Numerical solution of laminar incompressible generalized Newtonian fluids flow

This paper deals with the numerical solution of laminar viscous incompressible flows for generalized Newtonian fluids in the branching channel. The generalized Newtonian fluids contain Newtonian fluids, shear thickening and shear thinning non-Newtonian fluids. The mathematical model is the generalized system of Navier-Stokes equations. The finite volume method combined with an artificial compressibility method is used for spatial discretization. For time discretization the explicit multistage Runge-Kutta numerical scheme is considered. Steady state solution is achieved for t → ∞ using steady boundary conditions and followed by steady residual behavior. For unsteady solution a dual-time stepping method is considered. Numerical results for flows in two dimensional and three dimensional branching channel are presented.     

Regularity of the Koch-Tataru solutions to Navier-Stokes system

In this paper,we shall prove that the Koch-Tataru solution u to the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in Rd satisfies the decay estimates involving some borderline Besov norms with d 3.Moreover,u has a unique trajectory which is Hlder continuous with respect to the space variables.     

A remark on the inviscid limit for two-dimensional incompressible fluids

In this article, we shall study the inviscid limit of two dimensional fluids with bounded voticity. We prove that the solution of incompressible Navier-Stokes system converges strongly in L² to the solution of the Euler incompressible system in the case of two-dimensional fluids in the whole space.     

Stationary solution of the Navier-Stokes equations in a 2d bounded domain for incompressible flow with discontinuous density

We consider the boundary value problem for the stationary Navier-Stokes equations describing an inhomogeneous incompressible fluid in a two dimensional bounded domain. We show the existence of a weak solution with boundary values for the density prescribed in L^￥L^{\infty}.     

On the existence of steady flows of a Navier–Stokes liquid around a moving rigid body

We prove the existence of a strong solution to the three‐dimensional steady Navier–Stokes equations in the exterior of an obstacle undergoing a rigid motion. Unlike the classical exterior problem for the Navier–Stokes equations, that only takes into account the translational motion of the obstacle, is this case, the obstacle can also rotate. Assuming the total flux of the velocity field through the boundary to be sufficiently small, we first construct approximating solutions in bounded regions Ω_R = Ω∩ {x ∈ ?³:∣x∣< R} invading the liquid domain Ω. A set of estimates independent of R are shown to hold for the approximating solutions which allows to obtain a strong solution by taking the limit R→∞. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Nonlinear instability for nonhomogeneous incompressible viscous fluids

We investigate the nonlinear instability of a smooth steady density profile solution to the three-dimensional nonhomogeneous incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in the presence of a uniform gravitational field, including a Rayleigh-Taylor steady-state solution with heavier density with increasing height (referred to the Rayleigh-Taylor instability). We first analyze the equations obtained from linearization around the steady density profile solution. Then we construct solutions to the linearized problem that grow in time in the Sobolev space H ^k , thus leading to a global instability result for the linearized problem. With the help of the constructed unstable solutions and an existence theorem of classical solutions to the original nonlinear equations, we can then demonstrate the instability of the nonlinear problem in some sense. Our analysis shows that the third component of the velocity already induces the instability, which is different from the previous known results.     

The Incompressible Limits of Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations in the Whole Space with General Initial Data

It is showed that, as the Mach number goes to zero, the weak solution of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations in the whole space with general initial data converges to the strong solution of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations as long as the later exists. The proof of the result relies on the new modulated energy functional and the Strichartz＇s estimate of linear wave equation.     

Conditions on the Pressure for Vanishing Velocity in the Incompressible Fluid Flows in ℝ N

In this paper we derive various sufficient conditions on the pressure for vanishing velocity in the incompressible Navier-Stokes and the Euler equations in ? ^N .     

Decay properties of solutions to the incompressible magnetohydrodynamics equations in a half space

We consider the asymptotic behavior of the strong solution to the incompressible magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) equations in a half space. The L^r‐decay rates of the strong solution and its derivatives with respect to space variables and time variable, including the L¹ and L ^∞ decay rates of its first order derivatives with respect to space variables, are derived by using L^q ? L^r estimates of the Stokes semigroup and employing a decomposition for the nonlinear terms in MHD equations. In addition, if the given initial data lie in a suitable weighted space, we obtain more rapid decay rates than observed in general. Similar results are known for incompressible Navier–Stokes equations in a half space under same assumption. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Unique solvability of equations of motion for ferrofluids

We study the differential system governing the flow of an incompressible ferrofluid under the action of a magnetic field. The system is a combination of the Navier-Stokes equations, the angular momentum equation, the magnetization equation and the magnetostatic equations. No regularizing term is added to the magnetization equation. We prove the local-in-time existence of the unique strong solution to the system posed in a bounded domain of R³ and equipped with initial and boundary conditions.     

A New Regularity Criterion for the 3D Navier-Stokes Equations via Two Entries of the Velocity Gradient Tensor

We consider the Cauchy problem for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in R ³, and provide a new regularity criterion involving only two entries of the Jacobian matrix of the velocity field.     

First‐order system least squares for the Oseen equations

Following earlier work for Stokes equations, a least squares functional is developed for two‐ and three‐dimensional Oseen equations. By introducing a velocity flux variable and associated curl and trace equations, ellipticity is established in an appropriate product norm. The form of Oseen equations examined here is obtained by linearizing the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations. An algorithm is presented for approximately solving steady‐state, incompressible Navier–Stokes equations with a nested iteration‐Newton‐FOSLS‐AMG iterative scheme, which involves solving a sequence of Oseen equations. Some numerical results for Kovasznay flow are provided. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Existence of weak solutions to the three-dimensional steady compressible Navier-Stokes equations

We prove the existence of a spatially periodic weak solution to the steady compressible isentropic Navier-Stokes equations in R³ for any specific heat ratio γ>1. The proof is based on the weighted estimates of both pressure and kinetic energy for the approximate system which result in some higher integrability of the density, and the method of weak convergence.     

Global analysis for strong solutions to the equations of a ferrofluid flow model

In this paper we are concerned with the differential system proposed by Shliomis to describe the motion of an incompressible ferrofluid submitted to an external magnetic field. The system consists of the Navier-Stokes equations, the magnetization equations and the magnetostatic equations. No regularizing term is added to the magnetization equations. We prove the local existence of unique strong solution for the Cauchy problem and establish a finite time blow-up criterion of strong solutions. Under the smallness assumption of the initial data and the external magnetic field, we prove the global existence of strong solutions and derive a decay rate of such small solutions in L²-norm.     

Dimension splitting method for the three dimensional rotating Navier-Stokes equations

In this paper, we propose a dimensional splitting method for the three dimensional (3D) rotating Navier-Stokes equations. Assume that the domain is a channel bounded by two surfaces and is decomposed by a series of surfaces ■i into several sub-domains, which are called the layers of the flow. Every interface i between two sub-domains shares the same geometry. After establishing a semi-geodesic coordinate (S-coordinate) system based on ■i , Navier-Stoke equations in this coordinate can be expressed as the sum of two operators, of which one is called the membrane operator defined on the tangent space on ■i , another one is called the bending operator taking value in the normal space on ■i . Then the derivatives of velocity with respect to the normal direction of the surface are approximated by the Euler central difference, and an approximate form of Navier-Stokes equations on the surface ■i is obtained, which is called the two-dimensional three-component (2D-3C) Navier-Stokes equations on a two dimensional manifold. Solving these equations by alternate iteration, an approximate solution to the original 3D Navier-Stokes equations is obtained. In addition, the proof of the existence of solutions to 2D-3C Navier-Stokes equations is provided, and some approximate methods for solving 2D-3C Navier-Stokes equations are presented.     

Two New Regularity Criteria for the 3D Navier-Stokes Equations via Two Entries of the Velocity Gradient Tensor

We consider the Cauchy problem for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in R ³, and provide two new regularity criteria involving only two entries of the Jacobian matrix of the velocity field.     

On the uniqueness of strong solution to the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with damping

In this paper, we show that the Cauchy problem of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with damping α|u|^β−1u(α>0) has global strong solution for any β>3 and the strong solution is unique when 3<β?5. This improves earlier results.     

Stochastic nonhomogeneous incompressible Navier-Stokes equations

We construct solutions for 2- and 3-D stochastic nonhomogeneous incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with general multiplicative noise. These equations model the velocity of a mixture of incompressible fluids of varying density, influenced by random external forces that involve feedback; that is, multiplicative noise. Weak solutions for the corresponding deterministic equations were first found by Kazhikhov [A.V. Kazhikhov, Solvability of the initial and boundary-value problem for the equations of motion of an inhomogeneous viscous incompressible fluid, Soviet Phys. Dokl. 19 (6) (1974) 331-332; English translation of the paper in: Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 216 (6) (1974) 1240-1243]. A stochastic version with additive noise was solved by Yashima [H.F. Yashima, Equations de Navier-Stokes stochastiques non homogènes et applications, Thesis, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, 1992].The methods here extend the Loeb space techniques used to obtain the first general solutions of the stochastic Navier-Stokes equations with multiplicative noise in the homogeneous case [M. Capiński, N.J. Cutland, Stochastic Navier-Stokes equations, Applicandae Math. 25 (1991) 59-85]. The solutions display more regularity in the 2D case. The methods also give a simpler proof of the basic existence result of Kazhikhov.     

A solution to parabolic system with the fractional Laplacian

The existence of a solution to the parabolic system with the fractional Laplacian （-△） α/2, α 〉 0 is proven, this solution decays at different rates along different time sequences going to infinity. As an application, the existence of a solution to the generalized Navier-Stokes equations is proven, which decays at different rates along different time sequences going to infinity. The generalized Navier-Stokes equations are the equations resulting from replacing -△ in the Navier-Stokes equations by （-△）^m, m〉 0. At last, a similar result for 3-D incompressible anisotropic Navier-Stokes system is obtained.     

一类修正的Navier-Stokes方程的长时间性态

该文主要讨论,Rⁿ上一类修正的 Navier-Stokes 方程弱解的长时间性态, 通过进一步改进Fourier分解方法, 得到了当初速度u_0∈ L² ∩L¹时其弱解在L² 范数下的最优衰减率为 (1+t)^n/4 同时该文也给出了修正的Navier-Stokes 方程与经典Navier-Stokes 方程的误差估计.