On the problem of free deceleration of a rigid body in a resisting medium

A mathematical model of the influence of a medium on a rigid body with some part of its external surface being flat is considered with due allowance for an additional dependence of the moment of the medium action force on the angular velocity of the body. A full system of equations of motion is given under quasi-steady conditions; the dynamic part of this system forms an independent third-order system, and an independent second-order subsystem is split from the full system. A new family of phase portraits on a phase cylinder of quasi-velocities is obtained. It is demonstrated that the results obtained allow one to design hollow circular cylinders (“shell cases”), which can ensure necessary stability in conducting additional full-scale experiments.     

Stability of the motion of a rigid body in an unsteady flow

The problem of rigid-body motion in an unsteady gas flow is considered using a flow model [1] in which the motion of the body is described by a system of integrodifferential equations. The case in which among the characteristic exponents of the fundamental system of solutions of the linearized equations there are not only negative but also one zero exponent is analyzed. The instability conditions established with respect to the second-order terms on the right sides of the equations are noted. The problem may be regarded as a generalization of the problem of the lateral instability of an airplane in the critical case solved by Chetaev [2], pp. 407–408.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 18–22, May–June, 1989.     

Motion of a wheel on snow

A model of a snow layer represented by a continuous set of columns whose deformations are described by the nonlinear model of an ideal elastoplastic continuous medium with viscous properties is proposed. Under the action of a rigid wheel on snow, the field of shear stresses is specified by the law of dry friction. Prom the equations of motion describing the plane-parallel motion of the wheel, there are determined a zone of contact of the wheel with snow, the steady motions of the wheel, and a mode of slipping the wheel. The numerical results are given in tables and figures. These results are obtained by solving the nonlinear equations of motion containing definite integrals with variable integration limits.     

Gas-dynamic analogy for vortex free-boundary flows

The classical shallow-water equations describing the propagation of long waves in flow without a shear of the horizontal velocity along the vertical coincide with the equations describing the isentropic motion of a polytropic gas for a polytropic exponent γ = 2 (in the theory of fluid wave motion, this fact is called the gas-dynamic analogy). A new mathematical model of long-wave theory is derived that describes shear free-boundary fluid flows. It is shown that in the case of one-dimensional motion, the equations of the new model coincide with the equations describing nonisentropic gas motion with a special choice of the equation of state, and in the multidimensional case, the new system of long-wave equations differs significantly from the gas motion model. In the general case, it is established that the system of equations derived is a hyperbolic system. The velocities of propagation of wave perturbations are found. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 8–15, May–June, 2007.     

Non-linear global dynamics of an axially moving plate

In the present study, the geometrically non-linear dynamics of an axially moving plate is examined by constructing the bifurcation diagrams of Poincaré maps for the system in the sub and supercritical regimes. The von Kármán plate theory is employed to model the system by retaining in-plane displacements and inertia. The governing equations of motion of this gyroscopic system are obtained based on an energy method by means of the Lagrange equations which yields a set of second-order non-linear ordinary differential equations with coupled terms. A change of variables is employed to transform this set into a set of first-order non-linear ordinary differential equations. The resulting equations are solved using direct time integration, yielding time-varying generalized coordinates for the in-plane and out-of-plane motions. From these time histories, the bifurcation diagrams of Poincaré maps, phase-plane portraits, and Poincaré sections are constructed at points of interest in the parameter space for both the axial speed regimes.     

Numerical and Asymptotic Solution of the Equations of Propagation of Hydroelastic Vibrations in a Curved Pipe

A mathematical model for propagation of hydroelastic waves in a pipe is developed using the equations of motion of a shell and a fluid. A method for deriving two–dimensional equations is proposed, and asymptotic formulas for solutions of these equations are obtained. A model problem is solved numerically, and the results are compared with data obtained by others. The results obtained make it possible to calculate the propagation of pressure waves for an arbitrary (within the framework of the assumptions made) shape of the axial line of the pipe and can be used in designing systems for diagnostics of pipeline performance.     

Mathematical modeling for dynamic stability of sandwich beam with variable mechanical properties of core

The paper is devoted to mathematical modelling of static and dynamic stability of a simply supported three-layered beam with a metal foam core. Mechanical properties of the core vary along the vertical direction. The field of displacements is formulated using the classical broken line hypothesis and the proposed nonlinear hypothesis that generalizes the classical one. Using both hypotheses, the strains are determined as well as the stresses of each layer. The kinetic energy, the elastic strain energy, and the work of load are also determined. The system of equations of motion is derived using Hamilton’s principle. Finally, the system of three equations is reduced to one equation of motion, in particular, the Mathieu equation. The Bubnov-Galerkin method is used to solve the system of equations of motion, and the Runge-Kutta method is used to solve the second-order differential equation. Numerical calculations are done for the chosen family of beams. The critical loads, unstable regions, angular frequencies of the beam, and the static and dynamic equilibrium paths are calculated analytically and verified numerically. The results of this study are presented in the forms of figures and tables.     

Acoustic waves in liquids with polydisperse gas bubbles. Comparison of theory and experiment

A mathematical model describing the propagation of acoustic waves of different geometry in two-fraction mixtures of a liquid with polydisperse gas bubbles of different composition is presented. A system of differential equations for the perturbed motion of the two-phase mixture is formulated and a dispersion relation is obtained. The theory developed is compared with known experimental data, including those for a near-resonance bubble frequency.     

Two degree-of-freedom oscillator coupled to a non-ideal source

In the paper the one-mass two degree-of-freedom system with non-ideal excitation is considered. The resonance motion of the system is investigated. The mathematical model of the system contains three coupled second order differential equations. In the paper an analytical solving procedure is developed. The steady-state motion and the criteria for stability of solutions are developed. Two special cases of motion depending on the frequency properties of the system are studied. When the frequency properties in both orthogonal direction are equal there is only one resonance. If the frequency in one direction is two times higher than in other two different resonances occur: one in x and the other in y direction. The conditions for jump phenomena and for Sommerfeld effect are presented. The analytically obtained solutions are compared with numerical ones. They show good agreement.     

On the nonlinear dynamics of elastically interacting asymmetric rigid bodies

A symmetric mathematical model is developed to describe the spatial motion of a system of space vehicles whose structure is represented by regular geometrical figures (Platonic bodies). The model is symmetrized by using the Euler-Lagrange equations of motion, the Rodrigues-Hamilton parameters, and quaternion matrix mathematics. The results obtained enable us to model a wide range of dynamic, control, stabilization, and orientation problems for complex systems and to solve various problems of dynamic design for such systems, including estimation of dynamic loading on the basic structure during maneuvers in space __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 126–132, January 2006.     

Nonlinear dynamics, stability and control of the scan process in noncontacting atomic force microscopy

The nonlinear equations of motion for the scan process in noncontacting atomic force microscopy are consistently derived using the extended Hamilton’s principle. A modal dynamical system obtained from the continuum model reveals that scan control appears in the form of parametric excitation. The system is analyzed asymptotically and numerically to yield escape bounds limiting the noncontacting mode of operation. Approximate stability bounds are deduced from both a global Melnikov integral and a local Moon–Chirikov overlap criterion. The Melnikov–Holmes stability curve and the overlap criterion are found to be similar for small damping. However, for very small damping, typical of ultra-high vacuum conditions, where the Melnikov bound becomes trivial, the Moon–Chirikov criterion yields an improved stability threshold.     

Geometrical Representation of the Motion of a Body Through a Medium

The paper presents a complete qualitative analysis of the model plane-parallel motion of a body (plate) through a resisting medium with jet or detached flow. A simplified system is analyzed on the phase plane. A geometrical interpretation is given to the motion of the plate     

Stability and bifurcation analysis of a nonlinear transversally loaded rotating shaft

The dynamic stability and self-excited posteritical whirling of rotating transversally loaded shaft made of a standard material with elastic and viscous nonlinearities are analyzed in this paper using the theory of bifurcations as a mathematical tool. Partial differential equations of motion are derived under assumption that von Karman's nonlinearity is absent but geometric curvature nonlinearity is included. Galerkin's first-mode discretization procedure is then applied and the equations of motion are transformed to two third-order nonlinear equations that are analyzed using the theory of bifurcation. Condition for nontrivial equilibrium stability is determined and a bifurcating periodic solution of the second-order approximation is derived. The effects of dimensionless stress relaxation time and cubic elastic and viscous nonlinearities as well as the role of the transverse load are studied in the exemplary numerical calculations. A strongly stabilizing influence of the relaxation time is found that may eliminate self-excited vibration at all. Transition from super- to subcritical bifurcation is observed as a result of interaction between system nonlinearities and the transverse load.     

Roll waves structure in two-layer Hele–Shaw flows

The mathematical model of inhomogeneous fluid motion in a Hele–Shaw cell is proposed. Based on this model the equations for describing two-layer flows and development of roll waves at the interface are derived. Conditions of roll waves existence are formulated in terms of Whitham criterion. Numerical calculations of the interface position are provided. It is shown that small perturbations of the interface in the inlet section of the channel lead to the roll waves for certain parameters of the flow. Two-parametric class of exact solutions corresponding to the roll waves regime is obtained. Diagrams of critical depths of roll waves development are constructed.     

Shallow waves in a two-layer vortex fluid under a lid

A mathematical model of the vortex motion of an ideal two-layer fluid in a narrow straight channel is considered. The fluid motion in the Eulerian-Lagrangian coordinate system is described by quasilinear integrodifferential equations. Transformations of a set of the equations of motion which make it possible to apply the general method of studying integrodifferential equations of shallow-water theory, which is based on the generalization of the concepts of characteristics and the hyperbolicity for systems with operator functionals, are found. A characteristic equation is derived and analyzed. The necessary hyperbolicity conditions for a set of equations of motion of flows with a monotone-in-depth velocity profile are formulated. It is shown that the problem of sufficient hyperbolicity conditions is equivalent to the solution of a certain singular integral equation. In addition, the case of a strong jump in density (a heavy fluid in the lower layer and a quite lightweight fluid in the upper layer) is considered. A modeling that results in simplification of the system of equations of motion with its physical meaning preserved is carried out. For this system, the necessary and sufficient hyperbolicity conditions are given. Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 68–80, May–June, 1999.     

Gyroscopic Stabilization of Passive Magnetic Levitation

A nonlinear mathematical model able to describe the motion of a passive magnetic levitation device, known as Levitron, is presented in this paper. Using the standard approach usually applied in rotordynamics and without introducing any preliminary assumptions, the equations of motion for all six degrees of freedom of the magnetic spinning top are obtained. By computing the four natural frequencies characterizing the horizontal translational vibrations of the rotor and the whirling motion of its axis, the conditions for stable levitation in terms of the spin speed are obtained. Some results coming from the numerical integration of the equations of motion are also presented and compared with those obtained using the simplified model based upon the fast top assumption.     

有多余坐标的完整系统形式不变性导致的新守恒量

研究有多余坐标的完整力学系统由形式不变性直接导出的新型守恒量。用有多余坐标的双面理想完整约束力学系统的运动微分方程和约束方程在无限小变换下的形式不变性，给出系统形式不变性的定义和判据。得到形式不变性导致守恒量的条件以及守恒量的形式，并给出三种特殊情形下的推论。举例说明结果的应用。     

Stability and stabilization of motion of a uniaxial wheel transport platform

We consider a uniaxial wheel transport platform with a single-degree-of-freedom gyroscope moving without slipping either on a plane nonrotating horizontal surface or on the spherical rotating Earth surface. We obtain a general mathematical model which, in a special case, coincides with the model in the form of Chaplygin equations, which permits obtaining a physical interpretation of the Chaplygin equations. In the case of stationary motion where only the balance weight is controlled, we find the minimum value of the gyro angular momentum that ensures the system stability. An example with parameters of the breadboard model is used to consider the problem of the stationary motion stability and stabilization without gyro; the control matrix minimizing the quadratic performance functional is obtained. The characteristic curves of the transient process in the system are given.     

Exact solutions of the equations of motion for an incompressible viscoelastic Maxwell medium

The unsteady plane-parallel motion of a incompressible viscoelastic Maxwell medium with constant relaxation time is considered. The equations of motion of the medium and the rheological relation admit an extended Galilean group. The class of solutions of this system which are partially invariant with respect to the subgroup of the indicated group generated by translation and Galilean translation along one of the coordinate axes is studied. The system does not have invariant solutions, and the set of partially invariant solutions is very narrow. A method for extending the set of exact solutions is proposed which allows finding solutions with a nontrivial dependence of the stress tensor elements on spatial coordinates. Among the solutions obtained by this method, the solutions describing the deformation of a viscoelastic strip with free boundaries is of special interest from a point of view of physics. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 16–23, March–April, 2009.