for optical application because of its favorable properties and low fabrication cost. However, the difficultness and cost involved in RBSiC grinding limit its application. The investigation on high efficient and low-cost machining with good grinding quality is desired. Generally, high efficient machining for RBSiC is realized by using coarse grain size grinding wheels, but serious grinding damage is inevitable. In this paper, monolayer nickel electroplated coarse grain size diamond grinding wheels with grain sizes of 46 μm, 91 μm, and 151 μm were applied to the grinding of RBSiC. An electrolytic in-process dressing（ELID） assisted conditioning technique was first developed by using cup shape copper bonded conditioning wheels with grain sizes of 15 μm and 91 μm to generate the conditioned coarse grain size wheels with minimized wheel run-out error within 2 μm, constant wheel peripheral envelop as well as top-flattened diamond grains. Then, the grinding experiments on RBSiC were carried out to investigate the grinding performance and material removal mechanism. The experimental results indicate that the developed conditioning technique is applicable and feasible to condition the coarse grain size diamond wheels under optimal conditioning parameters, and the material removal mechanism involved in RBSiC grinding is the combination of brittle fracture and ductile deformation to generate smooth ground surface. This research is significant for the high efficient and low-cost precision grinding of RBSiC with good ground surface quality.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51878666 and 51678572).
文摘Practical assessment of subgrade settlement induced by train operation requires developing suitable models capable of describing permanent deformation characteristics of subgrade filling under repeated dynamic loading.In this paper,repeated load triaxial tests were performed on coarse-grained soil(CGS),and the axial permanent strain of CGS under different confining pressures and dynamic stress amplitudes was analysed.Permanent deformation behaviors of CGS were categorized based on the variation trend of permanent strain rate with accumulated permanent strain and the shakedown theory.A prediction model of permanent deformation considering stress state and number of load cycles was established,and the ranges of parameters for different types of dynamic behaviors were also divided.The results indicated that the variational trend of permanent strain rate with accumulated permanent strain can be used as a basis for classifying dynamic behaviors of CGS.The stress state(confining pressure and dynamic stress amplitude)has significant effects on the permanent strain rate.The accumulative characteristics of permanent deformation of CGS with the number of load cycles can be described by a power function,and the model parameters can reflect the influence of confining pressure and dynamic stress amplitude.The study’s results could help deepen understanding of the permanent deformation characteristics of CGS.
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文摘The effect of titanium content on the refinement of austenite grain size in as-cast peritectic carbon steel was investigated by fast directional solidification experiments with simulating the solidification and growth of surface and subsurface austenite in continuously cast slabs.Transmission electron microscope(TEM)and scanning electron microscope(SEM)were used to analyze the size and distribution of Ti(C,N)precipitates during solidification.Based on these results,the pinning pressure of Ti(C,N)precipitates on the growth of coarse columnar grains(CCGs)was studied.The results show that the austenite microstructure of as-cast peritectic carbon steel is mainly composed of the regions of CCGs and fine columnar grains(FCGs).Increasing the content of titanium reduces the region and the short axis of the CCGs.When the content of titanium is 0.09wt%,there is no CCG region.Dispersed microscale particles will firstly form in the liquid,which will decrease the transition temperature from FCGs to CCGs.The chain-like nanoscale Ti(C,N)will precipitate with the decrease of the transition temperature.Furthermore,calculations shows that the refinement of the CCGs is caused by the pinning effect of Ti(C,N)precipitates.
文摘Coarse grain heat-affected zone samples of X80 pipeline steel under different heat inputs were obtained through thermal welding simulation experiments with Gleeble 3500.Charpy impact tests and a combination of multiscale characterizations were conducted to investigate the influence of various microstructural features on impact toughness and crack initiation behavior.The results prove that, as the heat input increases, the number of M/A components increases, thereby degrading toughness and increasing hardness.Meanwhile, more M/A constituents tend to aggregate on prior austenite grain boundaries(PAGBs),and the overall dimensions of M/A and the width and volume fraction of the lath martensite substructure inside M/A islands would increase as well.These changes make intersections between boundary M/As and PAGBs become one of the preferred sites for crack initiation.In addition, only large-sized grotesque inclusions can act as a direct inducement of crack initiation.
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文摘The heterogeneous mixed-grain microstructure is a common defect for the heavy forging of 316LN austenitie stainless steel. Isothermal compression experiments were performed on a Gleeble-3500 thermo-mechanical simulator to investigate the effect of process parameters on the fragment and re- finement of millimeter-grade coarse grains （MCGs） during hot cogging. The experimental results in- dicate that the stress of MCG specimens is much larger than that of fine grain （FG） ones at 1150 ℃, while the stress difference between MCG and FG samples became smaller at 1200 ℃. Moreover, the MCGs can be well fragmented and refined under the condition of temperature of 1200 ℃, strain rate of 0.01 s-1 , and reduction rate of 50%. Meanwhile, numerical simulations were conducted to study the influences of temperature, strain and strain rate on microstructure evolution. The results of ex- periments and simulations comprehensively demonstrate that the MCG results in the increase of de- formation resistance and incompatibility of deformation, and it can be fragmented and refined at 1200 ℃ so that the plastic deformation energy decreases remarkably with the increase of temperature from 1 150 to 1200 ℃.
文摘Fault tolerance in microprocessor systems has become a popular topic of architecture research. Much work has been done at different levels to accomplish reliability against soft errors, and some fault tolerance architectures have been proposed. But little attention is paid to the thread level superscalar fault tolerance. This letter introduces microthread concept into superscalar processor fault tolerance domain, and puts forward a novel fault tolerance architecture, namely, MicroThread Based (MTB) coarse grained transient fault tolerance superscalar processor architecture, then discusses some detailed implementations.
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文摘The coarse grained(CG)model implements the molecular dynamics simulation by simplifying atom properties and interaction between them.Despite losing certain detailed information,the CG model is still the first-thought option to study the large molecule in long time scale with less computing resource.The deep learning model mainly mimics the human studying process to handle the network input as the image to achieve a good classification and regression result.In this work,the TorchMD,a MD framework combining the CG model and deep learning model,is applied to study the protein folding process.In 3D collective variable(CV)space,the modified find density peaks algorithm is applied to cluster the conformations from the TorchMD CG simulation.The center conformation in different states is searched.And the boundary conformations between clusters are assigned.The string algorithm is applied to study the path between two states,which are compared with the end conformations from all atoms simulations.The result shows that the main phenomenon of protein folding with TorchMD CG model is the same as the all-atom simulations,but with a less simulating time scale.The workflow in this work provides another option to study the protein folding and other relative processes with the deep learning CG model.
文摘According to the comprehensive tests on the rising height of capillary water for seven kinds of differ- ent coarse grained soil by use of the method of standpipe, the relationship between the rising height of capillary water and time was obtained, and the influencing factors and rules were analyzed. The data of the steady rising height of capillary water were obtained, and the regression equation of coarse grained soil on steady height and physical indexes （effective grain dl0 and porosity n） was found. Compared with Hazen＇s and other expressions that could estimate the steady height of capillary water of coarse grained soil, the proposed method is satisfactory and the defects of the latter were pointed out.
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文摘Nd-Fe-B hot-pressed(HP) magnet prepared from melt-spun MQU-F flakes features coarse grains(CG)with the average size of both 200 nm(CGS) and 700 nm(CGL) at flake boundary.The grain growth at the flake boundary of Nd2 Fe14B/α-Fe composite HP magnet before and after diffusion of low-melting-point Pr82Cu18 phase was investigated,revealing the indispensable role of surface RE-rich phase of meltspun flakes in the formation of CG in HP magnet.The dominant role of surface oxygen content of melt-spun flakes in the formation of CGL has been clarified with etching method.The HP magnet prepared from the etched flakes with dramatically decreased oxygen content exhibits the CG regions merely with homoge neous equiaxed CGS at flake boundary.Consequently,the coercivity(μ0 Hc) shows significant increase while remanent magnetization(μ0 Mr) inappreciable change.Further investigation with sieving method reveals the elimination of CGL via removal of the fine Nd-Fe-B flakes smaller than 54 μm due to their much higher oxygen content,confirming the dominant role of oxygen content in the formation of CGL.The quantitative analysis on the magnetic properties of the above HP magnets reveals the monotonic increase of coercivity(μ0 Hc) and negligible change of remanent magnetization(μ0 Mr) with decreased oxygen contents of Nd-Fe-B flakes.The maximum value of coercivity(μ0 Hc) increases from2.26 to 2.47 T as the oxygen content decreases from 0.1692 wt% to 0.079 wt%.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China（ No. 50874090）.
文摘The influence of the secondary thermal cycle on the microstructure of coarse grain heat-affected zone in an XIO0 pipeline steel was investigated by means of a thermal simulation technique and microscopic analysis method. The property of coarse grain heat-affected zone was characterized by Charpy V-Notch impact properties testing. The results indicated that the experimental steel exhibited local brittleness of intercritically reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone when the peak tempera- ture of secondary thermal cycle was in the range of two phases region （ ~ and 3/）. There were two main reasons for the local brittleness. The first was that the microstructures of intercritically reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone were not fined although partial grain recrystallization occurred. The second was that M-A islands, which had the higher content, larger size and higher hardness, existed in intercritically reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone.
