The quasi-solid-liquid phase transition exists widely in different fields,and attracts more attention due to its instinctive mechanism.The structure of force chains is an important factor to describe the phase transit...The quasi-solid-liquid phase transition exists widely in different fields,and attracts more attention due to its instinctive mechanism.The structure of force chains is an important factor to describe the phase transition properties.In this study,the discrete element model(DEM) is adopted to simulate a simple granular shear flow with period boundary condition on micro scale.The quasi-solid-liquid phase transition is obtained under various volume fractions and shear rates.Based on the DEM results,the probability distribution functions of the inter-particle contact force are obtained in different shear flow phases.The normal,tangential and total contact forces have the same distributions.The distribution can be fitted as the exponential function for the liquid-like phase,and as the Weibull function for the solid-like phase.To describe the progressive evolution of the force distribution in phase transition,we use the Weibull function and Corwin-Ngan function,respectively.Both of them can determine the probability distributions in different phases and the Weibull function shows more reasonable results.Finally,the force distributions are discussed to explain the characteristics of the force chain in the phase transition of granular shear flow.The distribution of the contact force is an indicator to determine the flow phase of granular materials.With the discussions on the statistical properties of the force chain,the phase transition of granular matter can be well understood.展开更多
Dye-sensitized solar cells （DSSCs） are the most promising, low cost and most extensively investigated solar cells. They are famous for their clean and efficient solar energy conversion. Nevertheless this, long-time ...Dye-sensitized solar cells （DSSCs） are the most promising, low cost and most extensively investigated solar cells. They are famous for their clean and efficient solar energy conversion. Nevertheless this, long-time sta- bility is still to be acquired. In recent years research on solid and quasi-solid state electrolytes is extensively in- creased. Various quasi-solid electrolytes, including composites polymer electrolytes, ionic liquid electrolytes, thermoplastic polymer electrolytes and thermosetting polymer electrolytes have been used. Performance and stability of a quasi-solid state electrolyte are between liquid and solid electrolytes. High photovoltaic performances of QS-DSSCs along better long-term stability can be obtained by designing and optimizing quasi-solid electrolytes. It is a prospective candidate for highly efficient and stable DSSCs.展开更多
Liquid-filled elastic body dynamics is an important branch of fluid-solid coupling mechanics. It deals with the study of motion of a body and the liquid contained in the body under the interaction between the two,for ...Liquid-filled elastic body dynamics is an important branch of fluid-solid coupling mechanics. It deals with the study of motion of a body and the liquid contained in the body under the interaction between the two,for example,a liquid-filled satellite,a fuel tank of an airplane,etc. The research on liquid-filled elastic body dynamics is usually done by the variational method since the method has a feature of treating things as a whole. Considering the elastic motion of the liquid-filled body and the surface tension effect on the liquid-gas interface,liquid-solid interface and gas-solid interface,the present paper establishes a quasi-Hamiltonian variational principle for the above-mentioned system. After finding the stationary-value conditions of its functional obtained,a complete system of governing equations consisting of the stationary value conditions,preconditions and constraint conditions is established,and then the equations are reduced into some known ones in a special case.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2010CB731502)the Fundamental Research Funds forthe Central Universities (Grant No. DUT12YQ02)
文摘The quasi-solid-liquid phase transition exists widely in different fields,and attracts more attention due to its instinctive mechanism.The structure of force chains is an important factor to describe the phase transition properties.In this study,the discrete element model(DEM) is adopted to simulate a simple granular shear flow with period boundary condition on micro scale.The quasi-solid-liquid phase transition is obtained under various volume fractions and shear rates.Based on the DEM results,the probability distribution functions of the inter-particle contact force are obtained in different shear flow phases.The normal,tangential and total contact forces have the same distributions.The distribution can be fitted as the exponential function for the liquid-like phase,and as the Weibull function for the solid-like phase.To describe the progressive evolution of the force distribution in phase transition,we use the Weibull function and Corwin-Ngan function,respectively.Both of them can determine the probability distributions in different phases and the Weibull function shows more reasonable results.Finally,the force distributions are discussed to explain the characteristics of the force chain in the phase transition of granular shear flow.The distribution of the contact force is an indicator to determine the flow phase of granular materials.With the discussions on the statistical properties of the force chain,the phase transition of granular matter can be well understood.
文摘Dye-sensitized solar cells （DSSCs） are the most promising, low cost and most extensively investigated solar cells. They are famous for their clean and efficient solar energy conversion. Nevertheless this, long-time sta- bility is still to be acquired. In recent years research on solid and quasi-solid state electrolytes is extensively in- creased. Various quasi-solid electrolytes, including composites polymer electrolytes, ionic liquid electrolytes, thermoplastic polymer electrolytes and thermosetting polymer electrolytes have been used. Performance and stability of a quasi-solid state electrolyte are between liquid and solid electrolytes. High photovoltaic performances of QS-DSSCs along better long-term stability can be obtained by designing and optimizing quasi-solid electrolytes. It is a prospective candidate for highly efficient and stable DSSCs.
基金was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10802067 and 10872171)
文摘Liquid-filled elastic body dynamics is an important branch of fluid-solid coupling mechanics. It deals with the study of motion of a body and the liquid contained in the body under the interaction between the two,for example,a liquid-filled satellite,a fuel tank of an airplane,etc. The research on liquid-filled elastic body dynamics is usually done by the variational method since the method has a feature of treating things as a whole. Considering the elastic motion of the liquid-filled body and the surface tension effect on the liquid-gas interface,liquid-solid interface and gas-solid interface,the present paper establishes a quasi-Hamiltonian variational principle for the above-mentioned system. After finding the stationary-value conditions of its functional obtained,a complete system of governing equations consisting of the stationary value conditions,preconditions and constraint conditions is established,and then the equations are reduced into some known ones in a special case.
