A three-dimensional diesel particulate filter(DPF)simulation model was developed by using AVL software FIRE to study the effects of four factors on soot particle distributions along the axial and radial directions in ...A three-dimensional diesel particulate filter(DPF)simulation model was developed by using AVL software FIRE to study the effects of four factors on soot particle distributions along the axial and radial directions in the DPF after the model accuracy was validated.An orthogonal test method was used to determine the importance and weights of the design of experiments(DoE)factors such as the expanding angle,the number of channels per square inch,and the exhaust mass flow rate.The effects of these factors on the uniformity of the soot particle distributions were also analyzed.The results show that when the soot loading time was 400 s,the soot particles inside the DPF along the axial direction exhibited a bowl shape,which was high on the both ends and low in the middle.The uniformity of the axial distribution of soot particles reduces significantly with an increase in the number of channels per square inch.The uniformity of the radial distribution reduced with an increase in the expanding angle of the divergent tube.Based on the impacts on the axial uniformity,the three most influencing factors in a descending order are the number of channels per square inch,the exhaust mass flow rate,and the expanding angle of the divergent tube.展开更多
The effects of mass concentration and injection pressure on the atomization characteristics of low-viscosity fuel spray are studied in a constant-volume chamber.Microscopic spray parameters are measured by laser diffr...The effects of mass concentration and injection pressure on the atomization characteristics of low-viscosity fuel spray are studied in a constant-volume chamber.Microscopic spray parameters are measured by laser diffraction at different axial and radial positions downstream of the nozzle.The results show that the atomization effect is inhibited linearly with the increase of mass concentration.The increase of injection pressure promotes the droplet breakup.However,the trend gradually weakens and becomes more noticeable at high concentrations.Comparing with the concentration,the influence of the injection pressure on the atomization characteristics is dominant.Although low concentration and high injection pressure can promote the droplet breakup,they also increase the probability of droplet collision,resulting in droplet aggregation.This is more evident in low-viscosity fuels.The droplet size increases in the axial direction owing to the aggregation.However,the diameter decreases in the radial direction owing to the outward deflection of small droplets caused by air turbulence and entrainment.In addition,the high-velocity airflow significantly promotes the droplet breakup near the nozzle and spray axis regions and inhibits the aggregation effect.However,the lower-viscosity fuels keep smaller droplet sizes and better atomization in the whole spraying process,which is easier to realize than the higher-viscosity fuels.Overall,low concentration,high injection pressure,and low viscosity of fuel have beneficial effects on the droplet breakup.This is very important for improving the atomization effect of fuel.展开更多
Developing the railway transport sector is a challenging scientific,economic and social research topic starting with ensuring human security.The main topic that should be developed in that sense is the ballast stabili...Developing the railway transport sector is a challenging scientific,economic and social research topic starting with ensuring human security.The main topic that should be developed in that sense is the ballast stability and dynamical behaviour under external loading and environmental changes.This paper investigates the effect of particle size distribution and normal pressure on the mechanical response of a ballast bed.Grading curves of ballast layers with different sizes are illustrated to discuss their strength behaviour under various strains to deduce the significant effect on the direct shear performance of the ballast layer.Direct shear tests with different Particle Size Distribution(PSD)were reproduced using the Discrete Element Method(DEM).It is noticed that when the number of small-sized ballast increases,the shear strength and the friction angle increase to varying degrees under different normal pressures,with an average increase of 27%and 8%,respectively.When the number of large-sized ballast decreases,the shear strength and the friction angle decrease to varying degrees under different normal pressures,with an average decrease of 6%and 3%,respectively.展开更多
The traditional standard wet sieving method uses steel sieves with aperture?0.063 mm and can only determine the particle size distribution(PSD)of gravel and sand in general soil.This paper extends the traditional meth...The traditional standard wet sieving method uses steel sieves with aperture?0.063 mm and can only determine the particle size distribution(PSD)of gravel and sand in general soil.This paper extends the traditional method and presents an extended wet sieving method.The extended method uses both the steel sieves and the nylon filter cloth sieves.The apertures of the cloth sieves are smaller than 0.063 mm and equal 0.048 mm,0.038 mm,0.014 mm,0.012 mm,0.0063 mm,0.004 mm,0.003 mm,0.002 mm,and 0.001 mm,respectively.The extended method uses five steps to separate the general soil into many material sub-groups of gravel,sand,silt and clay with known particle size ranges.The complete PSD of the general soil is then calculated from the dry masses of the individual material sub-groups.The extended method is demonstrated with a general soil of completely decomposed granite(CDG)in Hong Kong,China.The silt and clay materials with different particle size ranges are further examined,checked and verified using stereomicroscopic observation,physical and chemical property tests.The results further confirm the correctness of the extended wet sieving method.展开更多
Sea salt aerosols play a critical role in regulating the global climate through their interactions with solar radiation.The size distribution of these particles is crucial in determining their bulk optical properties....Sea salt aerosols play a critical role in regulating the global climate through their interactions with solar radiation.The size distribution of these particles is crucial in determining their bulk optical properties.In this study,we analyzed in situ measured size distributions of sea salt aerosols from four field campaigns and used multi-mode lognormal size distributions to fit the data.We employed super-spheroids and coated super-spheroids to account for the particles’non-sphericity,inhomogeneity,and hysteresis effect during the deliquescence and crystallization processes.To compute the singlescattering properties of sea salt aerosols,we used the state-of-the-art invariant imbedding T-matrix method,which allows us to obtain accurate optical properties for sea salt aerosols with a maximum volume-equivalent diameter of 12μm at a wavelength of 532 nm.Our results demonstrated that the particle models developed in this study were successful in replicating both the measured depolarization and lidar ratios at various relative humidity(RH)levels.Importantly,we observed that large-size particles with diameters larger than 4μm had a substantial impact on the optical properties of sea salt aerosols,which has not been accounted for in previous studies.Specifically,excluding particles with diameters larger than 4μm led to underestimating the scattering and backscattering coefficients by 27%−38%and 43%−60%,respectively,for the ACE-Asia field campaign.Additionally,the depolarization ratios were underestimated by 0.15 within the 50%−70%RH range.These findings emphasize the necessity of considering large particle sizes for optical modeling of sea salt aerosols.展开更多
The particle composition and spatial distribution of landslide-induced dam bodies are critical geotechnical parameters for studying the hazards of dam-break floods.However,current research often neglects the influence...The particle composition and spatial distribution of landslide-induced dam bodies are critical geotechnical parameters for studying the hazards of dam-break floods.However,current research often neglects the influence of the initial particle composition and spatial distribution of the landslide on the particle composition and spatial distribution of the landslide dam.This study investigated the impact of initial particle size distribution,volume,and sliding length on the energy and velocity changes of characteristic particles during the sliding process and the spatial distribution of particle sizes in the landslide dam body.Numerical simulations and physical models were employed to examine the effects of sequential gradient arrangements(where particle sizes decrease from top to bottom)and four other different initial particle arrangements on the energy and velocity changes of particles and the spatial distribution of particle sizes in the dam body.The study reveals the characteristics of translational and rotational energy of different particles and the laws of mechanical energy conversion,obtaining the spatial distribution patterns of particle sizes in landslide-induced dams.The results show that under the sequential gradient arrangement,the energy dissipation of the landslide movement is lower,with larger particles mainly distributed at the distal end and smaller particles at the proximal end of the landslide dam.In contrast,under the reverse gradient arrangement,the energy dissipation of the landslide movement is higher,and the distribution pattern of the dam particles is opposite to that of the sequential gradient arrangement.For the other arrangement modes,the spatial distribution of dam particles falls between the aforementioned two.There is a positive correlation between particle size and translational kinetic energy within the particle flow during the landslide process,and rotational motion increases energy dissipation.Under constant slope conditions,sliding length does not affect the movement pattern of the particle flow or the spatial distribution of particles in the dam body.The findings of this study provide a scientific basis for the accurate simulation and prediction of dam-break flood processes.展开更多
The distribution of adsorbent particle sizes typically has a significant impact on adsorption performance.Most fixed-bed adsorption studies adopt the assumption of average particle size to simplify the adsorption mode...The distribution of adsorbent particle sizes typically has a significant impact on adsorption performance.Most fixed-bed adsorption studies adopt the assumption of average particle size to simplify the adsorption model,but this does not eliminate the deviation between experiments and simulations caused by particle size distribution in practice.In this study,the population balance equation(PBE)and fixed-bed adsorption kinetics model were combined to simulate the adsorption process in a fixed-bed reactor,modeling the distribution of adsorbate uptake over time on adsorbent particles of different sizes.We integrated and optimized the PBE and fixed-bed mass transfer model in the algorithm,and the resulting combined model adopts a variable time step size,which can achieve a balance between computational efficiency and error while ensuring computational convergence.By slicing the model in the spatial dimension,multiple sets of PBE can be calculated in parallel,improving computational efficiency.The adsorption process of single-component and multi-component CO_(2)/CH_(4)/N_(2)on 4A zeolite without binder was simulated,and the influence of adsorbent particle size distribution was analyzed.Simulation results show that the assumption of average adsorbent particle size,which was commonly made in published work,will underestimate the time required for adsorbates to break through the fixed bed compared with the assumption of uniform adsorbent particle size.This model helps to consider the impact of adsorbent particle size distribution on the adsorption process,thereby improving the prediction accuracy of adsorbent performance.展开更多
The mechanical behavior of cemented gangue backfill materials(CGBMs)is closely related to particle size distribution(PSD)of aggregates and properties of cementitious materials.Consequently,the true triaxial compressio...The mechanical behavior of cemented gangue backfill materials(CGBMs)is closely related to particle size distribution(PSD)of aggregates and properties of cementitious materials.Consequently,the true triaxial compression tests,CT scanning,SEM,and EDS tests were conducted on cemented gangue backfill samples(CGBSs)with various carbon nanotube concentrations(P_(CNT))that satisfied fractal theory for the PSD of aggregates.The mechanical properties,energy dissipations,and failure mechanisms of the CGBSs under true triaxial compression were systematically analyzed.The results indicate that appropriate carbon nanotubes(CNTs)effectively enhance the mechanical properties and energy dissipations of CGBSs through micropore filling and microcrack bridging,and the optimal effect appears at P_(CNT)of 0.08wt%.Taking PSD fractal dimension(D)of 2.500 as an example,compared to that of CGBS without CNT,the peak strength(σ_(p)),axial peak strain(ε_(1,p)),elastic strain energy(Ue),and dissipated energy(U_(d))increased by 12.76%,29.60%,19.05%,and90.39%,respectively.However,excessive CNTs can reduce the mechanical properties of CGBSs due to CNT agglomeration,manifesting a decrease inρ_(p),ε_(1,p),and the volumetric strain increment(Δε_(v))when P_(CNT)increases from 0.08wt%to 0.12wt%.Moreover,the addition of CNTs improved the integrity of CGBS after macroscopic failure,and crack extension in CGBSs appeared in two modes:detour and pass through the aggregates.Theσ_(p)and U_(d)firstly increase and then decrease with increasing D,and porosity shows the opposite trend.Theε_(1,p)andΔε_(v)are negatively correlated with D,and CGBS with D=2.150 has the maximum deformation parameters(ε_(1,p)=0.05079,Δε_(v)=0.01990)due to the frictional slip effect caused by coarse aggregates.With increasing D,the failure modes of CGBSs are sequentially manifested as oblique shear failure,"Y-shaped"shear failure,and conjugate shear failure.展开更多
Brake wear particle(BWP)emissions are considered one of the dominant sources of particulate matter pollution in urban environments.BWP emissions have increased significantly under high-temperature conditions,emerging ...Brake wear particle(BWP)emissions are considered one of the dominant sources of particulate matter pollution in urban environments.BWP emissions have increased significantly under high-temperature conditions,emerging as a focal point of research interest.This study investigates the effect of brake temperatures on BWP emissions.The brake pad materials undergo violent decomposition and oxidation reactions and generate large amounts of incompletely oxidized organic products at temperatures above 475℃.These organic products cause particles below 200 nm to proliferate,and nanoparticles below 40 nm account for the largest contribution of total BWPs.When the friction surface temperature exceeds 475℃,the high-concentration BWPs below 200 nm will agglomerate into larger particles.High temperatures also cause the brake pad surface to delaminate and fragment into particles above 2.5μm.In addition,when the initial brake speed is above 160 km/h,or the brake pressure is above 7 bar,there is a sharp increase in particles below 200 nm.The results suggest that a significant number of nanoparticles below 40 nm are inferred to be generated as the flash temperature of the friction surface reaches the violent reaction temperature.This study provides guidelines for designing low-emission brake pads,as improving the high-temperature resistance of brake pad material components possibly reduces BWP generation.展开更多
Accurately acquiring catalyst size and morphology is essential for supporting catalytic reaction process design and optimal control. We report an intelligent catalyst sizing and morphological classification method bas...Accurately acquiring catalyst size and morphology is essential for supporting catalytic reaction process design and optimal control. We report an intelligent catalyst sizing and morphological classification method based on the Mask-RCNN framework. A dataset of 9880 high-resolution images was captured by using a self-made fiber-optic endoscopic system for 13 kinds of silicoaluminophosphate-34 (SAPO-34) catalyst samples with different coke. Then there were approximately 877881 individual particles extracted from this dataset by our AI-based particle recognition algorithm. To clearly describe the morphology of irregular particles, we proposed a hybrid classification criterion that combines five different parameters, which are deformity, circularity, roundness, aspect ratio, and compactness. Therefore, catalyst morphology can be classified into two categories with four types. The first category includes regular types, such as the spherical, ellipsoidal, and rod-shaped types. And all the irregular types fall into the second category. The experimental results showed that a catalyst particle tends to be larger when its coke deposition increased. Whereas particle morphology remained primarily spherical and ellipsoidal, the ratio of each type varied slightly according to its coke. Our findings illustrate that this is a promising approach to be developing intelligent instruments for catalyst particle sizing and classification.展开更多
The high stress levels in tall tailings dams can lead to particle crushing.Understanding the compressibility and breakage characteristics of tailings particles will contribute to the advancement to the design and cons...The high stress levels in tall tailings dams can lead to particle crushing.Understanding the compressibility and breakage characteristics of tailings particles will contribute to the advancement to the design and construction processes of high-rise tailings dams,as well as the accurate evaluation of the stability of tailings storage facilities(TSFs).This paper presents the results of a series of detailed one-dimensional oedometer compression tests conducted to investigate the compression behavior and particle breakage of iron ore tailings(IOTs)collected from two typical TSFs,with different initial particle size distributions and a wide range of initial specific volumes,under effective vertical stresses of up to 4.8 MPa.The results show that the compression paths of the IOTs were slowly convergent,and this nontransitional mode of compression behavior experienced a significant amount of particle breakage.The relative breakage(Br)was used to quantify the amount of breakage and the input specific work(W)was adopted to evaluate the factors influencing Br.The initial breakage stress of the IOTs was less than 0.2 MPa.For the finer tailings,Br increased with increasing vertical stresses until it reached a threshold,after which Br tended to remain constant.However,coarser IOTs continued to experience crushing even at 4.8 MPa.The particle breakage in the coarser IOTs is much more significant than it in the finer IOTs overall.It was also observed that the tailings grains within the loose specimens broke more easily than those within the dense specimens.Additionally,three types of particle crushing modes were identified for IOTs under one-dimensional compression,namely,abrasion,chipping,and splitting.展开更多
Accurate simulation of ice accretion of supercooled large droplet(SLD)is pivotal for the international airworthiness certification of large aircraft.Its complex dynamics behavior and broad particle size distributions ...Accurate simulation of ice accretion of supercooled large droplet(SLD)is pivotal for the international airworthiness certification of large aircraft.Its complex dynamics behavior and broad particle size distributions pose significant challenges to reliable CFD predictions.A numerical model of multi-particle SLD coupling breaking,bouncing and splashing behaviors is established to explore the relationship between dynamics behavior and particle size.The results show that the peak value of droplet collection efficiencyβdecreases due to splashing.The bounce phenomenon will make the impact limit S_(m)of the water drops decrease.With the increase of the SLD particle size,the water drop bounce point gradually moves toward the trailing edge of the wing.The critical breaking diameter of SLD at an airflow velocity of 50 m/s is approximately 100μm.When the SLD particle size increases,the height of the water droplet shelter zone on the upper edge of the wing gradually decreases,and the velocity in the Y direction decreases first and then increases in the opposite direction,increasing the probability of SLD hitting the wing again.Large particle droplets have a higher effect on the impact limit S_(m)than smaller droplets.Therefore,in the numerical simulation of the SLD operating conditions,it is very important to ensure the proportion of large particle size water droplets.展开更多
The COVID-19 lockdown was a typical example of extreme emission reduction,providing an opportunity to study the impact of lockdown measures on air pollution.Particle number concentrations(PNC)originate from direct emi...The COVID-19 lockdown was a typical example of extreme emission reduction,providing an opportunity to study the impact of lockdown measures on air pollution.Particle number concentrations(PNC)originate from direct emissions or through new particle formation events.However,their variations during the lockdown period are under investigation.This study focuses on Luohe,a city on the southern edge of the North China Plain,analyzing the changes in PNC and its sources before,during,and after the COVID-19 lockdown.From March 25^(th)to May 31^(st),2022,real-time PNC measurements were conducted using a Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer for particle size.Results showed an 11.2%decrease in PNC during the lockdown compared to pre-lockdown and a 3.6%decrease compared to post-lockdown,indicating reduced local emissions and weakened regional transportation during the lockdown.Positive Matrix Factorization analysis identified six sources contributing to the total PNC,including photochemical nucleation,aged photochemical nucleation,gasoline vehicle emissions,diesel vehicle emissions,coal and biomass combustion,and secondary aerosols.The significant changes in source emissions indicate a substantially reduced traffic volume after the implementation of lockdown measures(2644.8#/cm^(3),2202.2#/cm^(3),2792.7#/cm^(3)).Concurrently,photochemical nucleation(310.1#/cm^(3),306.3#/cm^(3),393.1#/cm^(3))and photochemical nucleation aging(592.8#/cm^(3),744.1#/cm^(3),810.7#/cm^(3))exhibited increasing trends,while coal/biomass combustion(1656.6#/cm^(3),1586.2#/cm^(3),980.0#/cm^(3))and secondary sources(999.4#/cm^(3),791.1#/cm^(3),804.1#/cm^(3))showed decreasing trends.In summary,the contributions of traffic emissions to PNC highlight the potential for targeted traffic management strategies to improve urban air quality.展开更多
Wedge-shaped copper casting experiment was conducted to study the engulfment behavior of TiB2 particle and the interaction between particle or cluster and the solid/liquid front in commercial pure aluminum matrix. The...Wedge-shaped copper casting experiment was conducted to study the engulfment behavior of TiB2 particle and the interaction between particle or cluster and the solid/liquid front in commercial pure aluminum matrix. The experimental results show that the particle size distribution obeys two separate systems in the whole wedge-cast sample. Furthermore, it is found that the big clusters are pushed to the center of the wedge shaped sample and the single particle or small clusters consisting of few particles are engulfed into the α-Al in the area of the sample edge. The cluster degree of particles varies in different areas, and its value is 0.2 and 0.6 for the cluster fraction in the edge and in the center of the wedge sample, respectively. The cluster diameter does not obey the normal distribution but approximately obeys lognormal distribution in the present work. More importantly, in the whole sample, the particle size obeys two separate log-normal distributions.展开更多
By using the probe data of two sorties airplane in the middle and southern parts of Hebei Province in 2007 spring,the characteristics of atmospheric aerosol particles concentration and size distribution in the area in...By using the probe data of two sorties airplane in the middle and southern parts of Hebei Province in 2007 spring,the characteristics of atmospheric aerosol particles concentration and size distribution in the area in the cloudy day situation were analyzed.The results showed that the overall trend of aerosol particles concentration in the weather systems which included the south branch trough and North China low vortex was the decrease as the height increased.However,if the cirrostratus was in the high altitude,it increased as the height increased.In the bottom of inversion layer,there existed the obvious accumulation of aerosol and cloud droplet.Affected by the complex weather systems,the aerosol particle size distribution presented the multi-peak type for the disturbance of updraft or turbulence.展开更多
Application of particle image velocity (PIV) techniques for measuringparticle size distribution and total number in an activation chamber of desulfurization system isintroduced. Watersheld algorithm is used to choose ...Application of particle image velocity (PIV) techniques for measuringparticle size distribution and total number in an activation chamber of desulfurization system isintroduced. Watersheld algorithm is used to choose the suitable initial gray level threshold whichis used to change the gray level images taken by PIV to black and white ones, then every particle inan image is isolated totally. For every isolating particle, its contour is tracked by the edgeenhancement filter function and kept by Freeman s chain code. Based on a set of particle s chincode, its size and size distribution are calculated and sorted. Finally, the experimental data ofcalcium particles and water drops, separately injected into the activation chamber, and the erroranalysis of data are given out.展开更多
Particle-laden gas flows past a circular cylinder at the Reynolds number of 2×10^(5) were numerically investigated. The Discrete Vortex Method (DVM) was employed to evaluate the unsteady gas flow fields and a Lag...Particle-laden gas flows past a circular cylinder at the Reynolds number of 2×10^(5) were numerically investigated. The Discrete Vortex Method (DVM) was employed to evaluate the unsteady gas flow fields and a Lagrangian approach was applied for tracking individual solid particles. The vortex patterns and the distributions of particles with different Stokes numbers were obtained. Numerical results show that: (1) at small Stokes number (St=0.01) the particles move with the fluid and could be found evenly throughout the flow, (2) the regions around the vortex cores, where few particles exist, become wider as the stokes number of particles increases from 0.01 to 1.0, (3) at middle Stokes number (St=1.0, 10) centrifugal forces throw the particles out of the wake vortices, (4) at high Stokes number (St=100, 1000) the particles are not affected by the vortices,and their motion is determined by their inertia effects.展开更多
A meshless Element-Free Galerkin （EFG） method was used to directly simulate the fluidization process in two dimensions. The drag force on particles was obtained by integrating the stress and shear forces on the part...A meshless Element-Free Galerkin （EFG） method was used to directly simulate the fluidization process in two dimensions. The drag force on particles was obtained by integrating the stress and shear forces on the particle surfaces. The results show that meshless methods are capable of dealing with real particle collisions, thus are superior to most mesh-based methods in reflecting the fluidization process with frequent particle collisions and suitable void fractions. Particle distribution greatly influences the drag coefficients even for the same voidage, that is, there are large differences in the average drag coefficients between nonuniform and uniform particle distributions. Different compacting directions also have different regu- larities, so conventional formulas such as ＇Wen and Yu＇ and ＇Felice＇ models have some deviations in such nonuniform distributions. To evaluate the influence of the nonuniformity, the drag force in multiple particle systems was simulated by using nonuniformity coefficients, Cvx and Cvy, to quantitatively describe the nonuniform distribution in different directions. Drag force during fluidization can be successfully evaluated by the use of Cvx alone.展开更多
The Reynolds-averaged general dynamic equation(RAGDE)for the nanoparticle size distribution function is derived,including the contribution to particle coagulation resulting from the fluctuating concentration.The equat...The Reynolds-averaged general dynamic equation(RAGDE)for the nanoparticle size distribution function is derived,including the contribution to particle coagulation resulting from the fluctuating concentration.The equation together with that of a turbulent gas flow is solved numerically in the turbulent flow of a ventilation chamber with a jet on the wall based on the proposed model relating the fluctuating coagulation to the gradient of mean concentration.Some results are compared with the experimental data.The results show that the proposed model relating the fluctuating coagulation to the gradient of mean concentration is reasonable,and it is necessary to consider the contribution to coagulation resulting from the fluctuating concentration in such a flow.The changes of the particle number concentration M_(0) and the geometric mean diameter dg are more obvious in the core area of the jet,but less obvious in other areas.With the increase in the initial particle number concentration m00,the values of M_(0) and the standard deviation of the particle sizeσdecrease,but the value of d_(g) increases.The decrease in the initial particle diameter leads to the reduction of M_(0) andσand the increase in d_(g).With the increase in the Reynolds number,particles have few chances of collision,and hence the coagulation rate is reduced,leading to the increase in M_(0) andσand the decrease in d_(g).展开更多
Characteristics of internal microstructures have a strong impact on the properties of particulate reinforced metal composites.In the present work,we perform finite element simulations to elucidate fundamental mechanis...Characteristics of internal microstructures have a strong impact on the properties of particulate reinforced metal composites.In the present work,we perform finite element simulations to elucidate fundamental mechanisms involved in the ultraprecision orthogonal cutting of aluminum-based silicon carbide composites(SiCp/AI),with an emphasis on the influence of particle distribution characteristic.The SiCp/AI composite with a particle volume fraction of 25 vol%and a mean particle size of 10|im consists of randomly distributed polygon-shaped SiC particles,the elastic deformation and brittle failure of which are described by the brittle cracking model.Simulation results reveal that in addition to metal matrix tearing,cuttinginduced particle deformation in terms of dislodging,debonding,and cracking plays an important role in the microscopic deformation and correlated machining force variation and machined surface integrity.It is found that the standard deviation of particle size to the mean value has a strong influence on the machinability of microscopic particle-tool edge interactions and macroscopically observed machining results.The present work provides a guideline for the rational synthesis of particulate-reinforced metal composites with high machinability.展开更多
基金Project(52066008)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation,ChinaProject(2018FA030)supported by Yunnan Province Fundamental Research Key Project Foundation,China+1 种基金Project(2018ZE001)supported by Yunnan Province Major Science and Technology Project Foundation,ChinaProject(202005AG070057)supported by Yunnan Province Science and Technology Innovation Funds for key Laboratories,China。
文摘A three-dimensional diesel particulate filter(DPF)simulation model was developed by using AVL software FIRE to study the effects of four factors on soot particle distributions along the axial and radial directions in the DPF after the model accuracy was validated.An orthogonal test method was used to determine the importance and weights of the design of experiments(DoE)factors such as the expanding angle,the number of channels per square inch,and the exhaust mass flow rate.The effects of these factors on the uniformity of the soot particle distributions were also analyzed.The results show that when the soot loading time was 400 s,the soot particles inside the DPF along the axial direction exhibited a bowl shape,which was high on the both ends and low in the middle.The uniformity of the axial distribution of soot particles reduces significantly with an increase in the number of channels per square inch.The uniformity of the radial distribution reduced with an increase in the expanding angle of the divergent tube.Based on the impacts on the axial uniformity,the three most influencing factors in a descending order are the number of channels per square inch,the exhaust mass flow rate,and the expanding angle of the divergent tube.
基金Project supported by the Young Scientists Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11802136).
文摘The effects of mass concentration and injection pressure on the atomization characteristics of low-viscosity fuel spray are studied in a constant-volume chamber.Microscopic spray parameters are measured by laser diffraction at different axial and radial positions downstream of the nozzle.The results show that the atomization effect is inhibited linearly with the increase of mass concentration.The increase of injection pressure promotes the droplet breakup.However,the trend gradually weakens and becomes more noticeable at high concentrations.Comparing with the concentration,the influence of the injection pressure on the atomization characteristics is dominant.Although low concentration and high injection pressure can promote the droplet breakup,they also increase the probability of droplet collision,resulting in droplet aggregation.This is more evident in low-viscosity fuels.The droplet size increases in the axial direction owing to the aggregation.However,the diameter decreases in the radial direction owing to the outward deflection of small droplets caused by air turbulence and entrainment.In addition,the high-velocity airflow significantly promotes the droplet breakup near the nozzle and spray axis regions and inhibits the aggregation effect.However,the lower-viscosity fuels keep smaller droplet sizes and better atomization in the whole spraying process,which is easier to realize than the higher-viscosity fuels.Overall,low concentration,high injection pressure,and low viscosity of fuel have beneficial effects on the droplet breakup.This is very important for improving the atomization effect of fuel.
基金"PSPC Régions n°2"("Projets Structurants des Pôles de Compétitivitéen région")funded by Conseil Régional Hauts-de-France and BPI.
文摘Developing the railway transport sector is a challenging scientific,economic and social research topic starting with ensuring human security.The main topic that should be developed in that sense is the ballast stability and dynamical behaviour under external loading and environmental changes.This paper investigates the effect of particle size distribution and normal pressure on the mechanical response of a ballast bed.Grading curves of ballast layers with different sizes are illustrated to discuss their strength behaviour under various strains to deduce the significant effect on the direct shear performance of the ballast layer.Direct shear tests with different Particle Size Distribution(PSD)were reproduced using the Discrete Element Method(DEM).It is noticed that when the number of small-sized ballast increases,the shear strength and the friction angle increase to varying degrees under different normal pressures,with an average increase of 27%and 8%,respectively.When the number of large-sized ballast decreases,the shear strength and the friction angle decrease to varying degrees under different normal pressures,with an average decrease of 6%and 3%,respectively.
基金The work described in this paper was partially supported by grants from the Research Grant Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,China(Project Nos.HKU 17207518 and R5037-18).
文摘The traditional standard wet sieving method uses steel sieves with aperture?0.063 mm and can only determine the particle size distribution(PSD)of gravel and sand in general soil.This paper extends the traditional method and presents an extended wet sieving method.The extended method uses both the steel sieves and the nylon filter cloth sieves.The apertures of the cloth sieves are smaller than 0.063 mm and equal 0.048 mm,0.038 mm,0.014 mm,0.012 mm,0.0063 mm,0.004 mm,0.003 mm,0.002 mm,and 0.001 mm,respectively.The extended method uses five steps to separate the general soil into many material sub-groups of gravel,sand,silt and clay with known particle size ranges.The complete PSD of the general soil is then calculated from the dry masses of the individual material sub-groups.The extended method is demonstrated with a general soil of completely decomposed granite(CDG)in Hong Kong,China.The silt and clay materials with different particle size ranges are further examined,checked and verified using stereomicroscopic observation,physical and chemical property tests.The results further confirm the correctness of the extended wet sieving method.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42022038,and 42090030).
文摘Sea salt aerosols play a critical role in regulating the global climate through their interactions with solar radiation.The size distribution of these particles is crucial in determining their bulk optical properties.In this study,we analyzed in situ measured size distributions of sea salt aerosols from four field campaigns and used multi-mode lognormal size distributions to fit the data.We employed super-spheroids and coated super-spheroids to account for the particles’non-sphericity,inhomogeneity,and hysteresis effect during the deliquescence and crystallization processes.To compute the singlescattering properties of sea salt aerosols,we used the state-of-the-art invariant imbedding T-matrix method,which allows us to obtain accurate optical properties for sea salt aerosols with a maximum volume-equivalent diameter of 12μm at a wavelength of 532 nm.Our results demonstrated that the particle models developed in this study were successful in replicating both the measured depolarization and lidar ratios at various relative humidity(RH)levels.Importantly,we observed that large-size particles with diameters larger than 4μm had a substantial impact on the optical properties of sea salt aerosols,which has not been accounted for in previous studies.Specifically,excluding particles with diameters larger than 4μm led to underestimating the scattering and backscattering coefficients by 27%−38%and 43%−60%,respectively,for the ACE-Asia field campaign.Additionally,the depolarization ratios were underestimated by 0.15 within the 50%−70%RH range.These findings emphasize the necessity of considering large particle sizes for optical modeling of sea salt aerosols.
基金reported in this manuscript is funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52130904).
文摘The particle composition and spatial distribution of landslide-induced dam bodies are critical geotechnical parameters for studying the hazards of dam-break floods.However,current research often neglects the influence of the initial particle composition and spatial distribution of the landslide on the particle composition and spatial distribution of the landslide dam.This study investigated the impact of initial particle size distribution,volume,and sliding length on the energy and velocity changes of characteristic particles during the sliding process and the spatial distribution of particle sizes in the landslide dam body.Numerical simulations and physical models were employed to examine the effects of sequential gradient arrangements(where particle sizes decrease from top to bottom)and four other different initial particle arrangements on the energy and velocity changes of particles and the spatial distribution of particle sizes in the dam body.The study reveals the characteristics of translational and rotational energy of different particles and the laws of mechanical energy conversion,obtaining the spatial distribution patterns of particle sizes in landslide-induced dams.The results show that under the sequential gradient arrangement,the energy dissipation of the landslide movement is lower,with larger particles mainly distributed at the distal end and smaller particles at the proximal end of the landslide dam.In contrast,under the reverse gradient arrangement,the energy dissipation of the landslide movement is higher,and the distribution pattern of the dam particles is opposite to that of the sequential gradient arrangement.For the other arrangement modes,the spatial distribution of dam particles falls between the aforementioned two.There is a positive correlation between particle size and translational kinetic energy within the particle flow during the landslide process,and rotational motion increases energy dissipation.Under constant slope conditions,sliding length does not affect the movement pattern of the particle flow or the spatial distribution of particles in the dam body.The findings of this study provide a scientific basis for the accurate simulation and prediction of dam-break flood processes.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21706075)Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project (202201011269)
文摘The distribution of adsorbent particle sizes typically has a significant impact on adsorption performance.Most fixed-bed adsorption studies adopt the assumption of average particle size to simplify the adsorption model,but this does not eliminate the deviation between experiments and simulations caused by particle size distribution in practice.In this study,the population balance equation(PBE)and fixed-bed adsorption kinetics model were combined to simulate the adsorption process in a fixed-bed reactor,modeling the distribution of adsorbate uptake over time on adsorbent particles of different sizes.We integrated and optimized the PBE and fixed-bed mass transfer model in the algorithm,and the resulting combined model adopts a variable time step size,which can achieve a balance between computational efficiency and error while ensuring computational convergence.By slicing the model in the spatial dimension,multiple sets of PBE can be calculated in parallel,improving computational efficiency.The adsorption process of single-component and multi-component CO_(2)/CH_(4)/N_(2)on 4A zeolite without binder was simulated,and the influence of adsorbent particle size distribution was analyzed.Simulation results show that the assumption of average adsorbent particle size,which was commonly made in published work,will underestimate the time required for adsorbates to break through the fixed bed compared with the assumption of uniform adsorbent particle size.This model helps to consider the impact of adsorbent particle size distribution on the adsorption process,thereby improving the prediction accuracy of adsorbent performance.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52174092,51904290,and 52374147)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(No.BK20220157)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(No.2022YCPY0202)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2023YFC3804204)the Major Program of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region S cience and Technology(No.2023A01002)。
文摘The mechanical behavior of cemented gangue backfill materials(CGBMs)is closely related to particle size distribution(PSD)of aggregates and properties of cementitious materials.Consequently,the true triaxial compression tests,CT scanning,SEM,and EDS tests were conducted on cemented gangue backfill samples(CGBSs)with various carbon nanotube concentrations(P_(CNT))that satisfied fractal theory for the PSD of aggregates.The mechanical properties,energy dissipations,and failure mechanisms of the CGBSs under true triaxial compression were systematically analyzed.The results indicate that appropriate carbon nanotubes(CNTs)effectively enhance the mechanical properties and energy dissipations of CGBSs through micropore filling and microcrack bridging,and the optimal effect appears at P_(CNT)of 0.08wt%.Taking PSD fractal dimension(D)of 2.500 as an example,compared to that of CGBS without CNT,the peak strength(σ_(p)),axial peak strain(ε_(1,p)),elastic strain energy(Ue),and dissipated energy(U_(d))increased by 12.76%,29.60%,19.05%,and90.39%,respectively.However,excessive CNTs can reduce the mechanical properties of CGBSs due to CNT agglomeration,manifesting a decrease inρ_(p),ε_(1,p),and the volumetric strain increment(Δε_(v))when P_(CNT)increases from 0.08wt%to 0.12wt%.Moreover,the addition of CNTs improved the integrity of CGBS after macroscopic failure,and crack extension in CGBSs appeared in two modes:detour and pass through the aggregates.Theσ_(p)and U_(d)firstly increase and then decrease with increasing D,and porosity shows the opposite trend.Theε_(1,p)andΔε_(v)are negatively correlated with D,and CGBS with D=2.150 has the maximum deformation parameters(ε_(1,p)=0.05079,Δε_(v)=0.01990)due to the frictional slip effect caused by coarse aggregates.With increasing D,the failure modes of CGBSs are sequentially manifested as oblique shear failure,"Y-shaped"shear failure,and conjugate shear failure.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52172337 and 52272342)the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program(Grade B)of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.GZB20240352)the Shuimu Tsinghua Scholar Program of Tsinghua University(No.2023SM230)。
文摘Brake wear particle(BWP)emissions are considered one of the dominant sources of particulate matter pollution in urban environments.BWP emissions have increased significantly under high-temperature conditions,emerging as a focal point of research interest.This study investigates the effect of brake temperatures on BWP emissions.The brake pad materials undergo violent decomposition and oxidation reactions and generate large amounts of incompletely oxidized organic products at temperatures above 475℃.These organic products cause particles below 200 nm to proliferate,and nanoparticles below 40 nm account for the largest contribution of total BWPs.When the friction surface temperature exceeds 475℃,the high-concentration BWPs below 200 nm will agglomerate into larger particles.High temperatures also cause the brake pad surface to delaminate and fragment into particles above 2.5μm.In addition,when the initial brake speed is above 160 km/h,or the brake pressure is above 7 bar,there is a sharp increase in particles below 200 nm.The results suggest that a significant number of nanoparticles below 40 nm are inferred to be generated as the flash temperature of the friction surface reaches the violent reaction temperature.This study provides guidelines for designing low-emission brake pads,as improving the high-temperature resistance of brake pad material components possibly reduces BWP generation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22308348)the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province of China(2024-MSBA-65)+1 种基金the Qin Chuangyuan Project for Introducing High-Level Innovative and Entrepreneurial Talents(QCYRCXM-2023-024)the Energy Revolution S&T Program of Yulin Innovation Institute of Clean Energy(E201041206).
文摘Accurately acquiring catalyst size and morphology is essential for supporting catalytic reaction process design and optimal control. We report an intelligent catalyst sizing and morphological classification method based on the Mask-RCNN framework. A dataset of 9880 high-resolution images was captured by using a self-made fiber-optic endoscopic system for 13 kinds of silicoaluminophosphate-34 (SAPO-34) catalyst samples with different coke. Then there were approximately 877881 individual particles extracted from this dataset by our AI-based particle recognition algorithm. To clearly describe the morphology of irregular particles, we proposed a hybrid classification criterion that combines five different parameters, which are deformity, circularity, roundness, aspect ratio, and compactness. Therefore, catalyst morphology can be classified into two categories with four types. The first category includes regular types, such as the spherical, ellipsoidal, and rod-shaped types. And all the irregular types fall into the second category. The experimental results showed that a catalyst particle tends to be larger when its coke deposition increased. Whereas particle morphology remained primarily spherical and ellipsoidal, the ratio of each type varied slightly according to its coke. Our findings illustrate that this is a promising approach to be developing intelligent instruments for catalyst particle sizing and classification.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41630640,41790445)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFC3003205).
文摘The high stress levels in tall tailings dams can lead to particle crushing.Understanding the compressibility and breakage characteristics of tailings particles will contribute to the advancement to the design and construction processes of high-rise tailings dams,as well as the accurate evaluation of the stability of tailings storage facilities(TSFs).This paper presents the results of a series of detailed one-dimensional oedometer compression tests conducted to investigate the compression behavior and particle breakage of iron ore tailings(IOTs)collected from two typical TSFs,with different initial particle size distributions and a wide range of initial specific volumes,under effective vertical stresses of up to 4.8 MPa.The results show that the compression paths of the IOTs were slowly convergent,and this nontransitional mode of compression behavior experienced a significant amount of particle breakage.The relative breakage(Br)was used to quantify the amount of breakage and the input specific work(W)was adopted to evaluate the factors influencing Br.The initial breakage stress of the IOTs was less than 0.2 MPa.For the finer tailings,Br increased with increasing vertical stresses until it reached a threshold,after which Br tended to remain constant.However,coarser IOTs continued to experience crushing even at 4.8 MPa.The particle breakage in the coarser IOTs is much more significant than it in the finer IOTs overall.It was also observed that the tailings grains within the loose specimens broke more easily than those within the dense specimens.Additionally,three types of particle crushing modes were identified for IOTs under one-dimensional compression,namely,abrasion,chipping,and splitting.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52276009)。
文摘Accurate simulation of ice accretion of supercooled large droplet(SLD)is pivotal for the international airworthiness certification of large aircraft.Its complex dynamics behavior and broad particle size distributions pose significant challenges to reliable CFD predictions.A numerical model of multi-particle SLD coupling breaking,bouncing and splashing behaviors is established to explore the relationship between dynamics behavior and particle size.The results show that the peak value of droplet collection efficiencyβdecreases due to splashing.The bounce phenomenon will make the impact limit S_(m)of the water drops decrease.With the increase of the SLD particle size,the water drop bounce point gradually moves toward the trailing edge of the wing.The critical breaking diameter of SLD at an airflow velocity of 50 m/s is approximately 100μm.When the SLD particle size increases,the height of the water droplet shelter zone on the upper edge of the wing gradually decreases,and the velocity in the Y direction decreases first and then increases in the opposite direction,increasing the probability of SLD hitting the wing again.Large particle droplets have a higher effect on the impact limit S_(m)than smaller droplets.Therefore,in the numerical simulation of the SLD operating conditions,it is very important to ensure the proportion of large particle size water droplets.
基金supported by the National Research Program for Key Issues in Air Pollution Control in China(No.DQGG202137)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42277429)。
文摘The COVID-19 lockdown was a typical example of extreme emission reduction,providing an opportunity to study the impact of lockdown measures on air pollution.Particle number concentrations(PNC)originate from direct emissions or through new particle formation events.However,their variations during the lockdown period are under investigation.This study focuses on Luohe,a city on the southern edge of the North China Plain,analyzing the changes in PNC and its sources before,during,and after the COVID-19 lockdown.From March 25^(th)to May 31^(st),2022,real-time PNC measurements were conducted using a Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer for particle size.Results showed an 11.2%decrease in PNC during the lockdown compared to pre-lockdown and a 3.6%decrease compared to post-lockdown,indicating reduced local emissions and weakened regional transportation during the lockdown.Positive Matrix Factorization analysis identified six sources contributing to the total PNC,including photochemical nucleation,aged photochemical nucleation,gasoline vehicle emissions,diesel vehicle emissions,coal and biomass combustion,and secondary aerosols.The significant changes in source emissions indicate a substantially reduced traffic volume after the implementation of lockdown measures(2644.8#/cm^(3),2202.2#/cm^(3),2792.7#/cm^(3)).Concurrently,photochemical nucleation(310.1#/cm^(3),306.3#/cm^(3),393.1#/cm^(3))and photochemical nucleation aging(592.8#/cm^(3),744.1#/cm^(3),810.7#/cm^(3))exhibited increasing trends,while coal/biomass combustion(1656.6#/cm^(3),1586.2#/cm^(3),980.0#/cm^(3))and secondary sources(999.4#/cm^(3),791.1#/cm^(3),804.1#/cm^(3))showed decreasing trends.In summary,the contributions of traffic emissions to PNC highlight the potential for targeted traffic management strategies to improve urban air quality.
文摘Wedge-shaped copper casting experiment was conducted to study the engulfment behavior of TiB2 particle and the interaction between particle or cluster and the solid/liquid front in commercial pure aluminum matrix. The experimental results show that the particle size distribution obeys two separate systems in the whole wedge-cast sample. Furthermore, it is found that the big clusters are pushed to the center of the wedge shaped sample and the single particle or small clusters consisting of few particles are engulfed into the α-Al in the area of the sample edge. The cluster degree of particles varies in different areas, and its value is 0.2 and 0.6 for the cluster fraction in the edge and in the center of the wedge sample, respectively. The cluster diameter does not obey the normal distribution but approximately obeys lognormal distribution in the present work. More importantly, in the whole sample, the particle size obeys two separate log-normal distributions.
基金Supported by The Project of Key and Open Laboratory for Cloud Fog Physics Environment of China Meteorological Administration(2009Z0034)The Special Project of Public Welfare Industry(Mete-orology) Science Research of Science and Technology Ministry(GY-HY200806001)Research and Development Projects of Weather Modification Office in Hebei Province:Aircraft Observations Under Fog and Haze Conditions in Hebei Province(10ky04)
文摘By using the probe data of two sorties airplane in the middle and southern parts of Hebei Province in 2007 spring,the characteristics of atmospheric aerosol particles concentration and size distribution in the area in the cloudy day situation were analyzed.The results showed that the overall trend of aerosol particles concentration in the weather systems which included the south branch trough and North China low vortex was the decrease as the height increased.However,if the cirrostratus was in the high altitude,it increased as the height increased.In the bottom of inversion layer,there existed the obvious accumulation of aerosol and cloud droplet.Affected by the complex weather systems,the aerosol particle size distribution presented the multi-peak type for the disturbance of updraft or turbulence.
基金The Special Funds for State Key Projects for Fun- damental Research (G1999022201-04).
文摘Application of particle image velocity (PIV) techniques for measuringparticle size distribution and total number in an activation chamber of desulfurization system isintroduced. Watersheld algorithm is used to choose the suitable initial gray level threshold whichis used to change the gray level images taken by PIV to black and white ones, then every particle inan image is isolated totally. For every isolating particle, its contour is tracked by the edgeenhancement filter function and kept by Freeman s chain code. Based on a set of particle s chincode, its size and size distribution are calculated and sorted. Finally, the experimental data ofcalcium particles and water drops, separately injected into the activation chamber, and the erroranalysis of data are given out.
文摘Particle-laden gas flows past a circular cylinder at the Reynolds number of 2×10^(5) were numerically investigated. The Discrete Vortex Method (DVM) was employed to evaluate the unsteady gas flow fields and a Lagrangian approach was applied for tracking individual solid particles. The vortex patterns and the distributions of particles with different Stokes numbers were obtained. Numerical results show that: (1) at small Stokes number (St=0.01) the particles move with the fluid and could be found evenly throughout the flow, (2) the regions around the vortex cores, where few particles exist, become wider as the stokes number of particles increases from 0.01 to 1.0, (3) at middle Stokes number (St=1.0, 10) centrifugal forces throw the particles out of the wake vortices, (4) at high Stokes number (St=100, 1000) the particles are not affected by the vortices,and their motion is determined by their inertia effects.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51076083)
文摘A meshless Element-Free Galerkin （EFG） method was used to directly simulate the fluidization process in two dimensions. The drag force on particles was obtained by integrating the stress and shear forces on the particle surfaces. The results show that meshless methods are capable of dealing with real particle collisions, thus are superior to most mesh-based methods in reflecting the fluidization process with frequent particle collisions and suitable void fractions. Particle distribution greatly influences the drag coefficients even for the same voidage, that is, there are large differences in the average drag coefficients between nonuniform and uniform particle distributions. Different compacting directions also have different regu- larities, so conventional formulas such as ＇Wen and Yu＇ and ＇Felice＇ models have some deviations in such nonuniform distributions. To evaluate the influence of the nonuniformity, the drag force in multiple particle systems was simulated by using nonuniformity coefficients, Cvx and Cvy, to quantitatively describe the nonuniform distribution in different directions. Drag force during fluidization can be successfully evaluated by the use of Cvx alone.
基金Project supported by the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.91852102)。
文摘The Reynolds-averaged general dynamic equation(RAGDE)for the nanoparticle size distribution function is derived,including the contribution to particle coagulation resulting from the fluctuating concentration.The equation together with that of a turbulent gas flow is solved numerically in the turbulent flow of a ventilation chamber with a jet on the wall based on the proposed model relating the fluctuating coagulation to the gradient of mean concentration.Some results are compared with the experimental data.The results show that the proposed model relating the fluctuating coagulation to the gradient of mean concentration is reasonable,and it is necessary to consider the contribution to coagulation resulting from the fluctuating concentration in such a flow.The changes of the particle number concentration M_(0) and the geometric mean diameter dg are more obvious in the core area of the jet,but less obvious in other areas.With the increase in the initial particle number concentration m00,the values of M_(0) and the standard deviation of the particle sizeσdecrease,but the value of d_(g) increases.The decrease in the initial particle diameter leads to the reduction of M_(0) andσand the increase in d_(g).With the increase in the Reynolds number,particles have few chances of collision,and hence the coagulation rate is reduced,leading to the increase in M_(0) andσand the decrease in d_(g).
基金Funding was provided by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51761135106)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,Science Challenge Project(Grant Nos.TZ2018006-0201-02,TZ2018006-0205-02)State Key Lab of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology(Grant Nos.DMETKF 2018007,DMETKF2019016).
文摘Characteristics of internal microstructures have a strong impact on the properties of particulate reinforced metal composites.In the present work,we perform finite element simulations to elucidate fundamental mechanisms involved in the ultraprecision orthogonal cutting of aluminum-based silicon carbide composites(SiCp/AI),with an emphasis on the influence of particle distribution characteristic.The SiCp/AI composite with a particle volume fraction of 25 vol%and a mean particle size of 10|im consists of randomly distributed polygon-shaped SiC particles,the elastic deformation and brittle failure of which are described by the brittle cracking model.Simulation results reveal that in addition to metal matrix tearing,cuttinginduced particle deformation in terms of dislodging,debonding,and cracking plays an important role in the microscopic deformation and correlated machining force variation and machined surface integrity.It is found that the standard deviation of particle size to the mean value has a strong influence on the machinability of microscopic particle-tool edge interactions and macroscopically observed machining results.The present work provides a guideline for the rational synthesis of particulate-reinforced metal composites with high machinability.
