Three-dimensional composition mapping of NiSi phase distribution and Pt diffusion via grain boundaries in Ni2Si

2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (8) ◽  
pp. 568-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Mangelinck ◽  
Khalid Hoummada ◽  
Alain Portavoce ◽  
Carine Perrin ◽  
Rachid Daineche ◽  
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Author(s):  
Yuping Wang ◽  
Mark Pellerin ◽  
Pravansu Mohanty ◽  
Subrata Sengupta

This paper focuses on the gas flow study of an ejector used in applications where moist gases are being entrained. Two parts of work are presented. In the first part, characteristics of gas flow inside an ejector, as well as the ejector's performance under various operating and geometric configurations, were studied with a three-dimensional computational model. Measurements were also performed for validation of the model. In the second part, focus was given to the potential condensation or desublimation phenomena that may occur inside an ejector when water vapor is included in the entrained stream. Experiments using light-attenuation method were performed to verify the presence of a second phase; then, the onset of phase change and the phase distribution were obtained numerically. A two-dimensional axis-symmetric model was developed based on the model used in the first part. User-defined functions were used to implement the phase-change criteria and particle prediction. A series of simulations were performed with various amounts of water vapor added into the entrained flow. It was found that both frost particles and water condensate could form inside the mixing tube depending on the operating conditions and water vapor concentrations. When the concentration exceeds 3% by mass, water vapor could condense throughout the mixing tube. Some preliminary results of the second phase particles formed, e.g., critical sizes and distributions, were also obtained to assist with the design and optimization of gas ejectors used in similar applications.


2009 ◽  
Vol 633-634 ◽  
pp. 471-480
Author(s):  
Masaki Tanaka ◽  
Kenji Higashida ◽  
Tomotsugu Shimokawa

Brittle-ductile transition (BDT) behaviour was investigated in low carbon steel deformed by an accumulative roll-bonding (ARB) process. The temperature dependence of its fracture toughness was measured by conducting four-point bending tests at various temperatures and strain rates. The fracture toughness increased while the BDT temperature decreased in the specimens deformed by the ARB process. Arrhenius plots between the BDT temperatures and the strain rates indicated that the activation energy for the controlling process of the BDT was not changed by the deformation with the ARB process. It was deduced that the decrease in the BDT temperature by grain refining was not due to the increase in the dislocation mobility controlled by short-range barriers. Quasi-three-dimensional simulations of dislocation dynamics, taking into account of crack tip shielding due to dislocations, were performed to investigate the effect of a dislocation source spacing along a crack front on the BDT. The simulation indicated that the BDT temperature is decreased with decreasing in the dislocation source spacing. Molecular dynamics simulations revealed that moving dislocations were impinged against grain boundaries and were reemitted from there with increasing strain. It indicates that grain boundaries can be new sources in ultra-fine grained materials, which increases toughness at low temperatures.


2010 ◽  
Vol 654-656 ◽  
pp. 2338-2341 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sankaran ◽  
Emmanuel Bouzy ◽  
Matthew R. Barnett ◽  
Alain Hazotte

Rapid cooling of TiAl-based alloy from α phase (disordered hexagonal, A3) generates  phase (ordered tetragonal, L1o) grains through massive transformation nucleating mostly over the α/α grain boundaries. This current work deals with the identification and the validation of different nucleation mechanisms during  massive transformation in TiAl-based alloys. Special attention has been given to the variant selection criteria for the nucleation of the massive structures along different types of α/α grain boundaries. The  massive domains formed along the grain boundaries were analysed using high resolution electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD). Statistical studies were made on different nucleation sites and different mechanisms are proposed. Two–dimensional studies of the nucleation mechanism suggest that the minimization of the interfacial energy could be the predominant criteria during the grain boundary nucleation. In order to verify this nucleation criterion in three-dimensions, serial sections were made and EBSD maps were taken and analysed in each section. The variant selection observed during the nucleation and the growth of the  massive grains is further discussed after getting a broader view under three-dimensional investigations.


2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-172
Author(s):  
W. Liu ◽  
G. E. Ice ◽  
W. Yang ◽  
J. Z. Tischler ◽  
B. C. Larson

Author(s):  
Hong-Seok Park ◽  
Chintal Shah ◽  
Rima Shah

3D shape recognization technique is rapidly advancing from last decade in the fields of manufacturing, computer science, entertainment and medical technology. Due to the restriction of size and area of cavity, it’s challenging to develop such non-contact optical technologies for scanning. 3D digitization technology plays a vital role in the field of dentistry benefiting dentists and patients by eliminating long time procedures for making the prosthesis/abutments and results into ultimate comfort. In this paper, we have recounted a design of a prototype for a three-dimensional intra-oral scanner using the principle of fringe projection and active triangulation method. LED as a light source passed through the liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) which radiates the light into three colors and strikes onto the collimating lens assembly and then passed through the optical deflectors. Once the light strikes the object through scanning window it is guided back through the flat reflectors and the fringe pattern on the object is stored into the gray encoding plate. With the help of camera all these images are stored. After the acquisition of images, firstly it will calculate the phase distribution using four-step phase shifting algorithm and unwrap the wrap phase which helps us in getting accurate images. Later, we get display of scanned oral cavity onto the computer screen. Phase-height mapping algorithm has been realized for the reconstruction of the 3D real time reconstruction of the scanned oral cavity which helps us in fast scanning with accurate data. A novel approach of LED as a light source and LCoS display for scattering light fragments into three different colors helps us to scan more effectively for registration of dental surfaces from the patient’s mouth more accurately. Apart from that, its sleek design helps to scan with less pain to the patient’s having low mouth opening. Experiment was performed on the prototype of denture and using this proposed method we have achieved the accuracy of 25μm and it took around 180 sec for the full arc scan of the lower oral cavity. The result of scanned data was checked using the CAD/CAM software for dentistry and compared with the prototype data of denture. Further this image can be used for making prosthesis/abutment directly into production using 3D printing machine or the milling machine. Thus, an abutment or prosthesis obtained with this method is of high quality and eliminates conventional long procedures which helps in reducing pain of patient’s and helps dentists to attain more patients in less time.


2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 1763-1776 ◽  
Author(s):  
JÚLIO CÉSAR C B R MOREIRA ◽  
KRISHNASWAMY RAJAGOPAL

We present the results from simulation studies of evaporation of a single fluid in a capillary porous medium. Employing a three-dimensional site-bond correlated network model to represent a porous medium, namely Clashac sandstone, we analyze different aspects of the phase distribution by evaporation of a single fluid in the porous medium. As a direct consequence of the porous medium utilized, we analyze the influence of a strongly disordered porous media with a broad range of pore and throat size distributions in the evaporation process. Experimental data togheter with throat and pore size distributions were used to build and match the network model, allowing us to determine the porosimetric curve for the Clashac sandstone for different degrees of correlation. Also, the correlation length was obtained from the percolation theory. In our case study the evaporation process modeled was insensitive to the different degrees of correlation that might occur between pores and throats. In addition, it was observed that the evaporation pattern was the same for all analyzed networks above the correlation length.


1999 ◽  
Vol 581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Abraham ◽  
Mattias Thuvandert ◽  
Helen M. Lane ◽  
Alfred Cerezo ◽  
George D.W. Smith

ABSTRACTNanocrystalline Ni-P alloys produced by electrodeposition have been characterised by three-dimensional atom probe (3DAP) analysis. In the as-deposited materials, there are indications of some variation in P concentration between grains and segregation to grain boundaries. After heat treatment however, strong grain boundary segregation and the formation of Ni3P precipitates have been observed.


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