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壓汞試驗模擬器Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry Simulator

壓汞試驗模擬器Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry Simulator
灌入 / 退出曲線 · 墨水瓶效應 · 滲流與臨界孔徑Intrusion / extrusion curves · ink-bottle effect · percolation & critical pore diameter

1試體Specimen

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所有顆粒同一粒徑 (預設 5 µm)All particles have the same diameter (default 5 µm)

網格數越多,影像越細緻、可解析的最小孔徑越小,但產生試體與計算時間越長。More grid cells give a finer image and resolve smaller pores, but building and computing take longer.

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預設值:間隙比 0.15 (2D) / 0.08 (3D),亂數種子 1。間隙比 = 相鄰顆粒最小間距 / 粒徑,數值越大孔隙越大。Defaults: gap ratio 0.15 (2D) / 0.08 (3D), random seed 1. Gap ratio = minimum clearance / particle size; larger values give larger pores.

亂數種子決定隨機堆積中顆粒的位置、粒徑抽樣與方向:相同種子必定產生相同試體 (可重現,方便全班比對);更換種子即得到另一個統計上等效、但排列不同的試體,可用來觀察試體變異對結果的影響。The random seed fixes particle positions, sampled sizes and orientations in random packing: the same seed always rebuilds the identical specimen (reproducible, so the whole class can compare results); a new seed gives a statistically equivalent specimen with a different arrangement, showing specimen-to-specimen variability.

2D 規則堆積取 3D 晶格的 (100) 或基面剖面。2D lattices are (100) or basal-plane sections of the 3D lattice.

「重新配置顆粒」以新的隨機種子重新堆積顆粒 (種子欄會顯示新值,輸入同一種子即可重現)。規則堆積 (SC/FCC/BCC/HCP) 的位置固定,只有不規則顆粒外形會改變。“Re-arrange particles” re-packs the particles with a new random seed (shown in the seed box; enter the same seed to reproduce it). Regular lattices (SC/FCC/BCC/HCP) have fixed positions — only irregular particle outlines change.

2灌入液體Intrusion liquid

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mPa·s
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1 mPa·s = 10⁻³ Pa·s。水銀為非潤濕液體 (θ > 90°),需加壓才能進入孔隙。1 mPa·s = 10⁻³ Pa·s. Mercury is non-wetting (θ > 90°) and must be forced into pores.

3灌入條件Intrusion settings

MPa
MPa

1 MPa = 10⁶ Pa。商用儀器約 0.0035–414 MPa。1 MPa = 10⁶ Pa. Commercial porosimeters span about 0.0035–414 MPa.

MPa/s
dec/min

變速升/降壓:量測點集中在高壓段 (約 900 點),每點停留時間隨壓力增加,升/降壓速率由程式自動決定 (auto),可精細解析小孔。升壓預設為線性 2 MPa/s;降壓預設為「不降壓」:只做 Pmin → Pmax 灌入。選擇降壓方式後,一個循環 = 升壓灌入 + 降壓退出 (Pmax → Pmin)。dec/min:每分鐘壓力改變一個數量級 (十倍);MPa/s:每秒改變的壓力。Variable rate: measurement points (about 900) crowd into the high-pressure range and each is held longer as pressure rises, so the rate is set automatically (auto) and fine pores are resolved in detail. Pressurization defaults to linear, 2 MPa/s; depressurization defaults to “None”: intrusion only (Pmin → Pmax). With a depressurization mode, one cycle = intrusion + extrusion (Pmax → Pmin). dec/min = pressure decades per minute; MPa/s = pressure change per second.

預設 0:只做一次升降壓。輸入 n 則共做 1 + n 次循環 (需選擇降壓方式才可設定)。Default 0: a single pressure cycle. Entering n gives 1 + n cycles in total (requires a depressurization mode).

4動畫設定Animation settings

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次times
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預設:播完後停留 2 秒,自動從頭重播 1 次;勾選「無限次」則一直重播到按「暫停」。「直接完成」立即算出最終結果、不重播。Default: after the run ends, hold for 2 s and replay once from the start; tick “Unlimited” to keep replaying until Pause. Finish computes the final result at once, without replay.

52D 灌入影像2D intrusion image3D 灌入影像3D intrusion image

播放Play #1循環Cycle 1升壓灌入Intrusion時間Time t = 0壓力Pressure P = –對應孔徑Pore diameter D = –

滑鼠:滾輪縮放、拖曳平移。Mouse: wheel = zoom, drag = pan.座標軸:Z 軸朝上,X、Y、Z 符合右手定則。滑鼠:滾輪縮放、左鍵拖曳旋轉、Shift 或右鍵拖曳平移。Axes: Z up; X, Y, Z form a right-handed system. Mouse: wheel = zoom, drag = rotate, Shift/right-drag = pan.

顆粒Solid 灌入液體Intruded liquid 滯留液體 (退出時被截斷)Trapped liquid 空孔隙Empty pore 灌入面 (外側為液體槽)Inlet face (liquid reservoir outside)

6灌入面積 vs. 灌入時間Intruded area vs. time灌入體積 vs. 灌入時間Intruded volume vs. time

7灌入 / 退出面積 vs. 孔徑Intrusion / extrusion area vs. pore diameter灌入 / 退出體積 vs. 孔徑Intrusion / extrusion volume vs. pore diameter

圖 7 的圓點為量測點 (每個壓力步一點;實心 = 灌入、空心 = 退出)。每條曲線標示循環編號 #n;圖例「#n: a% → b%」= 該循環最大灌入量 → 降壓後殘留量 (實線灌入、虛線退出)。Dots in chart 7 are measurement points (one per pressure step; filled = intrusion, open = extrusion). Each curve is tagged with its cycle #n; legend “#n: a% → b%” = maximum intrusion → residual after depressurization (solid = intrusion, dashed = extrusion).
圖表:滾輪縮放、拖曳平移、雙擊恢復自動範圍。孔徑 D 由 Washburn 方程式 D = −4γcosθ / P 換算。Charts: wheel = zoom, drag = pan, double-click = auto range. Pore diameter from the Washburn equation D = −4γcosθ / P.

8試驗結果Test results

總孔隙面積 (孔隙率)Total pore area (porosity)總孔隙體積 (孔隙率)Total pore volume (porosity)
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總灌入面積Total intruded area總灌入體積Total intruded volume
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臨界孔徑 Dcrit (dV/dlogD 峰值)Critical pore diameter Dcrit (peak of dV/dlogD)
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未發生滲流:最大壓力時No percolation — at maximum pressure
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滯留率 (退出後殘留液體 / 最大灌入量)Entrapment (retained after extrusion / max. intruded)
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比灌入量 (每克固體)Specific intrusion (per gram of solid)
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模型尺寸與解析度Model size & resolution
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滲流判定:單向灌入時液體連通至對面;四周灌入時任一灌入簇連通兩相對面。臨界孔徑取累積灌入曲線斜率最大處 (Katz–Thompson 概念)。Percolation: for one-way intrusion the liquid reaches the opposite face; for all-side intrusion one connected cluster spans two opposite faces. Dcrit = steepest slope of the cumulative curve (Katz–Thompson concept).

模型說明(點擊展開)About the model (click to expand)
  1. 試體由顆粒堆積後離散為像素 (2D) 或體素 (3D);每個孔隙格點的「局部孔徑」取可容納之最大內切圓/球直徑 (local thickness)。Particles are packed and discretised into pixels (2D) or voxels (3D). Each pore cell is assigned a local pore diameter = diameter of the largest inscribed circle/sphere covering it (local thickness).
  2. 非潤濕液體在壓力 P 下只能進入 D ≥ −4γcosθ/P 的孔,且必須經由已灌入區域與灌入面相連 —— 大孔若只經由小喉道相通,須等到小喉道被打開才會被灌入,即「墨水瓶效應」。圖 7 虛線為不考慮連通性的幾何孔徑分佈,可與模擬灌入曲線比較。A non-wetting liquid at pressure P enters only pores with D ≥ −4γcosθ/P that are connected to the inlet through already-filled space. A large pore behind a narrow throat fills only when the throat opens — the ink-bottle effect. The dashed line in chart 7 is the geometric pore-size distribution without connectivity, for comparison.
  3. 灌入動力學以 Hagen–Poiseuille / Washburn 流動估算:前進速度 v = D²ΔP / (32 μ L),因此黏度會影響灌入時間;對水銀而言此延遲極短,量測可視為準靜態。Filling kinetics follow Hagen–Poiseuille / Washburn flow, v = D²ΔP / (32 μ L), so viscosity affects the time response; for mercury the lag is tiny and the test is quasi-static.
  4. 降壓退出:壓力降到 P < −4γcosθr/D 時,孔徑 D 內的液體被拉回,因此由最小的孔 (喉道) 先排空;但液體必須仍與灌入面 (外部液體) 連通才能離開。喉道排空時液柱在喉道斷裂 (snap-off),後方較大孔體中的液體失去與外部的連通而被截留 (墨水瓶效應) —— 因此退出曲線無法回到零。又因 θr < θa,同一孔要在較低壓力才退出,退出曲線位在灌入曲線之上,形成遲滯迴圈。圖 7 的孔徑依儀器慣例一律以 θa 換算。Extrusion: on depressurization, liquid in a pore of diameter D is withdrawn once P < −4γcosθr/D, so the smallest pores (necks) empty first — but only liquid still connected to the inlet (the external liquid) can leave. When a neck empties, the liquid thread breaks there (snap-off) and liquid in the larger pore bodies behind it is cut off and trapped (ink-bottle effect), so the extrusion curve does not return to zero. Because θr < θa, each pore empties at a lower pressure than it filled, so the extrusion curve lies above the intrusion curve — a hysteresis loop. As in instrument software, chart 7 converts pressure to D with θa for both branches.
  5. 多次循環:再次升壓時,被截留的液體在灌入前沿碰到它時重新與外部連通。第 2 次以後的循環很快達到穩定迴圈,第 1 次與第 2 次灌入曲線的差即為「截留孔隙量」。Repeated cycles: on re-pressurization, trapped liquid reconnects when the advancing front reaches it. Loops from cycle 2 onward quickly become stable; the gap between the 1st and 2nd intrusion curves equals the trapped pore volume.
  6. 試體邊界以外假設全部為液體 (液體槽):灌入面上的孔隙直接與外部液體接觸,影像中以液體色帶 (2D) 或著色的灌入面 (3D) 表示;非灌入面視為封閉。3D 影像的液體預設為半透明,完全灌入後仍可看見內部顆粒。Outside the specimen boundary there is only liquid (a reservoir): pores on the inlet faces touch the external liquid directly, shown as a liquid band (2D) or tinted inlet faces (3D); non-inlet faces are sealed. In 3D the liquid is translucent by default, so particles remain visible after full intrusion.
  7. 表面開裂:模擬天然顆粒 (如骨材、礦物粉體) 表面的微裂縫。裂縫開口在顆粒表面、與顆粒間孔隙相連,但寬度遠小於顆粒間孔隙,因此需要較高壓力才能灌入,使孔徑分佈出現第二個 (較小孔徑的) 峰值 —— 雙峰孔徑分佈。塑膠與鐵氟龍對水的接觸角大於 90°,水在這兩種材料中也會表現為非潤濕液體。Surface cracks mimic micro-cracks on natural particles (aggregates, mineral powders). They open at the particle surface into the inter-particle pores but are much narrower, so they fill only at higher pressure, adding a second, small-pore peak to the pore-size distribution (bimodal). On plastic and Teflon the water contact angle exceeds 90°, so water also behaves as a non-wetting liquid.
  8. 小於約 2 個格點的孔無法解析;2D 平面模型的孔隙連通性遠低於 3D,較不易滲流。本模擬為教學用途,不取代實際儀器量測。Pores smaller than about two cells are not resolved. Pore connectivity in a 2D plane is much lower than in 3D, so 2D models percolate less readily. This simulator is for teaching and does not replace instrument measurements.
© 2026 AEML, NTUST · Advanced Engineering Materials Laboratory (先進工程材料實驗室), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology · CT5812701 Physical and Chemical Analysis on Materials · Prof. Chun-Tao Chen

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