A System of Plane Elasticity Canonical Integral Equations and Its Application

In this paper, we obtain a new system of canonical integral equations for the plane elasticity problem over an exterior circular domain, and give its numerical solution. Coupling with the classical finite element method, it can be used for solving general plane elasticity exterior boundary value problems. This system of highly singular equations is also an exact boundary condition on the artificial boundary. It can be approximated by a series of nonsingular integral boundary conditions.     

Bending-torsion vibration of a partially submerged cylinder with an arbitrary cross-section

An analytical method is presented to investigate the bending-torsion vibration characteristics of a cylinder with an arbitrary cross-section and partially submerged in water. The compressibility and the free surface waves of the water are considered simultaneously in the analysis. The exact solution of structure–water interaction is obtained mathematically. Firstly, the analytical expression of the velocity potential of the water is derived by using the method of separation of variables. The unknown coefficients in the velocity potential are determined by the longitudinal and circumferential Fourier expansions along the outer surface of the cylinder and are expressed in the form of integral equations including the unknown dynamic bending deflection and torsional angle of the cylinder. Secondly, the force and torque acting on the cylinder per unit length, provided by the water, are obtained by integrating the water dynamic pressure along the circumference of the cylinder. The general solution of bending-torsion vibration of the cylinder under the water dynamic pressure is derived analytically. The integral equations included in the velocity potential of the water can be solved exactly. Finally, the eigenfrequency equation of cylinder–water interaction is obtained by means of the boundary conditions of the cylinder. Some numerical examples for elliptical columns partially submerged in water are provided to show the application of the present method.     

Boundary element method for simulating the coupled motion of a fluid and a three-dimensional body

A boundary element method for potential flow problem coupled with the dynamics of rigid body was developed to determine numerically the resultant force and moment of force acting on an arbitrarily three-dimensional solid body and its motion in a current of an infinite fluid. An accurate integration method for singular integrands occurring in the boundary integral equations, a computational method for the tangential gradient of a velocity potential on a surface, and a method to properly treat the singularities appearing in the system of the dynamic equations of a rigid body, were proposed to complete the numerical solution of the problem. Several numerical examples were given to show the validity of the method.     

On low Reynolds number optimization of non-linear partial differential equations for convergent–divergent engulfment: A numerical result

The flow field in a convergent–divergent engulfment along with the installation of infinite cylinders as an obstacle results in non-linear partial differential equations and the scientific computation in this regard remains a challenging task. The present attempt is the numerical motivation in this direction to evaluate the flowing liquid stream in the convergent–divergent channel at a low Reynolds number. From the left wall, the liquid stream move with the parabolic profile and have interaction with the case-wise installation of infinite cylinders in the left vicinity of the convergent–divergent throat. The differential system is constructed for the flow field in the channel and hybrid meshed finite element method is utilized to report the numerical solution. A comparative study is enclosed for the hydrodynamic forces faced by obstructions in the left region of the convergent–divergent throat. The drag coefficient for a triangular cylinder acting as an obstruction is higher than that of a circular hitch. In comparison to both triangular and circular hitches, the square-shaped obstacle suffered the most drag force. Considering drag coefficient one can extend this work to obtain information for the real behavior of the vehicle toward air flow and may conclude findings toward reduction of fuel consumption.     

Mixed convection on a vertical circular cylinder

The problem of the mixed convection boundary-layer flow past an isothermal vertical circular cylinder is considered in both the cases when the buoyancy forces aid and oppose the development of the boundary layer. A series solution is obtained, valid near the leading edge, and this is extended by a numerical solution of the full equations, which in the aiding case, becomes inaccurate downstream. An approximate solution is also derived which gives a good estimate for the heat transfer near the leading edge and has the correct asymptotic form well downstream. In the opposing case, the boundary layer is seen to separate at a finite distance downstream, with, for moderate values of the buoyancy parameter, the numerical solution indicating a regular behaviour near separation.     

多个同频摇荡剖面引起的水面波辐射

在内场中使用简单Green函数的边界元方法与外场的速度势特征函数展开式相结合,用于求解多个同频摇荡剖面引起的水面波辐射问题的频域解·　方法适用于外场为定深的水域以及内场的复杂边界条件,各剖面的摇荡模态、幅值和相位可以互不相同·　利用摄动展开完整地求解了流场的二阶速度势和各个剖面所受的一、二阶水动力·　与单个剖面的情况相比,数值结果证实了多个剖面辐射引起的诸如水波共振和负附加质量等水动力干扰现象,这对于多体结构的锚泊系统和其它海洋工程设施的设计是很重要的·     

The coupled problem of thermoelastic vibrations of a cylinder with cavities

Using a method based on the machinery of analytic functions of complex variables, we construct the solution of the problem of steady planar strain of an isotropic cylinder with curvilinear cavities caused by uneven heating of the surfaces of the cylinder and the cavities. It is an exact solution of the equations and an approximate solution of the boundary conditions. The results of numerical studies are given for a hollow cylinder undergoing thermoelastic radially symmetric vibrations. Two figures. Bibliography: 4 titles. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 26, 1996, pp. 82–86.     

Steady incompressible flow around objects in general coordinates with a multigrid solution method

Steady incompressible flow around objects in general coordinates is investigated. First, an overview of the popular approaches to discretize incompressible flow problems in general coordinates is given. It has been chosen to solve the equations on a staggered grid with contravariant flux unknowns and pressure as primitive variables. A solution method multigrid is used, with a line smoother able to deal with stretched cells. For flow problems around objects solved with a single block discretization periodic boundary, conditions are prescribed and adaptations for the discretization and the multigrid method are given. Steady flow around a circular cylinder and around an ellipse are presented. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Some integral relations of Hankel transform type and applications to elasticity theory

The dominant part of an integral equation arising in connection with boundary value problems for the circular disc is evaluated in terms of orthogonal polynomials. This relation leads to an efficient method for numerical solution of the complete integral equation even in the presence of a complicated bounded kernel. The static problem of a circular crack in an infinite elastic body under general loads is used to illustrate vector boundary conditions leading to two coupled integral equations, while the problem of a vibrating flexible circular plate in frictionless contact with an elastic half space is solved by use of the associated numerical method.     

Solution of problems of free torsional vibrations of thick-walled orthotropic inhomogeneous cylinders

With the use of the 3D theory of elasticity, we investigate the problem of free torsional vibrations of an anisotropic hollow cylinder with different boundary conditions at its end faces. We have proposed a numerical-analytic approach for the solution of this problem. The original partial differential equations of the theory of elasticity with the use of spline approximation and collocation are reduced to an eigenvalue problem for a system of ordinary differential equations of high order in the radial coordinate. This system is solved by the stable numerical method of discrete orthogonalization together with the method of step-by-step search. We also present numerical results for the case of orthotropic and inhomogeneous material of the cylinder for some kinds of boundary conditions.     

含孔薄板弯曲波动的双互易边界元法

采用双互易边界元法对开孔无限大薄板弹性波的散射与动应力集中问题进行理论分析和数值计算．基于功的互等定理,采用静力基本解建立了薄板弯曲波动问题的双互易边界积分方程．作为数值算例,计算了圆孔附近的动应力集中系数,通过与已有结果进行比较,表明该方法简单有效并能够保证计算精度．     

Verification of software codes for simulation of unsteady flows in a gas centrifuge

A simple semi-analytical solution is proposed for the problem of an unsteady gas flow in a gas centrifuge. The circulation in the centrifuge is driven by a source/sink of energy and by an external force (deceleration/acceleration of the gas rotation) acting on the gas at a given frequency. In the semi-analytical solution, the rotor is infinite, while the given forces vary harmonically with a given wave-length along the axial coordinate. As a result, the unsteady flow problem is reduced to a system of ordinary differential equations, which can be quickly solved to any prescribed accuracy. This problem is proposed for verifying numerical codes designed for the simulation of unsteady processes in gas centrifuges. A similar unsteady problem is solved numerically, in which case the cylinder is finite with the rotor length equal to the wavelength of the external force along the axis of rotation. The periodicity of the solution is set at end faces of the cylinder. As an example, the semi-analytical solution is compared with the numerical one obtained with these boundary conditions. The comparison confirms that the problem formulations are equivalent in both cases.     

Analysis of stresses in an infinite elastic body with a locally curved covered nanofiber

Within the framework of a piecewise homogeneous body model, with the use of the three-dimensional geometrically nonlinear exact equations of the theory of elasticity, the method developed for determining the stress distribution in nanocomposites with unidirectional locally curved covered nanofibers is used to investigate the normal stresses acting along nanofibers. The investigation is carried out for an infinite elastic body containing a single locally curved covered nanofiber in the case where there exists a bond covering cylinder of constant thickness between the nanofiber and the matrix material. It is assumed that the body is loaded at infinity by uniformly distributed normal forces in the fiber direction. Upon formulation and mathematical solution of the boundary value problem, the boundary form perturbation method is used. Numerical results for the stress distribution in the body and the influence of geometrical nonlinearity on this distribution are presented and interpreted.     

Harmonic and pulse excitations of multiply connected cylindrical bodies

The three-dimensional problem of the theory of elasticity of the harmonic oscillations of cylindrical bodies (a layer with several tunnel cavities on a cylinder of finite length) is considered for uniform mixed boundary conditions on its bases. Using the Φ-solutions constructed, the boundary-value problems are reduced to a system of well-known one-dimensional singular integral equations. The solution of the problem of the pulse excitation of a layer on the surface of a cavity is “assembled” from a packet of corresponding harmonic oscillations using an integral Fourier transformation with respect to time. The results of calculations of the dynamic stress concentration in a layer (a plate) weakened by one and two openings of different configuration are given, as well as the amplitude-frequency characteristics for a cylinder of finite length with a transverse cross section in the form of a square with rounded corners, and data of calculations for a trapeziform pulse, acting on the surface of a circular cavity, are presented.     

FINITE ELEMENT NONLINEAR GALERKIN COUPLING METHOD FOR THE EXTERIOR STEADY NAVIER-STOKES PROBLEM

1.IntroductionNonlinearGalerkinmethodsaremultilevelschemesforthedissipativeevolutionpartialdifferentialequations.Theycorrespondtothesplittingsoftheunknownu:u=y z)wherethecomponentsareofdifferentorderofmagnitudewithrespecttoaparameterrelatedtothespati...     

Free vibration analysis of circular plates by differential transformation method

This study analyses the free vibrations of circular thin plates for simply supported, clamped and free boundary conditions. The solution method used is differential transform method (DTM), which is a semi-numerical-analytical solution technique that can be applied to various types of differential equations. By using DTM, the governing differential equations are reduced to recurrence relations and its related boundary/regularity conditions are transformed into a set of algebraic equations. The frequency equations are obtained for the possible combinations of the outer edge boundary conditions and the regularity conditions at the center of the circular plate. Numerical results for the dimensionless natural frequencies are presented and then compared to the Bessel function solution and the numerical solutions that appear in literature. It is observed that DTM is a robust and powerful tool for eigenvalue analysis of circular thin plates.     

Chebyshev Methods for the Numerical Solution of Parabolic Partial Differential Equations in Two and Three Space Variables

Chebyshev methods for the numerical solution of parabolic partialdifferential equations in a region which can be transformedto either a square or a circular cylinder are developed. Theseprocedures are an extension of the method of Knibb & Scraton(1971). To illustrate the technique the solution of the heatconduction equation within an elliptical region is consideredin detail. The Chebyshev method given for this problem requiresconsiderably less computer time than the method of Dew &Scraton (1973). In the case when the space operators commutea highly efficient alternating direction Chebyshev method isgiven.     

Antiplane Problem of Electroelasticity for a Hollow Piezoceramic Cylinder Excited by a System of Surface Electrodes

An antiplane mixed boundary-value problem of electroelasticity is considered for a hollow piezoceramic cylinder with an arbitrary system of active surface electrodes generating its harmonic vibrations. The problem is solved using a method elaborated earlier for investigating vibrations of a solid piezoceramic cylinder with a system of active surface electrodes. The scheme of numerical solution of the obtained singular integro-differential equations of the boundary-value problem is based on the quadrature method. Calculation results are presented that describe the amplitude-frequency characteristics of a hollow cylinder and the behavior of some mechanical and electric quantities both within the cylinder and on its boundary.