多晶材料晶粒生长格子boltzmann模型及数值模拟计算力学专业论文.docxVIP

多晶材料晶粒生长格子Boltzmann模型及数值模拟Lattice 多晶材料晶粒生长格子Boltzmann模型及数值模拟 Lattice Boltzmann Models and Simulations for the Grain Growth in Polycrystalline Systems Abstract Polycrystalline materials are widely used in engineering practices and their mechanical properties are strongly affected by their microstructure，such as the average grain size and the grain size distribution．In recent years，many studies have shown that when the average grain size is reduced to a very small scale，the polycrystalline materials will get better physical and mechanical performance．For example，nanocrystalline metal materials show higher strength and hardness than their corresponding coarse grained materials．Therefore，in the process of manufacturing advanced nanomaterials，it is of great importance to fully understand the grain growth behaviors for controlling material microstructures． Over the past few decades，a variety of theoretical models have been proposed to predict the grain growth behavior．However，these theoretical models can only give the time dependence of the average grain size and some simple microstructural evolution rules in polycrystalline materials．These models are generally too simple to involve the complex topologies，grain boundary interactions and microstructural evolutions during real grain growth process．Recently，computer simulations become indispensable in exploring the details of grain growth and microstructural evolutions．Simulation models for this purpose include the Potts model，the vertex model，the phase field model，etc．However，these models still have some shortcomings to predict the complicated grain growth．For example，the Potts model has difficulties in scaling the Monte Carlo time to the physical time，the vertex model is very difficult to extend from two to three dimensions and the phase field model has difficulties to deal with the coupling problem of grain growth with other physical fields． Recently，lattice Boltzmann models have been proposed and drawn much attention due