On Blowup of Classical Solutions to the Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations

In this paper, we study the finite time blow up of smooth solutions to the Compressible Navier-Stokes system when the initial data contain vacuums. We prove that any classical solutions of viscous compressible fluids without heat conduction will blow up in finite time, as long as the initial data has an isolated mass group (see Definition 2.2). The results hold regardless of either the size of the initial data or the far fields being vacuum or not. This improves the blowup results of Xin (Comm Pure Appl Math 51:229–240, 1998) by removing the crucial assumptions that the initial density has compact support and the smooth solution has finite total energy. Furthermore, the analysis here also yields that any classical solutions of viscous compressible fluids without heat conduction in bounded domains or periodic domains will blow up in finite time, if the initial data have an isolated mass group satisfying some suitable conditions.     

Global Solutions to the Three-Dimensional Full Compressible Magnetohydrodynamic Flows

The equations of the three-dimensional viscous, compressible, and heat conducting magnetohydrodynamic flows are considered in a bounded domain. The viscosity coefficients and heat conductivity can depend on the temperature. A solution to the initial-boundary value problem is constructed through an approximation scheme and a weak convergence method. The existence of a global variational weak solution to the three-dimensional full magnetohydrodynamic equations with large data is established.     

Vanishing of Vacuum States and Blow-up Phenomena of the Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations

The Navier-Stokes systems for compressible fluids with density-dependent viscosities are considered in the present paper. These equations, in particular, include the ones which are rigorously derived recently as the Saint-Venant system for the motion of shallow water, from the Navier-Stokes system for incompressible flows with a moving free surface [14]. These compressible systems are degenerate when vacuum state appears. We study initial-boundary-value problems for such systems for both bounded spatial domains or periodic domains. The dynamics of weak solutions and vacuum states are investigated rigorously. First, it is proved that the entropy weak solutions for general large initial data satisfying finite initial entropy exist globally in time. Next, for more regular initial data, there is a global entropy weak solution which is unique and regular with well-defined velocity field for short time, and the interface of initial vacuum propagates along the particle path during this time period. Then, it is shown that for any global entropy weak solution, any (possibly existing) vacuum state must vanish within finite time. The velocity (even if regular enough and well-defined) blows up in finite time as the vacuum states vanish. Furthermore, after the vanishing of vacuum states, the global entropy weak solution becomes a strong solution and tends to the non-vacuum equilibrium state exponentially in time.     

Blowup Criterion for Viscous Baratropic Flows with Vacuum States

We prove that the maximum norm of the deformation tensor of velocity gradients controls the possible breakdown of smooth(strong) solutions for the 3-dimensional (3D) barotropic compressible Navier-Stokes equations. More precisely, if a solution of the 3D barotropic compressible Navier-Stokes equations is initially regular and loses its regularity at some later time, then the loss of regularity implies the growth without bound of the deformation tensor as the critical time approaches. Our result is the same as Ponce’s criterion for 3-dimensional incompressible Euler equations (Ponce in Commun Math Phys 98:349–353, 1985). In addition, initial vacuum states are allowed in our cases.     

On the Self-Similar Solutions of the 3D Euler and the Related Equations

We generalize and localize the previous results by the author on the study of self-similar singularities for the 3D Euler equations. More specifically we extend the restriction theorem for the representation for the vorticity of the Euler equations in a bounded domain, and localize the results on asymptotically self-similar singularities. We also present progress towards relaxation of the decay condition near infinity for the vorticity of the blow-up profile to exclude self-similar blow-ups. The case of the generalized Navier-Stokes equations having the laplacian with fractional powers is also studied. We apply the similar arguments to the other incompressible flows, e.g. the surface quasi-geostrophic equations and the 2D Boussinesq system both in the inviscid and supercritical viscous cases.     

A Hybrid Lattice Boltzmann Flux Solver for Simulation of Viscous Compressible Flows

In this paper, a hybrid lattice Boltzmann flux solver (LBFS) is proposed for simulation of viscous compressible flows. In the solver, the finite volume method is applied to solve the Navier-Stokes equations. Different from conventional Navier-Stokes solvers, in this work, the inviscid flux across the cell interface is evaluated by local reconstruction of solution using one-dimensional lattice Boltzmann model, while the viscous flux is still approximated by conventional smooth function approximation. The present work overcomes the two major drawbacks of existing LBFS [28–31], which is used for simulation of inviscid flows. The first one is its ability to simulate viscous flows by including evaluation of viscous flux. The second one is its ability to effectively capture both strong shock waves and thin boundary layers through introduction of a switch function for evaluation of inviscid flux, which takes a value close to zero in the boundary layer and one around the strong shock wave. Numerical experiments demonstrate that the present solver can accurately and effectively simulate hypersonic viscous flows.     

Singularities of Euler Flow? Not Out of the Blue!

Does three-dimensional incompressible Euler flow with smooth initial conditions develop a singularity with infinite vorticity after a finite time? This blowup problem is still open. After briefly reviewing what is known and pointing out some of the difficulties, we propose to tackle this issue for the class of flows having analytic initial data for which hypothetical real singularities are preceded by singularities at complex locations. We present some results concerning the nature of complex space singularities in two dimensions and propose a new strategy for the numerical investigation of blowup.     

On the Steady Compressible Navier–Stokes–Fourier System

We study the motion of the steady compressible heat conducting viscous fluid in a bounded three dimensional domain governed by the compressible Navier–Stokes–Fourier system. Our main result is the existence of a weak solution to these equations for arbitrarily large data. A key element of the proof is a special approximation of the original system guaranteeing pointwise uniform boundedness of the density as well as the positiveness of the temperature. Therefore the passage to the limit omits tedious technical tricks required by the standard theory. Basic estimates on the solutions are possible to obtain by a suitable choice of physically reasonable boundary conditions.     

The Zero-Mach Limit of Compressible Flows

We prove that compressible Navier-Stokes flows in two and three space dimensions converge to incompressible Navier-Stokes flows in the limit as the Mach number tends to zero. No smallness restrictions are imposed on the external force, the initial velocity, or the time interval. We assume instead that the incompressible flow exists and is reasonably smooth on a given time interval, and prove that compressible flows with compatible initial data converge uniformly on that time interval. Our analysis shows that the essential mechanism in this process is a hyperbolic effect which becomes stronger with smaller Mach number and which ultimately drives the density to a constant. Received: 10 June 1997 / Accepted: 15 July 1997     

Nonlinear theory of magnetohydrodynamic flows of a compressible fluid in the shallow water approximation

Shallow water magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) theory describing incompressible flows of plasma is generalized to the case of compressible flows. A system of MHD equations is obtained that describes the flow of a thin layer of compressible rotating plasma in a gravitational field in the shallow water approximation. The system of quasilinear hyperbolic equations obtained admits a complete simple wave analysis and a solution to the initial discontinuity decay problem in the simplest version of nonrotating flows. In the new equations, sound waves are filtered out, and the dependence of density on pressure on large scales is taken into account that describes static compressibility phenomena. In the equations obtained, the mass conservation law is formulated for a variable that nontrivially depends on the shape of the lower boundary, the characteristic vertical scale of the flow, and the scale of heights at which the variation of density becomes significant. A simple wave theory is developed for the system of equations obtained. All self-similar discontinuous solutions and all continuous centered self-similar solutions of the system are obtained. The initial discontinuity decay problem is solved explicitly for compressible MHD equations in the shallow water approximation. It is shown that there exist five different configurations that provide a solution to the initial discontinuity decay problem. For each configuration, conditions are found that are necessary and sufficient for its implementation. Differences between incompressible and compressible cases are analyzed. In spite of the formal similarity between the solutions in the classical case of MHD flows of an incompressible and compressible fluids, the nonlinear dynamics described by the solutions are essentially different due to the difference in the expressions for the squared propagation velocity of weak perturbations. In addition, the solutions obtained describe new physical phenomena related to the dependence of the height of the free boundary on the density of the fluid. Self-similar continuous and discontinuous solutions are obtained for a system on a slope, and a solution is found to the initial discontinuity decay problem in this case.     

Free convection effects and radiative heat transfer in MHD Stokes problem for the flow of dusty conducting fluid through porous medium

The present note deals with the effects of radiative heat transfer and free convection in MHD for a flow of an electrically conducting, incompressible, dusty viscous fluid past an impulsively started vertical non-conducting plate, under the influence of transversely applied magnetic field. The heat due to viscous dissipation and induced magnetic field is assumed to be negligible. The governing linear partial differential equations are solved by finite difference technique. The effects of various parameters (like radiation parameter N, Prandtl number Pr, porosity parameter K) entering into the MHD Stokes problem for flow of dusty conducting fluid have been examined on the temperature field and velocity profile for both the dusty fluid and dust particles.     

Nonlinear waves in self-gravitating compressible fluid and generalized Cole-Hopf substitutions

A general representation of solutions is constructed for one-dimensional flows of viscous compressible fluid, which allows their exact solutions to be found. A general representation of solutions to Euler equations for three-dimensional compressible fluid flows is found. By analogy, a representation is constructed for flows in a uniformly rotating frame of reference.     

A theoretical study on the unsteady aerothermodynamics for attached flow models

The principle of the unsteady aerothermodynamics was theoretically investigated for the attached flow. Firstly, two simplified models with analytic solutions to the N-S equations were selected for the research, namely the compressible unsteady flows on the infinite flat plate with both time-varying wall velocity and time-varying wall temperature boundary conditions. The unsteady temperature field and the unsteady wall heat flux (heat flow) were analytically solved for the second model. Then, the interaction characteristic of the unsteady temperature field and the unsteady velocity field in the simplified models and the effects of the interaction on the transient wall heat transfer were studied by these two analytic solutions. The unsteady heat flux, which is governed by the energy equation, is directly related to the unsteady compression work and viscous dissipation which originates from the velocity field governed by the momentum equation. The main parameters and their roles in how the unsteady velocity field affects the unsteady heat flux were discussed for the simplified models. Lastly, the similarity criteria of the unsteady aerothermodynamics were derived based on the compressible boundary layer equations. Along with the Strouhal number Stu, the unsteadiness criterion of the velocity field, StT number, the unsteadiness criterion of the temperature field was proposed for the first time. Different from the traditional method used in unsteady aerodynamics which measures the flow unsteadiness only by the Stu number, present results show that the flow unsteadiness in unsteady aerothermodynamics should be comprehensively estimated by comparing the relative magnitudes of the temperature field unsteadiness criterion StT number with the coefficients of other terms in the dimensionless energy equation.     

一种求解可压缩Navier-Stokes方程的隐式迭代时间推进方法

针对有壁面边界的可压缩流动问题,提出与基于非等距网格的高精度紧致型差分格式相结合的简化隐式迭代时间推进法,建立求解可压缩Navier-Stokes方程的直接数值模拟方法,提高了计算效率.应用该方法,直接数值模拟两种有壁面边界的二维可压缩流动问题,即可压缩平板边界层流动和可压缩槽道流动.     

Navier-Stokes方程的最小二乘等几何方法

基于Hermite多项式的C¹型单元构造复杂,限制了最小二乘有限元法的应用.引入高阶光滑的非均匀有理B样条作为基函数简化C¹型单元构造,提出求解黏性不可压流动Navier-Stokes方程的最小二乘等几何方法.用Newton法或Picard法对Navier-Stokes方程线性化,用线性化偏微分方程的余量定义最小二乘泛函,导出最小二乘变分方程,用NURBS构造高阶光滑的有限维空间来近似速度场和压力场.计算表明:本文方法计算的二维顶盖驱动流数值解能准确描述流动状况,计算的二维通道内圆柱绕流全局质量损失由最小二乘有限元法的6%降为0.018%,该方法可用于Navier-Stokes方程的求解,并且具有较好的质量守恒性.     

MHD mixed convection flow near the stagnation-point on a vertical permeable surface

The steady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) mixed convection boundary layer flow of a viscous and electrically conducting fluid near the stagnation-point on a vertical permeable surface is investigated in this study. The velocity of the external flow and the temperature of the plate surface are assumed to vary linearly with the distance from the stagnation-point. The governing partial differential equations are first transformed into ordinary differential equations, before being solved numerically by a finite-difference method. The features of the flow and heat transfer characteristics for different values of the governing parameters are analyzed and discussed. Both assisting and opposing flows are considered. It is found that dual solutions exist for both cases, and the range of the mixed convection parameter for which the solution exists increases with suction.     

The Equations of Magnetohydrodynamics: On the Interaction Between Matter and Radiation in the Evolution of Gaseous Stars

We prove existence of global-in-time weak solutions to the equations of magnetohydrodynamics, specifically, the Navier-Stokes-Fourier system describing the evolution of a compressible, viscous, and heat conducting fluid coupled with the Maxwell equations governing the behaviour of the magnetic field. The result applies to any finite energy data posed on a bounded spatial domain in R ³, supplemented with conservative boundary conditions.The work supported by Grant A1019302 of GA AV CR     

Classification of Equilibrium Solutions of the Cometary Flow Equation and Explicit Solutions of the Euler Equations for Monatomic Ideal Gases

The set of smooth equilibrium solutions of a kinetic model for cometary flows is split into equivalence classes according to similarity transformations. For each equivalence class in the two- and three-dimensional cases a normal form is computed. Each such equilibrium solution gives rise to an explicit solution of the compressible Euler equations for monatomic gases. The set of these solutions is discussed with special emphasis on solutions containing vacuum regions.     

An MHD Effect on a Newtonian Fluid Flow Due to a Superlinear Stretching Sheet

The preliminary aim of this article is to investigate the effect of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows of a viscous fluid due to a superlinear stretching sheet. These boundary layer flows arise in the industrial processes such as polymer extrusion processes, metal spinning, glass blowing and heat exchangers. The representing frameworks of highly nonlinear partial differential equations are mapped to nonlinear ordinary differential equations with a constant coefficient via similarity transformation and are solved analytically. The results are analyzed by means of various plots to provide the comparison and found to be in better agreement with the classical results of Crane and Pavlov. The viscous fluid due to a superlinear stretching sheet in the presence ofMHDhas enormous amount of nonlinearity in conducting the solution area with different arrangements.     

基于低马赫数方法的内嵌边界数值算法研究

低马赫数方法通过对可压缩方程中的压力波进行过滤,得到的方程能够对于反应或者传热造成密度出现较大波动问题进行很好描述。此方面的研究大多数集中在多相反应等问题上,然而工程实际上普遍存在的流固耦合以及多场耦合问题却鲜有涉及。本文将低马赫数方法与内嵌边界方法进行结合发展出可以用来求解弱可压缩流动中的流固耦合以及传热问题的数值算法。本文对加热圆柱在封闭腔体内的自然对流进行研究,同时也对本文提出的算法的正确性以及准确性进行了验证。