Steady thermocapillary-buoyant convection in a shallow annular pool. Part 2: Two immiscible fluids

This work is devoted to the study of steady thermocapillary-buoyant convection in a system of two horizontal superimposed immiscible liquid layers filling a lateral heated thin annular pool.The governing equations are solved using an asymptotic theory for the aspect ratios ε→ 0.Asymptotic solutions of the velocity and temperature fields are obtained in the core region away from the cylinder walls.In order to validate the asymptotic solutions,numerical simulations are also carried out and the results are compared to each other.It is found that the present asymptotic solutions are valid in most of the core region.And the applicability of the obtained asymptotic solutions decreases with the increase of the aspect ratio and the thickness ratio of the two layers.For a system of gallium arsenide (lower layer) and boron oxide (upper layer),the buoyancy slightly weakens the thermocapillary convection in the upper layer and strengthens it in the lower layer.     

Phragmén-Lindelöf and continuous dependence type results in a Stokes flow

This paper investigates the asymptotic behavior of end effects for a Stokes flow defined on a three-dimensional semi-infinite cylinder. With homogeneous Dirichlet conditions of the velocity on the lateral surface of the cylinder, solutions either grow or decay exponentially in the distance from the finite end of the cylinder. In the case of decay, the effect of perturbing the equation parameters is also investigated.     

Phragmén-Lindel(o)f and continuous dependence type results in a Stokes flow

This paper investigates the asymptotic behavior of end effects for a Stokes flow defined on a three-dimensional semi-infinite cylinder.With homogeneous Dirichlet conditions of the velocity on the lateral surface of the cylinder,solutions either grow or decay exponentially in the distance from the finite end of the cylinder.In the case of decay,the effect of perturbing the equation parameters is also investigated.     

Asymptotic analysis of a 3D elasticity problem for a radially inhomogeneous transversally isotropic hollow cylinder

The method of asymptotic integration of equations of elasticity [1] is used to study the behavior of the solution of a 3D elasticity problem for a radially inhomogeneous transversally isotropic hollow cylinder of small thickness. Under the assumption that the load is sufficiently smooth, the asymptotic method [1] is used to construct inhomogeneous solutions. An algorithm for constructing exact particular solutions of the equilibrium equations is given for loads of specific types in the case where the cylinder lateral surface is loaded by forces polynomially depending on the axial coordinate. Then the homogeneous solutions are constructed. The asymptotic expansions of homogeneous solutions are obtained, and the above analysis is used to explain the character of the stress-strain state.     

An asymptotic theory for a gradually varied flow problem

The steady laminar flow of a heavy liquid around a horizontal and circular cylinder is investigated in this paper. The fluid flows with a constant flow rate from an inclined flat plate and then reaches tangentially the cylinder. An asymptotic method is used to calculate the hydrodynamic characteristics of the flow and special attention is put on the equation of the free surface far from the entry zone.     

Elasticity theory problem in terms of displacements for a cylindrical layer with strongly different characteristic sizes

An analysis of the principal terms of the general asymptotic expansions for the solutions to the three-dimensional Dirichlet boundary value problem in terms of displacements (quasistatic case, compressibility) for a cylindrical layer is performed. A ratio of the layer thickness to the height of the cylinder is a natural small asymptotic parameter. The radius of the cylinder may be intermediate between its height and the layer thickness. Such a geometry is typical, e.g., for a cylindrical body with characteristic macro-, micro-, and nanosizes in various directions.     

Closed streamline flows past small rotating particles: Heat transfer at high péclet numbers

A heat transfer problem is solved, first for an infinitely long heated cylinder and then for a small heated sphere, each freely suspended in a general linear flow at Reynolds numbers $\text{Re ? 1}$. Asymptotic solutions to the convection problem are developed for very large values of the Péclet number $\text{Pe}$, and expressions are obtained for the asymptotic Nusselt number for two-dimensional flows ranging from solid body rotation to hyperbolic flow. Since the objects in these cases are surrounded by a region of effectively isothermal closed streamlines, the asymptotic Nusselt number becomes independent of the Péclet number in the limit $\text{Pe → ∞}$.     

A Representation Formula for the Velocity Part of 3D Time-Dependent Oseen Flows

We prove a representation formula for the solution of an initial-boundary value problem associated with the 3D time-dependent Oseen system. This formula involves the solution of an integral equation on the lateral boundary of the space-time cylinder. The key point of this article is that the assumptions on the data are chosen in such a way that the formula in question may be used in a theory of the asymptotic behaviour of solutions to the nonstationary 3D Navier–Stokes system with Oseen term (incompressible viscous flow in an exterior domain with nonzero velocity at infinity).     

Optimization of suction-blowing in a viscous fluid

The problem of drag minimization in a viscous fluid by means of controlled suction (blowing) is considered. In the low Reynolds number approximation matched asymptotic expansions are used to construct the second approximation and analytic solutions of the optimization problem are found for a sphere and a circular cylinder. Transition from unseparated to separated flow is accompanied by a qualitative restructuring of the optimal solution.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 27–32, May–June, 1989.     

Rotating Variable-thickness Orthotropic Cylinder Containing a Solid Core of Uniform-thickness

This paper presents accurate elastic solutions for the rotating variable-thickness and/or uniform-thickness orthotropic circular cylinders. The present circular cylinder may contain a uniform-thickness solid core of rigid or homogeneously isotropic material. Different cases of rotating cylinders of various cores are investigated. These cylinders include completely isotropic solid cylinder, uniform-thickness orthotropic cylinder containing an isotropic core, variable-thickness orthotropic cylinder containing an isotropic core, uniform-thickness orthotropic cylinder containing a rigid core, and variable-thickness orthotropic cylinder containing a rigid core. For all cases studied, exact elastic solutions are obtained and numerical results are presented. The results include the radial, hoop, and axial stresses and radial displacement of the five cylinder configurations. The distributions of displacement and stresses through the radial direction of the rotating cylinder are obtained and comparisons between different cases are made at the same angular velocity.     

An analytical study on the geometrical size effect on phase transitions in a slender compressible hyperelastic cylinder

In this paper, we study phase transitions in a slender circular cylinder composed of a compressible hyperelastic material with a non-convex strain-energy function in a loading process. We aim to construct the asymptotic solutions based on an axisymmetrical three-dimensional setting and use the results to describe the key features observed in the experiments by others. By using a methodology involving coupled series-asymptotic expansions, we derive the normal form equation of the original complicated system of non-linear PDEs. Based on a phase-plane analysis, we manage to deduce the global bifurcation properties and to solve the boundary-value problem analytically. The explicit solutions (including post-bifurcation solutions) in terms of integrals are obtained. The engineering stress-strain curve plotted from the asymptotic solutions can capture the key features of the curve measured in some experiments. Our results can also describe the geometrical size effect as observed in experiments. It appears that the asymptotic solutions obtained shed certain light on the instability phenomena associated with phase transitions in a cylinder.     

Three-dimensional gas flow in a rotating cylinder with a retarding cover

The study of rotating flows is of interest due to both the development of the centrifugal method of separation of gas and isotope mixtures and the possibility of astrophysical applications. An analytical nonlinear model for calculating the hydrodynamic characteristics of the viscous incompressible fluid flow in a rotating cylinder in the presence of a retarding cover is presented. The cases of stationary and rotating covers are considered. The analysis is performed on the basis of the system of hydrodynamic Navier-Stokes equations. The flow domain is divided up into the main flow and end boundary layers at the cylinder bottom and at the rotating cover. In its turn, the main flow is divided up into an inviscid quasi-rigid core and a lateral layer within which almost the entire upward circulatory flow is concentrated. The equations of the boundary layers at the end surfaces are analyzed by the approximate Slezkin-Targ method. The solutions in the boundary and lateral layers are “stitched” together with the velocity distribution in the main flow core. The unknown angular velocity ω ₁ and radial boundary R ₁ of the core are determined from the balance of the moments of the friction forces acting on the main rotating flow and the continuity condition for the circulatory flow. The experimental and calculated data are compared.     

Flow of wormlike micelle solutions past a confined circular cylinder

In this paper, we present the results of an investigation into the flow of a series of viscoelastic wormlike micelle solutions past a confined circular cylinder. Although this benchmark flow has been studied in great detail for polymer solutions, this paper reports the first experiments to use a viscoelastic wormlike micelle solution as the test fluid. The flow kinematics, stability and pressure drop were examined for two different wormlike micelle solutions over a wide range of Deborah numbers and cylinder to channel aspect ratios. A combination of particle image velocimetry and pressure drop measurements were used to characterize the flow kinematics, while flow-induced birefringence measurements were used to measure the micelle deformation and alignment in the flow. The pressure drop was found to decrease initially due to the shear thinning of the test fluid before increasing at higher flow rates as elastic effects begin to dominate the flow. Above a critical Deborah number, an elastic instability was observed for just one of the test fluids studied, the other remained stable for all Deborah number tested. Flow-induced birefringence and velocimetry measurements showed that observed instability originates in the extensional flow in the wake of the cylinder and appears not as periodic counter-rotating vortices as has been observed in the flow of polymer solutions past circular cylinders, but as a chaotic rupture event in the wake of the cylinder that propagates axially along the cylinder. Reducing the cylinder to channel aspect ratio and the degree of shearing introduced by the channel walls had a weak impact on the stability of the flow. These measurements, when taken in conjunction with previous work on flow of wormlike micelle solutions through a periodic array of cylinders, definitively show that the instability can be attributed to a breakdown of the wormlike micelle solutions in the extensional flow in the wake of the cylinder.     

On the radiation properties of an asymmetric cylinder

The radiation properties of an asymmetric cylinder, formed by slicing a circular cylinder with a plane making an angle π/2 − Λ with the cylinder axis, are investigated as a model problem of relevance to noise emission by novel aeroengine intakes. We consider the scattering of incident duct modes and use asymptotic analysis in the limit Λ 1; the unsteady flow then comprises an inner incompressible region around the cylinder rim and an outer region comprising the rest of space, and the radiation in the outer region is determined using the method of matched asymptotic expansions. From this we are able to conclude that the correction to the radiation directivity is O(Λ), whilst the correction to the total integrated sound power reaching infinity is much weaker, and is in fact only O(Λ²).     

Transient Couette flows of Oldroyd's fluids under imposed torques

We study the transient Couette flow of an Oldroyd fluid that fills the gap between two circular cylinders when a constant torque is suddenly applied to the inner cylinder, the outer one being kept motionless. Contrarily to most former studies, the inertia of the moving boundary is not neglected. We give the exact solutions of this problem for a wide class of initial conditions and we present a rigorous asymptotic analysis for small gap devices when the initial state is stationary. The case of Grade 2 fluids is also considered and treated. We also show in some experimental tests, that the knowledge of the relaxation curve of the angular velocity of the rotor can be used to identify the parameters of the model.     

Perturbation solutions for asymmetric laminar flow in porous channel with expanding and contracting walls

The cases of large Reynolds number and small expansion ratio for the asym- metric laminar flow through a two-dimensional porous expanding channel are considered. The Navier-Stokes equations are reduced to a nonlinear fourth-order ordinary differential equation by introducing a time and space similar transformation. A singular perturbation method is used for the large suction Reynolds case to obtain an asymptotic solution by matching outer and inner solutions. For the case of small expansion ratios, we are able to obtain asymptotic solutions by double parameter expansion in either a small Reynolds number or a small asymmetric parameter. The asymptotic solutions indicate that the Reynolds number and expansion ratio play an important role in the flow behavior. Nu- merical methods are also designed to confirm the correctness of the present asymptotic solutions.     

Hopf Bifurcations and Hysteresis in Flow-induced Vibrations of Cylinders

Flow-induced oscillations of rigid cylinders exposed to fully developed flow can be described by a fourth order autonomous system of ordinary differential equations. Its rest solution is the only equilibrium point which is unstable in the entire regime of parameters. It turns out that Hopf bifurcations from the trivial solution occur in regions of comparatively low damping. We found that a wind speed parameter, Ω, controls the bifurcations while the other parameters have been arranged into discrete sets. In the case of two bifurcating solutions with branches of amplitudes tending towards each other, hysteresis occurred. The bifurcating solutions are unstable close to their respective bifurcation points. The branch tending to the left-hand side changes its stability and exhibits high-level amplitudes of synchronized oscillations. This type of solution can also be analysed by means of asymptotic methods. Near the location of the bifurcation, the predictions of bifurcation theory, the multiple scales approach, and numerics are in quite good agreement. As opposed to this, the branch tending to the right-hand side represents synchronized oscillations of somewhat smaller period but much smaller cylinder amplitudes, and these vibrations remain unstable in the entire regime of parameters. This means that keeping the cylinder fixed, starting the wind tunnel, and releasing the cylinder at low wind speeds would lead to a jump of its displacement amplitude from the low, unstable to the comparatively high-stable values. It is shown that the theoretical predictions are in fairly good agreement with the experimental trends of flow-induced synchronized cylinder oscillations.     

The boundary layer on a rapidly rotating cylinder

The study considers plane steady flow of an incompressible fluid around a circular cylinder rotating in a homogeneous free stream. On the basis of an asymptotic analysis of the Navier-Stokes equations for high Reynolds numbers, it is shown that at a certain value of the angular velocity of the cylinder an interaction arises between the flow in the boundary layer and the external potential flow. A solution is obtained numerically which describes the flow in the region of interaction.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 36–45, September–November, 1987.