Prediction of liquid level distribution in horizontal gas-liquid stratified flows with interfacial level gradient

A one-dimensional momentum equation has been derived based on a two-fluid model and used to predict the axial distribution of liquid level or void fraction in steady, cocurrent, gas-liquid stratified flows in horizontal circular pipes and rectangular channels. The equation is carefully formulated to incorporate the effect of interfacial level gradient. Two different critical liquid levels are found from the momentum equation and are adopted as a boundary condition to calculate the liquid level or void fraction distribution upstream of the channel exit. The predicted void fraction distributions are compared with the experimental data obtained in a rectangular channel in this work and other data reported for large-diameter pipes. Good agreement is shown for air-kerosene, air-water and stream-water stratified flows with a smooth gas-liquid interface.     

Direct simulation of the motion of neutrally buoyant balls in a three-dimensional Poiseuille flow

In a previous article the authors introduced a Lagrange multiplier based fictitious domain method. Their goal in the present article is to apply a generalization of the above method to: (i) the numerical simulation of the motion of neutrally buoyant particles in a three-dimensional Poiseuille flow; (ii) study – via direct numerical simulations – the migration of neutrally buoyant balls in the tube Poiseuille flow of an incompressible Newtonian viscous fluid. Simulations made with one and several particles show that, as expected, the Segré–Silberberg effect takes place. To cite this article: T.-W. Pan, R. Glowinski, C. R. Mecanique 333 (2005).     

阻抗式和简单调压室甩荷时水位波动的显式计算方法

目前对调压室水位波动的研究主要有图解法和数值计算。尚未看到考虑阻力项后调压室水位波动随时间变化的显函数计算方法。本文从调压室的基本微分方程出发，采用泰勒级数展开式推导了阻抗式和简单式调压室甩荷时水位波动的显式计算方法。运用这种方法不仅可以计算调压室水位波动的过程，而且可以方便的计算调压室的最高涌浪和第二振幅。     

Nonlinear interactions and chaotic dynamics of suspended cables with three-to-one internal resonances

Nonlinear planar oscillations of suspended cables subjected to external excitations with three-to-one internal resonances are investigated. At first, the Galerkin method is used to discretize the governing nonlinear integral–partial-differential equation. Then, the method of multiple scales is applied to obtain the modulation equations in the case of primary resonance. The equilibrium solutions, the periodic solutions and chaotic solutions of the modulation equations are also investigated. The Newton–Raphson method and the pseudo-arclength path-following algorithm are used to obtain the frequency/force–response curves. The supercritical Hopf bifurcations are found in these curves. Choosing these bifurcations as the initial points and applying the shooting method and the pseudo-arclength path-following algorithm, the periodic solution branches are obtained. At the same time, the Floquet theory is used to determine the stability of the periodic solutions. Numerical simulations are used to illustrate the cascades of period-doubling bifurcations leading to chaos. At last, the nonlinear responses of the two-degree-of-freedom model are investigated.     

磁粉法检测表面裂纹概率曲线的测定

本文介绍了利用实物零件测定裂纹检出概率的方法，并作出了用磁粉法检测表面裂纹的检测概率曲线，为大型构件检测周期的确定提供了可靠数据，为结构损伤容限设计，可靠性设计提供了重要的依据。     

一种提高薄板稳定分析精度的方法

在薄板稳定分析中，九参数三角形薄板单元因其形状简单，使用方便，在实际工程中得到了广泛应用。本文基于参数调正的几何刚度矩阵，对九参数三角形薄板单元的一致刚度矩阵进行了修正，为提高计算精度提供了一种有效方法。     

二维边界元奇异积分和多域缩聚法分析

基于基本解的一种新的表达式，对二维边界元分析中奇异积分的精确求解进行了讨论，从几何方面对基本解的奇异性进行了分析，给出了超参非连续元离散位势和弹性力学问题边界积分方程时奇异积分计算的精确式，从而为判断各种近似方法的优劣和间接方法的精度提供了依据，也为精确地分析了大规模问题提供了一条有效的途径。     

Internal waves around a disturbance in a fluid with arbitrary stratification and background shear flow

A three-dimensional ray theory is presented for calculating the phase configuration of internal waves around a moving disturbance in a flow with arbitrary stratification and background shear. The theory is applied to two-dimensional stratified shear flows which have been produced in the laboratory and good agreement is shown between the theoretical and experimental phase configurations. Good agreement is also shown when caustics and critical levels are present. This paper includes the wave systems arising from a combined translation and oscillatory motion of a source and it shows how distinct systems of waves arise from each, type of motion under different background conditions. This paper shows that for two-dimensional steady wave systems the critical level is at a well defined height which is independent of wavenumber but in three dimensions the critical height can in general vary with wavenumber.     

Variation of fiber orientation in turbulent flow inside a planar contraction with different shapes

In this study, we have investigated the influence of shape of planar contractions on the orientation distribution of stiff fibers suspended in turbulent flow. To do this, we have employed a model for the orientational diffusion coefficient based on the data obtained by high-speed imaging of suspension flow at the centerline of a contraction with flat walls. This orientational diffusion coefficient depends only on the contraction ratio and turbulence intensity. Our measurements show that the turbulence intensity decays exponentially independent of the contraction angle. This implies that the turbulence variation in the contraction is independent of the shape, consistent with the results by the rapid distortion theory and the experimental results of axisymmetric contractions. In order to determine the orientation anisotropy, we have solved a Fokker–Planck type equation governing the orientation distribution of fibers in turbulent flow. Although the turbulence variation and the orientational diffusion are independent of the contraction shape, the results show that the variation of the orientation anisotropy is dependent on shape. This can be explained by the variation of the rotational Péclet number, Pe_r, inside the contractions. This quantity is a measure of the importance of the mean rate of the strain relative to the orientational diffusion. We have shown that when Pe_r < 10 turbulence can significantly influence the evolution of the orientation anisotropy. Since in contractions with identical inlet conditions the streamwise position where Pe_r = 10 depends on the shape, the orientation anisotropy is dependent on the variation of rate of strain in a given contraction. We demonstrate the shape effect by considering contraction with flat walls as well as three contractions with different mean rate of strain variation.     

Structuration de la convection mixte en milieu poreux confiné latéralement et chauffé par le bas : effets d''inertiePattern formation of mixed convection in a porous medium confined laterally and heated from below: effect of inertia

We consider the onset of convection in a porous medium heated from below and subjected to a horizontal mean flow. The effect of porous inertia is studied, and the transverse aspect ratio a of the medium is taken into accout. We find that the dominant modes are longitudinal rolls (L.R) if a is an integer or transverse traveling rolls (T.R) if a is below a_c with a_c<1. When a is not an integer with a>a_c, the setting on patterns are oscillatory three-dimensional structures (3D) for a>1 or T.R for a_c<a<1 provided that the Reynolds number remains below a critical value Re_K^*. We show that these structures are replaced by L.R if Re_K>Re_K^*. To cite this article: A. Delache et al., C. R. Mecanique 330 (2002) 885–891.