scholarly journals Elucidation of contact state on various rough surfaces via highly robust colorimetric optical interferometry

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsunori Tomota ◽  
Mamoru Tohyama ◽  
Kazuyuki Yagi

AbstractIn this study, we developed and practiced colorimetric optical interferometry for the direct observation of contact states to clarify contact phenomena. We theoretically demonstrated that the effect of roughness diffuse reflection could be neglected using interferometric light intensity according to the relationship between the optical film thickness and hue. Then, we measured the static contact surfaces of spherical test pieces of different root mean square roughnesses. Results indicate that the nominal contact area is significantly larger than that obtained from the Hertzian theory of smooth contact as the surface roughness increases. The contact film thickness on the nominal contact area increases almost in proportion to the root mean square roughness. Our experiment supports the validity of the contact theory and contact simulation with very small roughnesses, which have been difficult to verify experimentally. The advantage of this measurement is that it can simultaneously capture the macroscopic contact area and microscopic film thickness distribution, which is expected to further expand the range of application.

Author(s):  
Jingyu Man ◽  
Qiong Zhou ◽  
Zongjie Tao ◽  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Qi An

Metal contact seals are widely used in mechanical equipment, and such sealing performance is directly influenced by the interfacial micro-contact state. In this paper, the surfaces with random roughness are simulated by an exponential autocorrelation function and root-mean-square roughness. The model of metal surface micro-contact is established. The influences of the external loads on the interfacial separation, contact area and maximum interfacial stress are investigated by means of Hertz contact theory. Calculations and investigations are carried out for a concrete sealing interface. The variations of the interfacial separation, contact area and interfacial stress with the external applied loads are investigated with the two surfaces of the same and different root-mean-square roughness, respectively. Meanwhile, the concrete variation curves are obtained. Furthermore, the obtained variation curves are analysed in detail.


Author(s):  
C R Evans ◽  
K L Johnson

If the ratio λ of the nominal elastohydrodynamic film thickness h0 to the root-mean-square roughness is greater than about 5, the traction between two rolling and sliding surfaces is negligibly influenced by surface roughness. The traction is then primarily a function of the parameter α0[Formula: see text], as described in reference (4), where[Formula: see text] is the mean contact pressure and αo is the pressure–viscosity index of the lubricant. When λ lies in the range 0.5–6, it is shown that the effect of asperity interaction is for the traction to still be governed by the bulk rheological properties of the oil, but at a pressure corresponding to the mean contact pressure of the asperities.


1982 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Cusano ◽  
L. D. Wedeven

The effects of artificially-produced dents and grooves on the elastohydrodynamic (EHD) film thickness profile in a sliding point contact are investigated by means of optical interferometry. The defects, formed on the surface of a highly polished ball, are held stationary at various locations within and in the vicinity of the contact region while the disk is rotating. It is shown that the defects, having a geometry similar to what can be expected in practice, can dramatically change the film thickness which exists when no defects are present in or near the contact. This change in film thickness is mainly a function of the position of the defects in the inlet region, the geometry of the defects, the orientation of the defects in the case of grooves, and the depth of the defect relative to the central film thickness.


1982 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 2315-2323 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Rasigni ◽  
F. Varnier ◽  
M. Rasigni ◽  
J. P. Palmari ◽  
A. Llebaria

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. James Stemp ◽  
Ben E. Childs ◽  
Samuel Vionnet ◽  
Christopher A. Brown

2019 ◽  
Vol 862 ◽  
pp. 781-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Kuwata ◽  
Y. Kawaguchi

Lattice Boltzmann direct numerical simulation of turbulent open-channel flows over randomly distributed hemispheres at $Re_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D70F}}=600$ is carried out to reveal the influence of roughness parameters related to a probability density function of rough-surface elevation on turbulence by analysing the spatial and Reynolds- (double-) averaged Navier–Stokes equation. This study specifically concentrates on the influence of the root-mean-square roughness and the skewness, and profiles of turbulence statistics are compared by introducing an effective wall-normal distance defined as a wall-normal integrated plane porosity. The effective distance can completely collapse the total shear stress outside the roughness sublayer, and thus the similarity of the streamwise mean velocity is clearer by introducing the effective distance. In order to examine the influence of the root-mean-square roughness and the skewness on dynamical effects that contribute to an increase in the skin friction coefficient, the triple-integrated double-averaged Navier–Stokes equation is analysed. The main contributors to the skin friction coefficient are found to be turbulence and drag force. The turbulence contribution increases with the root-mean-square roughness and/or the skewness. The drag force contribution, on the other hand, increases in particular with the root-mean-square roughness whereas an increase in the skewness does not increase the drag force contribution because it does not necessarily increase the surface area of the roughness elements. The contribution of the mean velocity dispersion induced by spatial inhomogeneity of the rough surfaces substantially increases with the root-mean-square roughness. A linear correlation is confirmed between the root-mean-square roughness and the equivalent roughness while the equivalent roughness monotonically increases with the skewness. A new correlation function based on the root-mean-square roughness and the skewness is developed with the available experimental and direct numerical simulation data, and it is confirmed that the developed correlation reasonably predicts the equivalent roughness of various types of real rough surfaces.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weisheng Yang ◽  
Liang Jiao ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Hongqi Dai

Traditionally, inorganic nanoparticles (SiO2, TiO2) have been utilized to tune the optical haze of optoelectronic devices. However, restricted to complex and costly processes for incorporating these nanoparticles, a simple and low-cost approach becomes particularly important. In this work, a simple, effective, and low-cost method was proposed to improve optical haze of transparent cellulose nanofibril films by directly depositing micro-sized 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO)-oxidized wood fibers (“coating” method). The obtained films had a high total transmittance of 85% and a high haze of 62%. The film samples also showed a high tensile strength of 80 MPa and excellent thermal stability. Dual sides of the obtained films had different microstructures: one side was extremely smooth (root-mean-square roughness of 6.25 nm), and the other was extremely rough (root-mean-square roughness of 918 nm). As a reference, micro-sized TEMPO-oxidized wood fibers and cellulose nanofibrils were mixed to form a transparent and hazy film (“blending” method). These results show that hazy transparent films prepared using the “coating” method exhibit superior application performances than films prepared using the “blending” method.


2010 ◽  
Vol 663-665 ◽  
pp. 1159-1162
Author(s):  
Ning Yu Zhang ◽  
Qing Song Huo ◽  
Li Xin Han ◽  
Gang Fu ◽  
Jun Qing Zhao ◽  
...  

A method for characterizing the morphology property of ZnO film surface with Gaussian correlation is investigated. The parameters of root-mean-square roughness w and lateral correlation lengthξare introduced in Gaussian model to describe the correlation properties of the random film surfaces. In the experimental performance, ZnO thin films are grown on quartz glass and silicon substrates by the reactive radio-frequency magnetron sputtering method under different deposition pressure. The surface morphologies of the film surface are scanned by an atomic force microscopy. The height auto-correlation functions and root-mean-square roughness are obtained by using the numerical calculus method. Carried on the fitting with the Gaussian function to the height auto-correlation function data, the lateral correlation lengths are extracted to describe the statistical properties of ZnO thin film in mathematics with other parameters.


1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (S1) ◽  
pp. 914-919 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. T. Hsieh ◽  
J. M. Hwang ◽  
H. L. Hwang ◽  
W. H. Hung

Damage-free etching of GaN by Cl2, assisted by an ArF (193 nm) excimer laser, is demonstrated. At low temperatures, photo-assisted etching can provide a better etch rate and largely improve the surface morphology and quality. AFM results show that the etched GaN surface is obtained with a root-mean-square roughness of 1.7 nm. As compared with the photoluminescence spectra of photoelectrochemical wet etched GaN, the photo-assisted cryogenic etching is proved to be a damage-free dry etching technique.


Author(s):  
Олег Васильевич Девицкий

Методом импульсного лазерного напыления в атмосфере аргоно-азотной газовой смеси из мишени InGaAs впервые были получены тонкие пленки InGaAsN на подложках GaAs и Si. Мишень lnGaAs формировалась методом одноосного прессования из порошков GaAs и lnAs. Методами атомно силовой микроскопии и рентгеновской дифракции исследованы морфология поверхности и структура данных тонких пленок. Показано, что пленки InGaAsN на Si имеют средний размер кристалла 0,93 нм, а пленки и InGaAsN на GaAs - 0,99 нм. Определено, что уменьшение давления аргоно-азотной смеси при импульсном лазерном напылении тонких пленок InGaAsN на подложках GaAs и Si приводит к снижению значения среднеквадратичной шероховатости поверхности. Наименьшую среднеквадратическую шероховатость равную 0,25 нм имела тонкая пленка InGaAsN на подложке GaAs, полученная в вакууме, наибольшую среднеквадратическую шероховатость имела тонкая пленка InGaAsN на подложке Si, полученная при давления аргоно-азотной смеси от 10 Па - 19,37 нм. By the method of pulsed laser deposition in atmosphere of an argon-nitrogen gas mixture, for the first time thin InGaAsN films on GaAs and Si substrates were obtained from the InGaAs target. The InGaAs target was formed by uniaxial pressing from GaAs and InAs powders. The surface morphology and structure of these thin films are studied by atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction. It is shown that InGaAsN films on Si have an average crystal size of 0,93 nm, and InGaAsN films on GaAs of 0,99 nm. It is determined that a decrease in the pressure of an argon-nitrogen mixture during pulsed laser deposition of thin InGaAsN films on GaAs and Si substrates leads to a decrease in the value of the root- mean-square roughness of the surface. The smallest root-mean-square roughness equal to 0,25 nm had a thin InGaAsN film on a GaAs substrate obtained in vacuum, the largest root-mean- square roughness of 19,37 nm had a thin InGaAsN film on a Si substrate obtained at the argon-nitrogen mixture pressure of 10 Pa -.


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