Degenerate Hyperbolic Conservation Laws with Dissipation: Reduction to and Validity of a Class of Burgers-Type Equations

A conservation law is said to be degenerate or critical if the Jacobian of the flux vector evaluated on a constant state has a zero eigenvalue. In this paper, it is proved that a degenerate conservation law with dissipation will generate dynamics on a long time scale that resembles Burger’s dynamics. The case of k-fold degeneracy is also treated, and it is shown that it leads to a reduction to a quadratically coupled k-fold system of Burgers-type equations. Validity of the reduction and existence for the reduced system is proved in the class of uniformly local spaces, thereby capturing both finite and infinite energy solutions. The theory is applied to some examples, from stratified shallow-water hydrodynamics, that model the birth of hydraulic jumps.     

The degenerate scale problem for the Laplace equation and plane elasticity in a multiply connected region with an outer circular boundary

This paper investigates the degenerate scale problem for the Laplace equation and plane elasticity in a multiply connected region with an outer circular boundary. Inside the boundary, there are many voids with arbitrary configurations. The problem is analyzed with a relevant homogenous BIE (boundary integral equation). It is assumed that all the inner void boundary tractions are equal to zero, and tractions on the outer circular boundary are constant. Therefore, all the integrations in BIE are performed on the outer circular boundary only. By using the relation z * conjg(z) = a * a, or conjg(z) = a * a/z on the circular boundary with radius a, all integrals can be reduced to an integral for complex variable and they can be integrated in closed form. The degenerate scale a = 1 is found in the Laplace equation and in plane elasticity regardless of the void configuration.     

Nulle contrôlabilité régionale pour des équations de la chaleur dégénéréesRegional null controllability for degenerate heat equations

We are interested in a null controllability problem for a class of strongly degenerate heat equations.First for all T>0, we prove a regional null controllability result at time T at least in the region where the equation is not degenerate. The proof is based on an adequate observability inequality for the homogeneous adjoint problem. This inequality is obtained by application of Carleman estimates combined with the introduction of cut-off functions.Then we improve this result: for all T′>T, we obtain a result of persistent regional null controllability during the time interval [T,T′]. Finally we give similar results for the (non degenerate) heat equation in unbounded domain. To cite this article: P. Cannarsa et al., C. R. Mecanique 330 (2002) 397–401.     

Degenerate scale for multiply connected Laplace problems

The degenerate scale in the boundary integral equation (BIE) or boundary element method (BEM) solution of multiply connected problem is studied in this paper. For the mathematical analysis, we use the null-field integral equation, degenerate kernels and Fourier series to examine the solvability of BIE for multiply connected problem in the discrete system. Two treatments, the method of adding a rigid body term and CHEEF concept (Combined Helmholtz Exterior integral Equation Formulation), are applied to remedy the non-unique solution due to the critical scale. The efficiency and accuracy of the two regularizations are also addressed. For simplicity without loss of generality, the eccentric case is considered to demonstrate the occurring mechanism of degenerate scale.     

Degenerate scale problem in antiplane elasticity or Laplace equation for contour shapes of triangles or quadrilaterals

This paper provides several solutions to the degenerate scale for the shapes of triangles or quadrilaterals in an exterior boundary value problem (BVP) of the antiplane elasticity or the Laplace equation. The Schwarz-Christoffel mapping is used throughout. It is found that a complex potential with a simple form in the mapping plane satisfies the vanishing displacement condition (or w = 0) along the boundary of the unit circle when the dimension R reaches its critical value 1. This means that the degenerate size in the physical plane is also achieved. The degenerate scales can be evaluated from the particular integrals depending on certain parameters in the mapping function. The numerical results of degenerate sizes for the shapes of triangles or quadrilaterals are provided.     

Degenerate scale problem for plane elasticity in a multiply connected region with outer elliptic boundary

This paper investigates the degenerate scale problem for plane elasticity in a multiply connected region with an outer elliptic boundary. Inside the elliptic boundary, there are many voids with arbitrary configurations. The problem is studied on the relevant homogenous boundary integral equation. The suggested solution is derived from a solution of a relevant problem. It is found that the degenerate scale and the non-trivial solution along the elliptic boundary in the problem are same as in the case of a single elliptic contour without voids. The present study mainly depends on integrations of several integrals, which can be integrated in a closed form.     

Liouville-Type Theorems for Steady Flows of Degenerate Power Law Fluids in the Plane

We extend the Liouville-type theorems of Gilbarg and Weinberger and of Koch, Nadirashvili, Seregin and Sverák valid for the stationary variant of the classical Navier–Stokes equations in 2D to the degenerate power law fluid model.     

Linear Potentials in Nonlinear Potential Theory

Pointwise gradient bounds via Riesz potentials, such as those available for the linear Poisson equation, actually hold for general quasilinear degenerate equations of p-Laplacean type. The regularity theory of such equations completely reduces to that of the classical Poisson equation up to the C ¹-level.     

基于新修正偶应力理论的Mindlin层合板热稳定性分析

以新修正偶应力理论为基础,首次提出了机械载荷与热载荷共同作用下的微尺度Mindlin层合板热稳定性模型,该模型只引入一个材料尺度参数,通过虚功原理推导出了控制方程和边界条件,以四边简支方板为例,进行了热稳定性分析,应用纳维叶解法得到解析解。结果表明,所建模型可以捕捉到尺度效应。材料尺度参数值越大,屈曲临界温度越高;当跨厚比增大时,屈曲临界温度下降;随着板几何参数的增大,模型将退化为宏观模型;温度变化量越大,考虑热载荷作用下的屈曲临界载荷越大,尺度效应体现越显著。     

On the Convergence to Equilibrium for Degenerate Transport Problems

We give a counterexample which shows that the asymptotic rate of convergence to the equilibrium state for the transport equation, with a degenerate cross section and in the periodic setting, cannot be better than t ^?1/2 in the general case. We suggest, moreover, that the geometrical properties of the cross section are the key feature of the problem and impose, through the distribution of the forward exit time, the speed of convergence to the stationary state.     

各向异性势问题充要的随机边界积分方程

本文针对各向异性势问题提出了一类充分必要的随机边界积分方程。数值计算结果表明在退化尺度附近，充要的随机边界积分方程较习用的随机边界积分方程有较大的优越性。     

平面弹性力学充要的随机边界元

将平面弹性力学确定性的充分必要的边界积分方程推广到含材料常数随机的不确定问题中去，给出了位移的均值以及偏差的充分必要的边界积分方程。数值计算结果表明，和确定性的积分方程一样，习用的随机边界积分方程在退化尺度附近，无论是均值还是偏差都存在巨大的误差，而充要的随机边界积分方程则始终保持良好的精度     

Mechanics of stretchable electronics with high fill factors

Mechanics models are developed for an imbricate scale design for stretchable and flexible electronics to achieve both mechanical stretchability and high fill factors (e.g., full, 100% areal coverage). The critical conditions for self collapse of scales and scale contact give analytically the maximum and minimum widths of scales, which are important to the scale design. The maximum strain in scales is obtained analytically, and has a simple upper bound of 3t_scale/(4ρ) in terms of the scale thickness t_scale and bending radius ρ.     

Two-dimensional piezoelectricity. Part I: eigensolutions of nondegenerate and degenerate materials

General solutions of two-dimensional piezoelectricity, which yield all solutions of 2-D boundary values problems, are obtained by combining four complex conjugate pairs of independent eigensolutions, each containing an arbitrary analytic function. The forms of representation are fundamentally different for 14 different classes of nondegenerate and degenerate piezoelectric materials, as determined by the multiplicity and types of eigenvalues. Degenerate materials possess high-order eigensolutions, in which the eigenvectors of equal and lower orders are intrinsically coupled. Such coupling is nonexistent in nondegenerate cases including the well-known and analytically simple case with no multiple eigenvalues. The present analysis is drastically simplified by using the compliance-based formalism, instead of the stiffness-based, extended Eshelby–Stroh formalism. Explicit expressions are obtained for the eigensolutions, the pseudometrics, and the intrinsic tensors characterizing piezoelectric materials of every type.     

A size-dependent Reddy–Levinson beam model based on a strain gradient elasticity theory

A size-dependent Reddy–Levinson beam model is developed based on a strain gradient elasticity theory. Governing equations and boundary conditions are derived by using Hamilton’s principle. The model contains three material length scale parameters, which may effectively capture the size effect in micron or sub-micron. This model can degenerate into the modified couple stress model or even the classical model if two or all material length scale parameters are taken to be zero respectively. In addition, the present model recovers the micro scale Timoshenko and Bernoulli–Euler beam models based on the same strain gradient elasticity theory. To illustrate the new model, the static bending and free vibration problems of a simply supported micro scale Reddy–Levinson beam are solved respectively; the results are compared with the reduced models. Numerical results reveal that the differences in the deflection, rotation and natural frequency predicted by the present model and the other two reduced Reddy–Levinson models are getting larger as the beam thickness is comparable to the material length scale parameters. These differences, however, are decreasing or even diminishing with the increase of the beam thickness. This study may be helpful to characterize the mechanical properties of small scale beam-like structures for a wide range of potential applications.     

Multi-scale analysis of subgrid stress and energy dissipation in turbulent channel flow

In present study, the subgrid scale （SGS） stress and dissipation for multiscale formulation of large eddy simulation are analyzed using the data of turbulent channel flow at Ret = 180 obtained by direct numerical simulation. It is found that the small scale SGS stress is much smaller than the large scale SGS stress for all the stress components. The dominant contributor to large scale SGS stress is the cross stress between small scale and subgrid scale motions, while the cross stress between large scale and subgrid scale motions make major contributions to small scale SGS stress. The energy transfer from resolved large scales to subgrid scales is mainly caused by SGS Reynolds stress, while that between resolved small scales and subgrid scales are mainly due to the cross stress. The multiscale formulation of SGS models are evaluated a priori, and it is found that the small- small model is superior to other variants in terms of SGS dissipation.     

A new wall-damping function for large eddy simulation employing Kolmogorov velocity scale

A new wall-damping function, based on the Kolmogorov velocity scale, for large eddy simulation (LES) is proposed, which accounts for the near-wall effect. To calculate the Kolmogorov velocity scale, u_ε, the dissipation rate of turbulent energy, ε, is needed. In LES, however, the dissipation rate is generally not solved, unlike in the Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulations, e.g., k-ε models. Although, in some previous studies, the dissipation rate of the subgrid-scale (SGS) turbulent energy, ε_SGS, is used instead of ε in calculating the Kolmogorov velocity scale, the scale obtained using such a method overly depends on the grid resolution employed and is generally inappropriate. Accordingly, the wall-damping function using the incorrect velocity scale also depends on the grid resolution and gives an inadequate wall effect. This is because ε_SGS contains only the components in the scale smaller than the grid-filter width, which obviously varies with the grid resolution employed. In this study, to overcome this problem, we propose a method for estimating the Kolmogorov velocity scale with a technique of conversion in LES, and the estimated one is utilized in the wall-damping function. The revised wall-damping function for LES is tested in channel flows and a backward-facing step flow. The results show that it yields a proper near-wall effect in all test cases which cover a wide range of grid resolution and Reynolds numbers. It is also shown that all three kinds of SGS models incorporating the present wall-damping function provide good predictions, and it is effective both in one-equation and 0-equation SGS models. These results suggest that the use of the proposed wall-damping function is a refined and versatile near-wall treatment in LES with various kinds of SGS models.     

Pseudo global energy released locally by crack extension involving multiscale reliability

The energy release rate criterion, being mono scale by definition, is incompatible with the failure behavior of solids that are inherently dual, if not, multiscale. Time span of reliability is scale sensitive and can be addressed with consistency only by use of transitional functions that are designed to transform a function from one scale to another. A pseudo transitional energy release rate G^∗ is defined to address the cross-scaling properties of energy release rate. The reliability of such a function is found to fall quickly when the scale range deviates from that of micro-macro. In general, the time span of reliability based on G^* shortens considerably within the nano-micro and pico-nano scale ranges, resulting in fast turnover of system usability. Prediction accuracy tends to be scale range specific. Stress or strain based criteria are also mono scale. They may be adequate for some situations at the macroscopic scale, but can be ambiguous for multiscale problems. These situations are analyzed by application of the principle of least variance in conjunction with the R-integrals.Accelerated test data for the equivalent of 20 years’ fatigue crack growth in 2024-T3 aluminum panels were analyzed using the mutliscale reliability model. A time span plateau within the micro-macro range is from 8 to 17 years. This corresponds to the reliable portion of prediction, while the terminal 3 years are regarded as unreliable. A similar time span plateau were also found from 4 to 6 years within the nano-micro scale range. And an even smaller plateau hovering around 1.2 years were found for the pico-nano scale range. Time span of reliable prediction narrows with down sized scale range. The overlapping ends of the scale ranges are rendered unreliable as anticipated. These regions can be suppressed by the addition of meso scale ranges. Reference can be made to past discussions related to multiscaling and mesomechanics.     

Global BV Entropy Solutions and Uniqueness for Hyperbolic Systems of Balance Laws

We consider the Cauchy problem for n×n strictly hyperbolic systems of nonresonant balance laws each characteristic field being genuinely nonlinear or linearly degenerate. Assuming that and are small enough, we prove the existence and uniqueness of global entropy solutions of bounded total variation as limits of special wave-front tracking approximations for which the source term is localized by means of Dirac masses. Moreover, we give a characterization of the resulting semigroup trajectories in terms of integral estimates.