Strong Solutions for Generalized Newtonian Fluids

We consider the motion of a generalized Newtonian fluid, where the extra stress tensor is induced by a potential with p-structure (p = 2 corresponds to the Newtonian case). We focus on the three dimensional case with periodic boundary conditions and extend the existence result for strong solutions for small times from \tfrac{5}{3}$$ " align="middle" border="0"> (see [16]) to \tfrac{7}{5}.$$ " align="middle" border="0"> Moreover, for we improve the regularity of the velocity field and show that for all 0.$$ " align="middle" border="0"> Within this class of regularity, we prove uniqueness for all \tfrac{7}{5}.$$ " align="middle" border="0"> We generalize these results to the case when p is space and time dependent and to the system governing the flow of electrorheological fluids as long as      

Laminar flow in a uniformly porous channel with an applied transverse magnetic field

Summary The flow of a viscous incompressible and electrically conducting fluid in a two-dimensional uniformly porous channel, having fluid sucked or injected with a constant velocity through its walls, is considered in the presence of a transverse magnetic field. A solution for small Reynolds number has been given by the authors in a previous paper. A solution valid for large suction Reynolds number and all values of Hartmann number is presented here and the resulting boundary layer is discussed. Also Yuan's solution for large negativeR is extened to include small values ofM ₂/R.Nomenclature x, y distances parallel and perpendicular to the channel walls - u, v velocity components inx, y directions - p pressure - density - U(0) entrance velocity atx=0 - V suction velocity at the wall - V velocity field - J current density - E electric field - H magnetic field - H ₀ applied magnetic field - electrical conductivity - _m magnetic permeability - 2h distance between the porous walls - kinematic viscosity - y/h - B _m H - B _{0 m}H₀ - R Vh/, Reynolds number - M _mH₀ h(/)^1/2, Hartmann number - M/R - a - b - z 1–     

Plane stress dynamic fields near a propagating crack-tip in a power-law material

Based on the plastic-dynamic equations, the asymptotic behaviour of the near-tip fields for a plane stress tensile crack propagating in a power-law material has been studied in this paper. It is shown that the stress and strain singularities are, respectively, of the order and , whereA is a constant which is related to the size of plastic region,r is the distance to the crack tip,n is the power-law exponent. Projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation.     

Behavior of spherical solid particles released in a laminar boundary layer along a flat plate

The behavior of a very small solid spherical particle initially at rest on the surface of a flat plate in a laminar boundary layer along the plate is investigated. The Stokes drag is the only force considered to be acting on the particle. The fluid Reynolds number Re _f is assumed to be large, and the particle Reynolds number Re is assumed to be small. The equations describing the motion of the particle are two simultaneous, second order, nonlinear, ordinary differential equations with one parameter. A complete digital computer solution and analytic limiting solutions for large and small values of a dimensionless time have been obtained. The numerical and the analytic solutions are in close agreement. The results presented are the velocity, trajectory, and time history of the particle and the force acting on the particle. These results show that the particle comes into equilibrium with the fluid very quickly with respect to the spatial coordinates, rising only several radii from the surface in its entire flight.Nomenclature a diameter of the particle - F force acting on the particle - F ₁ lift force - F _M Magnus force - i, j unit vectors parallel and perpendicular to the plate, respectively - Re = u a ^–1 Reynolds number for the particle based on the reference fluid velocity - Re _f = u x ₀ ^–1, Reynolds number for the fluid - Re _p |w _f –w | a ^–1, Reynolds number for the particle - t time - u component of particle velocity parallel to the plate - u _f component of fluid velocity parallel to the plate - u free-stream fluid velocity - U , dimensionless component of particle velocity parallel to the plate - U _f Re _f Re ^–1 u ^–1 U _f, dimensionless component of fluid velocity parallel to the plate - v component of particle velocity perpendicular to the plate - v _f component of fluid velocity perpendicular to the plate - V , dimensionless component of particle velocity perpendicular to the plate - V _f Re _f ^3/2 Re ^–2 u v _f, dimensionless component of fluid velocity perpendicular to the plate - w u i+v j, velocity of the particle - w _f u _f i+v _f j, velocity of the fluid - w dw/dt - x horizontal distance of the center of the particle from the leading edge of the plate - x ₀ initial horizontal distance of the center of the particle from the leading edge of the plate - X xx ₀ ^–1 , dimensionless horizontal distance of the center of the particle from the leading edge of the plate - y vertical distance of the center of the particle from the plate - Y ya ^–1, dimensionless vertical distance of the center of the particle from the plate - ^–1 - 0.332 - Re Re _f ^–3/2 - - - viscosity of the fluid - _f ^–1 , kinematic viscosity of the fluid - _f density of the fluid - _p density of the particle - , dimensionless time - angular velocity of the particle     

The flow regime in the turbulent near wake of a hemisphere

The work presented is a wind tunnel study of the near wake region behind a hemisphere immersed in three different turbulent boundary layers. In particular, the effect of different boundary layer profiles on the generation and distribution of near wake vorticity and on the mean recirculation region is examined. Visualization of the flow around a hemisphere has been undertaken, using models in a water channel, in order to obtain qualitative information concerning the wake structure.List of symbols C _p pressure coefficient, - D diameter of hemisphere - n vortex shedding frequency - p pressure on model surface - p ₀ static pressure - Re Reynolds number, - St Strouhal number, - U, V, W local mean velocity components - mean freestream velocity inX direction - U ^* shear velocity, - u, v, w velocity fluctuations inX, Y andZ directions - X Cartesian coordinate in longitudinal direction - Y Cartesian coordinate in lateral direction - Z Cartesian coordinate in direction perpendicular to the wall - it* boundary layer displacement thickness, - diameter of model surface roughness - elevation angleI - O boundary layer momentum thickness, - _w wall shearing stress - dynamic viscosity of fluid - density of fluid - streamfunction - _x longitudinal component of vorticity, - _y lateral component of vorticity, - _z vertical component of vorticity, This paper was presented at the Ninth symposium on turbulence, University of Missouri-Rolla, October 1–3, 1984     

Slip flow in the hydrodynamic entrance region of a tube and a parallel plate channel

Summary The problem of slip flow in the entrance region of a tube and parallel plate channel is considered by solving a linearized momentum equation. The condition is imposed that the pressure drop from momentum considerations and from mechanical energy considerations should be equal. Results are obtained for Kn=0, 0.01, 0.03, 0.05, and 0.1 and the pressure drop in the entrance region is given in detail.Nomenclature A cross-sectional area of duct - c mean value of random molecular speed - d diameter of tube - f _p - f _t - h half height of parallel plate channel - Kn Knudsen number - L molecular mean free path - n directional normal of solid boundary - p pressure - p ₀ pressure at inlet - r radial co-ordinate - r _t radius of tube - R non-dimensional radial co-ordinate - Re _p 4hU/ - Re _t 2r _t U/ - s direction along solid boundary - T absolute temperature - u velocity in x direction - u* non-dimensional velocity - U bulk velocity = (1/A) _A u dA - v velocity in y direction - x axial co-ordinate - x* stretched axial co-ordinate - X non-dimensional axial co-ordinate - X* non-dimensional stretched axial co-ordinate - Y non-dimensional channel co-ordinate - eigenvalue in parallel plate channel - stretching factor - eigenvalue in tube - density - kinematic viscosity - i index - p parallel plate - t tube - v velocity vector - gradient operator - ² Laplacian operator     

Concentration and velocity measurements in the flow of droplet suspensions through a tube

Two optical methods, light absorption and LDA, are applied to measure the concentration and velocity profiles of droplet suspensions flowing through a tube. The droplet concentration is non-uniform and has two maxima, one near the tube wall and one on the tube axis. The measured velocity profiles are blunted, but a central plug-flow region is not observed. The concentration of droplets on the tube axis and the degree of velocity profile blunting depend on relative viscosity. These results can be qualitatively compared with the theory of Chan and Leal.List of symbols a particle radius,m - a/R, non-dimensional particle radius - c volume concentration of droplets in suspension, m³/m³ - c ₅ stream-average volume concentration of droplets in suspension, - D 2 R, tube diameter, m - L optical path length, m - L _ij path length of laser beam through thej-th concentric layer when the beam crosses the tube diameter at the point on the inner circumference of thei-th layer, m - N exponent in Eqs. (3) and (4) - Q volumetric flowrate of suspension, - R tube radius, m - Re _{S S} D/µ, flow Reynolds number - r radial position (r = 0 on a tube axis), m - r r/R, non-dimensional radial position - v velocity of suspension, m/s - v v/v _S , non-dimensional velocity - v ₀ centre-line velocity of suspension (r = 0), m/s - v _S Q/ R ², stream-average velocity of suspension, m/s - x streamwise position (x = 0 at tube inlet), m - x x/D, non-dimensional streamwise position - _c density of continuous phase, kg/m³ - _d density of dispersed phase, kg/m³ - _s stream-average density of suspension, kg/m³, equals density when homogenized - _d - _c, phase density difference, kg/m³ - µ_c viscosity of continuous phase, Pa · s - µ_d viscosity of dispersed (droplet) phase, Pa · s - µ_d/_c, viscosity ratio - interfacial tension, N/m This work was financially supported by the National Science Foundation (USA) through an agreement no. J-F7F019P, M. Sklodowska-Curie fund     

A technique for evaluation of three-dimensional behavior in turbulent boundary layers using computer augmented hydrogen bubble-wire flow visualization

A system is described which allows the recreation of the three-dimensional motion and deformation of a single hydrogen bubble time-line in time and space. By digitally interfacing dualview video sequences of a bubble time-line with a computer-aided display system, the Lagrangian motion of the bubble-line can be displayed in any viewing perspective desired. The u and v velocity history of the bubble-line can be rapidly established and displayed for any spanwise location on the recreated pattern. The application of the system to the study of turbulent boundary layer structure in the near-wall region is demonstrated.List of Symbols Reynolds number based on momentum thickness u /v - t⁺ nondimensional time - u shear velocity - u local streamwise velocity, x-direction - u ⁺ nondimensional streamwise velocity - v local normal velocity, -direction - x ⁺ nondimensional coordinate in streamwise direction - ⁺ nondimensional coordinate normal to wall - ₊ ^wire wire nondimensional location of hydrogen bubble-wire normal to wall - z ⁺ nondimensional spanwise coordinate - momentum thickness - v kinematic viscosity - _W wall shear stress     

Variants of the Stokes Problem: the Case of Anisotropic Potentials

We investigate the smoothness properties of local solutions of the nonlinear Stokes problem$\begin{eqnarray*}-\diverg \{T(\eps(v))\} + \nabla \pi &=& g \msp \mbox{on $\Omega$,}\\\diverg v&\equiv & 0 \msp \mbox{on $\Omega$,}\end{eqnarray*}$where v: ⁿ is the velocity field, $\pi$: $ denotes the pressure function, and g: ⁿ represents a system of volume forces, denoting an open subset of ⁿ . The tensor T is assumed to be the gradient of some potential f acting on symmetric matrices. Our main hypothesis imposed on f is the existence of exponents 1 < p q < \infty such that\lambda (1+|\eps|^{2})^{\frac{p-2}{2}} |\sigma|^{2} \leq D^{2}f(\eps)(\sigma ,\sigma) \leq \Lambda (1+|\eps|^{2})^{\frac{q-2}{2}} |\sigma|^{2}holds with suitable constants , > 0, i.e. the potential f is of anisotropic power growth. Under natural assumptions on p and q we prove that velocity fields from the space W ¹ _{p, loc} (; ⁿ ) are of class C ^1, on an open subset of with full measure. If n = 2, then the set of interior singularities is empty.Dedicated to O. A. Ladyzhenskaya on the occasion of her 80th birthday     

The Semigeostrophic Equations Discretized in Reference and Dual Variables

We study the evolution of a system of n particles in . That system is a conservative system with a Hamiltonian of the form , where W ₂ is the Wasserstein distance and μ is a discrete measure concentrated on the set . Typically, μ(0) is a discrete measure approximating an initial L ^∞ density and can be chosen randomly. When d  =  1, our results prove convergence of the discrete system to a variant of the semigeostrophic equations. We obtain that the limiting densities are absolutely continuous with respect to the Lebesgue measure. When converges to a measure concentrated on a special d–dimensional set, we obtain the Vlasov–Monge–Ampère (VMA) system. When, d = 1 the VMA system coincides with the standard Vlasov–Poisson system.     

Steady States of Anisotropic Generalized Newtonian Fluids

We consider the stationary flow of a generalized Newtonian fluid which is modelled by an anisotropic dissipative potential f. More precisely, we are looking for a solution of the following system of nonlinear partial differential equations

A Helmholtz/Weyl Decomposition in Energy Space

For a bounded region in a Helmholtz/Weyl decomposition of the Sobolev space is given,with orthogonality with respect to the strain-energy inner product of elasticity (anisotropic or isotropic).     

A connection formula for the second Painlevé transcendent

We consider the second Painlevé transcendent $$\frac{{d^2 y}}{{dx^2 }} = xy + 2y^3 .$$ It is known that if y(x) ～ k Ai (x) as x → + ∞, where ?1<k<1 and Ai (x) denotes Airy's function, then $$y(x) \sim d|x|^{ - \tfrac{1}{4}} sin\{ \tfrac{2}{3}|x|^{\tfrac{3}{2}} - \tfrac{3}{4}d^2 1n|x| - c\} ,$$ where the constants d, c depend on k. This paper shows that $$d^2 = \pi ^{ - 1} 1n(1 - k^2 )$$ , which confirms a conjecture by Ablowitz & Segur.     

Entropy generation due to laser step input pulse heating

Laser heating of surfaces results in thermal expansion of the substrate material in the region irradiated by a laser beam. In this case, the thermodynamic irreversibility associated with the thermal process is involved with temperature and thermal stress fields. In the present study, entropy analysis is carried out to quantify the thermodynamic irreversibility pertinent to laser pulse heating process. The formulation of entropy generation due to temperature and stress fields is presented and entropy generation is simulated for steel substrate. It is found that the rapid rise of surface displacement in the early heating period results in high rate of entropy generation due to stress field in the surface region while entropy generation due to temperature field increases steadily with increasing depth from the surface. c ₁ Wave speed in the solid (m/s) - c ₁* Dimensionless wave speed - c ₂ Constant - C _p Specific heat (J/kg.K) - E Elastic modules (Pa) - I Power intensity (W/m²) - I ₁ Power intensity after surface reflection (W/m²) - I _o Laser peak power intensity (W/m²) - k Thermal conductivity (W/m.K) - r _f Reflection coefficient - s Laplace variable - S Entropy generation rate (W/m³K) - S* Dimensionless entropy generation rate - T(x, t) Temperature (K) - T*(x*, t*) Dimensionless temperature - Temperature in Laplace domain (K) - Dimensionless reference temperature - t Time (s) - t* Dimensionless time - U Displacement (m) - U* Dimensionless displacement (U) - W* _lost Dimensionless lost work - x Spatial coordinate (m) - x* Dimensionless distance (x) - Thermal diffusivity (m²/s) - _T Thermal expansion coefficient (1/K) - Poissons ratio - Absorption coefficient (1/m) - Density (kg/m³) - _x Thermal stress (Pa) - _x * Dimensionless thermal stress      

LDV measurements of a turbulent air-solid two-phase flow in a 90° bend

Simultaneous measurements of the mean streamwise and radial velocities and the associated Reynolds stresses were made in an air-solid two-phase flow in a square sectioned (10×10 cm) 90° vertical to horizontal bend using laser Doppler velocimetry. The gas phase measurements were performed in the absence of solid particles. The radius ratio of the bend was 1.76. The results are presented for two different Reynolds numbers, 2.2×10⁵ and 3.47×10⁵, corresponding to mass ratios of 1.5×10^–4 and 9.5×10^–5, respectively. Glass spheres 50 and 100 m in diameter were employed to represent the solid phase. The measurements of the gas and solid phase were performed separately. The streamwise velocity profiles for the gas and the solids crossed over near the outer wall with the solids having the higher speed near the wall. The solid velocity profiles were quite flat. Higher negative slip velocities are observed for the 100 m particles than those for the 50 gm particles. At angular displacement =0°, the radial velocity is directed towards the inner wall for both the 50 and 100 m particles. At =30° and 45°, particle wall collisions cause a clear change in the radial velocity of the solids in the region close to the outer wall. The 100 m particle trajectories are very close to being straight lines. Most of the particle wall collisions occur between the =30° and 60° stations. The level of turbulence of the solids was higher than that of the air.List of symbols D hydraulic diameter (100 mm) - De Dean number,De = - mass flow rate - number of particles per second (detected by the probe volume) - r radial coordinate direction - r _i radius of curvature of the inner wall - r ₀ radius of curvature of the outer wall - r ^* normalized radial coordinate, - R mean radius of curvature - Re Reynolds number, - R _r radius ratio, - U ,U _z mean streamwise velocity - U _r ,U _y mean radial velocity - U _b bulk velocity - , _z rms fluctuating streamwise velocity - _r , _y rms fluctuating radial velocity - -r shear stress component - z-y shear stress component - x spanwise coordinate direction - x ^* normalized spanwise coordinate, - y radial coordinate direction in straight ducts - y ^* normalized radial coordinate in straight ducts, - z streamwise coordinate direction in straight ducts - z ^* normalized streamwise coordinate in straight ducts, Greek symbols streamwise coordinate direction - kinematic viscosity of air     

Non-autonomous 2D Navier–Stokes System with Singularly Oscillating External Force and its Global Attractor

We study the global attractor of the non-autonomous 2D Navier–Stokes (N.–S.) system with singularly oscillating external force of the form . If the functions g ₀(x, t) and g ₁ (z, t) are translation bounded in the corresponding spaces, then it is known that the global attractor is bounded in the space H, however, its norm may be unbounded as since the magnitude of the external force is growing. Assuming that the function g ₁ (z, t) has a divergence representation of the form where the functions (see Section 3), we prove that the global attractors of the N.–S. equations are uniformly bounded with respect to for all . We also consider the “limiting” 2D N.–S. system with external force g ₀(x, t). We have found an estimate for the deviation of a solution of the original N.–S. system from a solution u ⁰(x, t) of the “limiting” N.–S. system with the same initial data. If the function g ₁ (z, t) admits the divergence representation, the functions g ₀(x, t) and g ₁ (z, t) are translation compact in the corresponding spaces, and , then we prove that the global attractors converges to the global attractor of the “limiting” system as in the norm of H. In the last section, we present an estimate for the Hausdorff deviation of from of the form: in the case, when the global attractor is exponential (the Grashof number of the “limiting” 2D N.–S. system is small).      

Uniform Convergence for Approximate Traveling Waves in Linear Reaction–Diffusion–Hyperbolic Systems

In this paper we study linear reaction–hyperbolic systems of the form , (i = 1, 2, ..., n) for x > 0, t > 0 coupled to a diffusion equation for p ₀ = p ₀(x, y, θ, t) with “near-equilibrium” initial and boundary data. This problem arises in a model of transport of neurofilaments in axons. The matrix (k _ij ) is assumed to have a unique null vector with positive components summed to 1 and the v _j are arbitrary velocities such that . We prove that as the solution converges to a traveling wave with velocity v and a spreading front, and that the convergence rate in the uniform norm is , for any small positive α.     

Base pressure measurements on a cone at Mach numbers from M∞ = 5 to 7

Base pressure measurements were performed on a blunt cone in the Ludwieg-Tube facility at the DLR in Göttingen at Mach numbers from M = 4.99 to 6.83. The angle of incidence was varied between = 0° and 15°. The results show the influence of Mach number and angle of incidence on the base pressure.List of symbols D base diameter - R base half diameter; D = 2R - r _n nose radius - angle of incidence - cone apex angle - p free stream static pressure - p _B base pressure (one pressure tap only) - p _ref reference pressure - U free stream velocity - M free stream Mach number - Re _L free stream Reynolds number based on cone length - free stream density - v free stream kinematic viscosity - ratio of specific heats - q free stream dynamic pressure - c _pB base pressure coefficient      

Existence of a Solution “in the Large” for Ocean Dynamics Equations

For the system of equations describing the large-scale ocean dynamics, an existence and uniqueness theorem is proved “in the large”. This system is obtained from the 3D Navier–Stokes equations by changing the equation for the vertical velocity component u ₃ under the assumption of smallness of a domain in z-direction, and a nonlinear equation for the density function ρ is added. More precisely, it is proved that for an arbitrary time interval [0, T], any viscosity coefficients and any initial conditions