Dynamic instability of composite plates subjected to non-uniform in-plane loads

In this paper, the dynamic instability of a shear deformable composite plate subjected to periodic non-uniform in-plane loading is studied for four sets of boundary conditions. The static component and the dynamic component of the applied periodic in-plane loading are assumed to vary according to either parabolic or linear distributions. Initially, the plate membrane problem is solved using the Ritz method to evaluate the plate in-plane stress distributions within the prebuckling range due to the applied non-uniform in-plane edge loading. Subsequently using the evaluated stress distribution within the plate, the equations governing the plate instability boundaries are formulated via Hamilton's variational principle. Employing Galerkin's method, these partial differential equations are reduced into a set of ordinary differential equations (Mathieu type of equations) describing the plate dynamic instability behaviour. Following Bolotin's method, the instability regions are determined from the boundaries of instability, which represents the periodic solution of the differential equations with period T and 2T to the Mathieu equations. The instability regions are determined for uniform, linear and parabolic dynamic in-plane loads using first-order and second-order approximations. Numerical results are also presented to bring out the effects of span to thickness ratio, shear deformation, aspect ratio, boundary conditions and static load factor on the instability regions.     

Numerical Simulation of Shear-Horizontal-Wave-Induced Electromagnetic Field in Borehole Surrounded by Porous Formation

Seismoelectric fieM excited by purely torsional loading applied directly to the borehole wall is considered. A brief formulation and some computed waveforms show the advantage of using shear-horizontal （SH） transverseelectric （TE） seismoelectric waves logging to measure shear velocity in a fluid-saturated porous formation. By assuming that the acoustic field is not influenced by its induced electromagnetic field due to seismoeleetric effect, the coupling governing equations for electromagnetic field are reduced to Maxwell equations with a propagation current source. It is shown that this simplification is valid and the borehole seismoelectric conversion efficient is mainly dependent on the electrokinetic coupling coefficient. The receivers to detect the conversion electromagnetic field and to obtain shear velocity can be set in the borehole fluid in the SH-TE seismoelectric wave log.     

The dynamic analysis of circular plates and shallow spherical shells

In the investigation reported here an attempt has been made to study the influence of Berger's approximation on the non-linear transient response of circular plates and shallow spherical shells. The governing equations of motion obtained from Berger's approximation are solved by using the rapidly converging Chebyshev series spacewise and the Houbolt scheme for integration in the time domain. Results calculated when using Berger's approximation are compared with exact results. It is shown that Berger's method yields very accurate values for plates and shells under transient loading, in the case of immovable edge conditions.     

Magnetohydrodynamic tangent hyperbolic fluid flow past a stretching sheet

In this article, we investigate the MHD tangent hyperbolic fluid flow along a stretching sheet with suction/injection effect at the boundary. The governing nonlinear partial differential equations are transformed into a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations using the similarity transformation developed by the Lie group analysis. The transformed non-dimensional ordinary differential equations are solved numerically by a shooting technique. The impacts of the governing parameters on the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics are investigated and discussed, with the help of graphical representations.     

Nonlinear waves in a plasma cylinder

Nonlinear electron plasma waves in a cold plasma bounded by a cylindrical dielectric are investigated using the exact electron fluid equations. After the spatial wave structure is determined, a set of nonlinear equations governing the temporal behavior of the field quantities is solved. It is shown that finite amplitude waves and explosively unstable behavior can occur     

Two-dimensional oblique stagnation-point flow towards a stretching surface in a viscoelastic fluid

In this paper, the steady two-dimensional stagnation-point flow of a viscoelastic Walters’ B’ fluid over a stretching surface is examined. It is assumed that the fluid impinges on the wall obliquely. Using similarity variables, the governing partial differential equations are transformed into a set of two non-dimensional ordinary differential equations. These equations are then solved numerically using the shooting method with a finite-difference technique.     

剪切流动条件下液滴变形和断裂的数值模拟

本文采用扩散界面法研究了剪切流动条件下悬浮液滴变形和断裂的动力学机制。控制方程采用考虑表面张力影响的Navier-Stokes-Cahn-Hilliard方程描述。计算网格采用均匀矩形交错网格。采用基于压力增量的近似投影法计算 Navier-Stokes方程,采用完全近似多重网格法计算Cahn-Hilliard方程。稳态液滴变形规律及液滴拉伸断裂过程的计算结果与试验结果符合较好,表明本文模型能够很好的研究液滴变形及断裂机理。     

Stable Galerkin reduced order models for linearized compressible flow

The Galerkin projection procedure for construction of reduced order models of compressible flow is examined as an alternative discretization of the governing differential equations. The numerical stability of Galerkin models is shown to depend on the choice of inner product for the projection. For the linearized Euler equations, a symmetry transformation leads to a stable formulation for the inner product. Boundary conditions for compressible flow that preserve stability of the reduced order model are constructed. Preservation of stability for the discrete implementation of the Galerkin projection is made possible using a piecewise-smooth finite element basis. Stability of the reduced order model using this approach is demonstrated on several model problems, where a suitable approximation basis is generated using proper orthogonal decomposition of a transient computational fluid dynamics simulation.     

Chaotic behavior of nonlinearly coupled electromagnetic modes in nonuniform magnetoplasmas

It is shown that the nonlinear equations governing the dynamics of weakly interacting electromagnetic disturbances in nonuniform magnetoplasmas can be written as a set of three coupled nonlinear equations, which are a generalization of the Lorentz-Stenflo equations. The chaotic fluid behavior of electromagnetic turbulence is studied on the basis of the newly derived nonlinear equations.     

Nonlinear waves in a fluid-filled thin viscoelastic tube

In the present paper the propagation property of nonlinear waves in a thin viscoelastic tube filled with incom-pressible inviscid fluid is studied.The tube is considered to be made of an incompressible isotropic viscoelastic material described by Kelvin-Voigt model.Using the mass conservation and the momentum theorem of the fluid and radial dynamic equilibrium of an element of the tube wall,a set of nonlinear partial differential equations governing the prop-agation of nonlinear pressure wave in the solid-liquid coupled system is obtained.In the long-wave approximation the nonlinear far-field equations can be derived employing the reductive perturbation technique (RPT).Selecting the expo-nent α of the perturbation parameter in Gardner-Morikawa transformation according to the order of viscous coefficient η,three kinds of evolution equations with soliton solution,i.e.Korteweg-de Vries (KdV)-Burgers,KdV and Burgers equations are deduced.By means of the method of traveling-wave solution and numerical calculation,the propagation properties of solitary waves corresponding with these evolution equations are analysed in detail.Finally,as a example of practical application,the propagation of pressure pulses in large blood vessels is discussed.     

Improved Speed and Shape of Ion-Acoustic Waves in a Warm Plasma

The basic set of fluid equations can be reduced to the nonlinear Kortewege-de Vries (KdV) and nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equations. The rational solutions for the two equations has been obtained. The exact amplitude of the nonlinear ion-acoustic solitary wave can be obtained directly without resorting to any successive approximation techniques by a direct analysis of the given field equations. The Sagdeev's potential is obtained in terms of ion acoustic velocity by simply solving an algebraic equation. The soliton and double layer solutions are obtained as a small amplitude approximation. A comparison between the exact soliton solution and that obtained from the reductive perturbation theory are also discussed.     

Variable fluid properties and variable heat flux effects on the flow and heat transfer in a non-Newtonian Maxwell fluid over an unsteady stretching sheet with slip velocity

The effects of variable fluid properties and variable heat flux on the flow and heat transfer of a non-Newtonian Maxwell fluid over an unsteady stretching sheet in the presence of slip velocity have been studied. The governing differential equations are transformed into a set of coupled non-linear ordinary differential equations and then solved with a numerical technique using appropriate boundary conditions for various physical parameters. The numerical solution for the governing non-linear boundary value problem is based on applying the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method coupled with the shooting technique over the entire range of physical parameters. The effects of various parameters like the viscosity parameter, thermal conductivity parameter, unsteadiness parameter, slip velocity parameter, the Deborah number, and the Prandtl number on the flow and temperature profiles as well as on the local skin-friction coefficient and the local Nusselt number are presented and discussed. Comparison of numerical results is made with the earlier published results under limiting cases.     

Receiving sensitivity and transmitting voltage response of a fluid loaded spherical piezoelectric transducer with an elastic coating

A method is presented to determine the response of a spherical acoustic transducer that consists of a fluid-filled piezoelectric sphere with an elastic coating embedded in infinite fluid to electrical and plane-wave acoustic excitations. The exact spherically symmetric, linear, differential, governing equations are used for the interior and exterior fluids, and elastic and piezoelectric materials. Under acoustic excitation and open circuit boundary condition, the equation governing the piezoelectric sphere is homogeneous and the solution is expressed in terms of Bessel functions. Under electrical excitation, the equation governing the piezoelectric sphere is inhomogeneous and the complementary solution is expressed in terms of Bessel functions and the particular integral is expressed in terms of a power series. Numerical results are presented to illustrate the effect of dimensions of the piezoelectric sphere, fluid loading, elastic coating and internal material losses on the open-circuit receiving sensitivity and transmitting voltage response of the transducer.     

A TWO-DIMENSIONAL TCHEBYCHEFF COLLOCATION METHOD FOR THE STUDY OF THE VIBRATION OF A BAFFLED FLUID-LOADED RECTANGULAR PLATE

The vibration and the acoustic radiation of a baffled rectangular plate in contact with a dense fluid is considered. By using Green's representation theorem, the original system of differential equations governing both the displacement and the acoustic sound pressure is transformed into a system of coupled boundary integral equations. The unknown functions (the displacement of the plate, the pressure jump at the surface of the plate and the boundary sources) are expanded as series of Tchebycheff polynomials. The new unknowns (the coefficients of the series) are calculated by using a collocation method. Some results, both theoretical and numerical, are given concerning the resolution properties of the Tchebycheff approximation. The numerical difficulties are presented, and solutions of these are proposed. Numerical examples are given.     

Flow-thermoelastic vibration and instability analysis of viscoelastic carbon nanotubes embedded in viscous fluid

The flexural vibration of viscoelastic carbon nanotubes (CNTs) conveying fluid and embedded in viscous fluid is investigated by the nonlocal Timoshenko beam model. The governing equations are developed by Hamilton's principle, including the effects of structural damping of the CNT, internal moving fluid, external viscous fluid, temperature change and nonlocal parameter. Applying Galerkin’s approach, the resulting equations are transformed into a set of eigenvalue equations. The validity of the present analysis is confirmed by comparing the results with those obtained in literature. The effects of the main parameters on the vibration characteristics of the CNT are also elucidated. Most results presented in the present investigation have been absent from the literature for the vibration and instability of the CNT conveying fluid.     

Temporal response of nonlinear transmission in optically thick saturable absorbers and determination of saturable absorption parameters

The temporal response of nonlinear transmission in saturable absorbers is theoretically investigated on the basis of a four-energy-level model including an excited-state absorption, and is experimentally employed for determining saturable absorption parameters in saturable-dye-doped films. The approximation of optically thin absorbers is shown to be inadequate to this end. In theoretical calculations, optically thick saturable absorbers are treated by a set of simultaneous partial differential equations: a rate equation governing the dynamics of population densities of energy levels and a propagation equation governing the propagation of optical fields in the optically thick absorbers. By comparing experimental results with numerical ones, the saturable absorption parameters can be determined on the basis of the intensity dependence of response time. In numerical calculations, the effect of random orientation is also considered for optically anisotropic molecules rigidly fixed in saturable absorbing media. The characterization of the saturable absorption parameters is conducted by using uranine-doped poly(vinyl alcohol) films.     

Numerical simulation for the flow inside V-shapes using grid generation

In this paper, we determined a numerical solution of the Navier-Stokes equations for the flow of incompressible fluid inside the contraction geometry. The governing equations are written in the vorticity-stream function formulations. The numerical solution is based on a technique of automatic numerical generation of a curvilinear coordinate system by transforming the governing equation into the computational plane. The transformed equations are approximated using central differences and solved simultaneously by the alternating direction implicit method and successive over relaxation iteration method.     

Steady state self-focusing, self-modulation of laser beam in an inhomogeneous plasma

Laboratory as well as PIC simulation experiments reveal strong flow of energetic electrons co-moving with laser beam in laser plasma interaction. Equation governing the evolution of complex envelope in slowly varying envelope approximation is nonlinear parabolic equation. Variational approach is used to solve this problem and a Lagrangian for the problem is set up. Assuming a trial Gaussian profile, authors solve the reduced Lagrangian problem for beam width and curvature. Two scale lengths for inhomogenity along the direction of propagation, one for nonlinearity and other for diffraction management are introduced. Self-focusing, self-modulation as well as self-trapping of the laser-electron-beam plasma system is studied under variety of parameters.     

High-frequency vibration analysis of thin elastic plates under heavy fluid loading by an energy finite element formulation

An energy finite element analysis (EFEA) formulation for computing the high frequency behavior of plate structures in contact with a dense fluid is presented. The heavy fluid loading effect is incorporated in the derivation of the EFEA governing differential equations and in the computation of the power transfer coefficients between plate members. The new formulation is validated through comparison of EFEA results to classical techniques such as statistical energy analysis (SEA) method and the modal decomposition method for bodies of revolution. Good correlations are observed and the advantages of the EFEA formulation are identified.