Surface characters of internal waves generated by Rankine ovoid

A linear theory on the internal waves generated in the stratified fluid with a pycnocline is presented in this paper. The internal wave fields such as the velocity fields in the stratified fluid and velocity gradient fields at the free surface are also investigated by means of the theoretical and numerical method. From the numerical results, it is shown that the internal wave generated by horizontally moving Rankine ovoid is a sort of trapped wave which propagates in a wave guide, and its waveform is a kind of Mach front-type internal wave in the pycnocline. Influence of the internal wave on the flow fields at the free surface is represented by the velocity gradient fields resulted from the internal waves generated by motion of the Rankine ovoid. At the same time, it is also shown that under the hypothesis of inviscid fluid, the synchronism between the surface velocity gradient fields at the free surface and the internal wave fields in the fluid is retained. This theory opens a possibility to study further the modulated spectrum of the Bragg waves at the free surface.The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40576010). The English text was polished by Keren Wang.     

Propagation of torsional surface wave in anisotropic poroelastic medium under initial stress

The present work deals with the possibility of propagation of torsional surface wave in fluid saturated poroelastic layer lying over nonhomogeneous elastic half space. Both the media are assumed to be under compressive initial stress. The half space has two types of inhomogeneity, viz; hyperbolic and quadratic. The dispersion equation for torsional wave in porous layer has been derived and observed that the presence of fluid in pores increases the velocity of the torsional surface wave but the phase velocity diminishes due to the presence of compressive initial stress in the porous layer. It is also observed that the velocity of the torsional surface wave increases due to the increase of initial stress in inhomogeneous half space. The inhomogeneity factor due to quadratic and hyperbolic variations in rigidity, density and initial stress of the medium decreases the phase velocity as it increases.     

Features of how surface waves form in a cylinder made of a hard material and filled with a fluid

The properties of harmonic surface waves in an elastic cylinder made of a rigid material and filled with a fluid are studied. The problem is solved using the dynamic equations of elasticity and the equations of motion of a perfect compressible fluid. It is shown that two surface (Stoneley and Rayleigh) waves exist in this waveguide system. The first normal wave generates a Stoneley wave on the inner surface of the cylinder. If the material is rigid, no normal wave exists to transform into a Rayleigh wave. The Rayleigh wave on the outer surface forms on certain sections of different dispersion curves. The kinematic and energy characteristics of surface waves are analyzed. As the wave number increases, the phase velocities of all normal waves, except the first one, tend to the sonic velocity in the fluid from above __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 43, No. 9, pp. 48–62, September 2007.     

Capillary finite-amplitude waves with Tolman’s nonlinearity

Capillary finite-amplitude waves on a fluid surface are analyzed numerically by means of the conformal mapping method with allowance for Tolman’s nonlinearity which reflects the dependence of the surface tension coefficient on the surface curvature. The dependence of the wave profile and the wave velocity on the Tolman length is analyzed. Keywords: capillary waves, Tolman’s nonlinearity.     

Mean Velocities in a Stokes Wave

We prove that in a periodic travelling wave propagating at the surface of an inviscid homogenous fluid in irrotational flow over a flat bed, the horizontal mean velocity exceeds the depth-averaged velocity in the frame of reference in which the wave is stationary. The long-standing conjectural nature of this fundamental issue was due to its undecidability within the framework of linear wave theory.     

Structure of the drift flow initiated by periodic waves traveling over a viscous fluid surface

An analytical procedure used in calculating the Stokes drift velocity (the drift motion initiated by the propagation of a capillary-gravity wave over an ideal fluid surface) is applied to the problem of the calculation of an analogous drift flow in a viscous fluid. An expression for the velocity of the Stokes drift modified with allowance for viscosity is constructed. The properties and the role of the modified Stokes drift in the general pattern of the drift in a viscous fluid are analyzed.     

Waves due to an oscillatory pressure on a stratifield fluid: A uniformly valid asymptotic solution

The three-dimensional axisymmetrical initial-value problem of waves in a two-layered fluid of finite depth by an oscillatory surface pressure is solved. The exact integral solutions for velocity potentials of each layer and wave elevations at the surface and interface are obtained. The uniform asymptotic analysis of the unsteady state of waves is carried out when lower fluid is of infinite depth.     

On the description of the motion of the yield surface in unsteady shearing flows of a Bingham fluid as a jerk wave

In the unsteady shearing flows of a Bingham fluid, the yield surface may move laterally into the fluid with a finite speed. The exact nature of this motion can be explained by assuming that it is a jerk wave. That is, the yield surface is a singular surface across which the velocity, the acceleration and the velocity gradient are continuous, whereas the jerk, which is the time derivative of the acceleration, the spatial gradient of the acceleration and the second gradient of the velocity all suffer jumps. Simultaneously, across this singular surface, the shear stress, its time derivative and its gradient are continuous, while the corresponding temporal and spatial gradients of second order suffer jumps, with Hadamard’s Lemma defining the speed of propagation of the jerk wave. These theoretical assumptions are found to hold true in a shearing flow of a Bingham fluid in an unbounded domain, studied by Sekimoto. It is further shown that the same kinematical and dynamical conditions explain the movement of yield surfaces in the shearing flows of all viscoplastic fluids.     

The surface marker and micro cell method

A new method is presented for the simulation of two-dimensional, incompressible, free surface fluid flow problems. The surface marker and micro cell (SMMC) method is capable of simulating transient free surface fluid flow problems that include multivalued free surfaces, impact of free surfaces with solid obstacles and converging fluid fronts (including wave breaking). New approaches are presented for the advection of the free surface, the calculation of the tentative velocity, final velocity and pressure fields and the use of multivalued velocities to treat converging fluid fronts. Simulation results are compared with experimental results for water sloshing in a tank to demonstrate the validity of the new method. Convergence of the new method is demonstrated by a grid refinement study. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Experimental investigation of secondary steady flows in Faraday surface waves

It is shown that in the two-dimensional Faraday surface waves excited in a vertically oscillating rectangular water-filled vessel there is a system of secondary circulatory flows that occupies the entire fluid volume between the vessel bottom and the free surface. In parallel with the oscillations at the wave frequency, the fluid particles are slowly displaced in accordance with these circulatory flows. The secondary flow velocity field is measured and the trajectories of individual fluid particles in the standing wave are determined. The experimental data are compared with the Longuet-Higgins model. It is shown that the initial stage of formation of regular structures on the surface of a sediment layer on the vessel bottom may be related with the presence of secondary circulatory flows.     

A numerical method to solve the m‐terms of a submerged body with forward speed

To model mathematically the problem of a rigid body moving below the free surface, a control surface surrounding the body is introduced. The linear free surface condition of the steady waves created by the moving body is satisfied. To describe the fluid flow outside this surface a potential integral equation is constructed using the Kelvin wave Green function whereas inside the surface, a source integral equation is developed adopting a simple Green function. Source strengths are determined by matching the two integral equations through continuity conditions applied to velocity potential and its normal derivatives along the control surface. After solving for the induced fluid velocity on the body surface and the control surface, an integral equation is derived involving a mixed distribution of sources and dipoles using a simple Green function and one component of the fluid velocity. The normal derivatives of the fluid velocity on the body surface, namely the m‐terms, are then solved by this matching integral equation method (MIEM). Numerical results are presented for two elliptical sections moving at a prescribed Froude number and submerged depth and a sensitivity analysis undertaken to assess the influence of these parameters. Furthermore, comparisons are performed to analyse the impact of different assumptions adopted in the derivation of the m‐terms. It is found that the present method is easy to use in a panel method with satisfactory numerical precision. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Problem of Low-frequency Localized Oscillations in a Thin Film with Growing Islands

Influence of localization waves to islands growing on a thin film is investigated. The film is modelled as a fluid layer covered by an inertial surface with the variable density of mass and surface tension. Mathematically, the problem is reduces to analysis of a system of non-linear equations describing the growth of island nuclei and wave propagation in the films. The existence of trapped modes for the corresponding frequency-domain problem is established. We show that for large time wave localization near islands gives some contribution in the increase of the velocity of island growth.     

Forced capillary-gravity wave motion of two-layer fluid in three-dimensions

A class of problems associated with forced capillary-gravity wave motion in a channel are analyzed in the presence of surface and interfacial tensions in a two-layer fluid in both the cases of finite and infinite water depths. The two and three-dimensional Green functions associated with the capillary-gravity wave problems in the presence of surface and interfacial tensions are derived using the fundamental source potentials. Using the two-dimensional Green function along with Green’s second identity, the expansion formulae for the velocity potentials associated with the capillary-gravity wavemaker problems in two-dimensions are obtained. The two-dimensional results are generalized to derive the expansion formulae for the velocity potentials associated with the forced capillary-gravity wave motion in the presence of surface and interfacial tensions in three-dimensions. Certain characteristics of the eigen-system associated with the expansion formulae are derived. The velocity potentials associated with the free oscillation of capillary-gravity waves in a closed basin and semi-infinite open channel in the presence of surface and interfacial tensions are obtained. The utility of the forced motion in a channel is demonstrated by analyzing the capillary-gravity wave reflection by a wall in a channel in the presence of surface and interfacial tensions. Long wave equations associated with capillary-gravity wave motion in the presence of surface and interfacial tensions are derived under shallow water approximation and the associated dispersion relation are obtained. Various expansion formulae and Green functions derived in the present study will be useful for analyzing a large class of physical problems in ocean engineering and mathematical physics.     

Air entrapment during a high-speed liquid jet entry in a deep water surface

The fluid dynamic phenomena of a high speed liquid jet impact on a deep water surface have been studied using Imacon high-speed photography. Both framing and streak techniques are applied to investigate the initial impact stage and penetration velocity. The cavitation caused by air entrapment between two colliding liquid surfaces has been found. The bubble collapse experiences different stages in relation to the contact area, liquid shock wave, release wave and fluid convection.     

Localization of wave motions in a fluid-filled cylinder

The properties of harmonic surface waves in a fluid-filled cylinder made of a compliant material are studied. The wave motions are described by a complete system of dynamic equations of elasticity and the equation of motion of a perfect compressible fluid. An asymptotic analysis of the dispersion equation for large wave numbers and a qualitative analysis of the dispersion spectrum show that there are two surface waves in this waveguide system. The first normal wave forms a Stoneley wave on the inside surface with increase in the wave number. The second normal wave forms a Rayleigh wave on the outside surface. The phase velocities of all the other waves tend to the velocity of the shear wave in the cylinder material. The dispersion, kinematic, and energy characteristics of surface waves are analyzed. It is established how the wave localization processes differ in hard and compliant materials of the cylinder __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 72–86, April 2008.     

AN EXTENDED BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATION METHOD FOR THE REMOVAL OF IRREGULAR FREQUENCY EFFECTS

Numerical techniques for the analysis of wave–body interactions are developed by the combined use of two boundary integral equation formulations. The velocity potential, which is expressed in a perturbation expansion, is obtained directly from the application of Green's theorem (the ‘potential formulation’), while the fluid velocity is obtained from the gradient of the alternative form where the potential is represented by a source distribution (the ‘source formulation’). In both formulations, the integral equations are modified to remove the effect of the irregular frequencies. It is well known from earlier works that if the normal velocity is prescribed on the interior free surface, inside the body, an extended boundary integral equation can be derived which is free of the irregular frequency effects. It is shown here that the value of the normal velocity on the interior free surface must be continuous with that outside the body, to avoid a logarithmic singularity in the source strength at the waterline. Thus the analysis must be carried out sequentially in order to evaluate the fluid velocity correctly: first for the velocity potential and then for the source strength. Computations are made to demonstrate the effectiveness of the extended boundary integral euations in the potential and source formulations. Results are shown which include the added-mass and damping coefficients and the first-order wave-exciting forces for simple three-dimensional bodies and the second-order forces on a tension-leg-platform. The latter example illustrates the importance of removing irregular frequency effects in the context of second-order wave loads.     

气体-燃料液滴两相系统爆轰的数值模拟

用两相流体力学模型对气体 燃料液滴系统进行了研究。数值模拟了点火后两相系统爆轰波的发展过程，得到爆轰波的结构和参数。数值模拟结果表明气体 燃料液滴系统爆轰波有较宽的反应区，因而两相爆轰波的曲率对爆速的影响效应十分明显。进行了燃料液滴尺寸对爆轰波的结构和参数的影响的数值模拟。除了很小的液滴外，燃料液滴在爆轰波前导激波面和ＣＪ面间不能完全气化。随着液滴尺寸的增加，燃料液滴在爆轰波前导激波面和ＣＪ面间释放出的能量随之减少，爆轰参数也随之下降。     

On steady periodic waves on the surface of a fluid of finite depth

A solution of Nekrasov’s integral equation is obtained, and the range of its existence in the theory of steady nonlinear waves on the surface of a finite-depth fluid is determined. Relations are derived for calculating the wave profile and propagation velocity as functions of the ratio of the liquid depth to the wavelength. A comparison is made of the velocities obtained using the linear and nonlinear theories of wave propagation.     

Generation of Transient Waves by Impulsive Disturbances in an Inviscid Fluid with an Ice-Cover

The dynamic responses of an ice-covered fluid to impulsive disturbances are analytically investigated for two- and three-dimensional cases. The initially quiescent fluid of infinite depth is assumed to be inviscid, incompressible and homogenous. The thin ice-cover is modelled as a homogenous elastic plate with negligible inertia. Four types of impulsive concentrated disturbances are considered, namely an instantaneous mass source immersed in the fluid, an instantaneously dynamic load on the plate, an initial impulse on the surface of the fluid, and an initial displacement of the ice plate. The linearized initial-boundary-value problem is formulated within the framework of potential flow. The solutions in integral form for the vertical deflexions at the ice-water interface are obtained by means of a joint Laplace-Fourier transform. The asymptotic representations of the wave motions for large time with a fixed distance-to-time ratio are derived by making use of the method of stationary phase. It is found that there exists a minimal group velocity and the wave system observed depends on the moving speed of the observer. For an observer moving with the speed larger than the minimal group velocity, there exist two trains of waves, namely the long gravity waves and the short flexural waves, the latter riding on the former. Moreover, the deflexions of the ice-plate for an observer moving with a speed near the minimal group velocity are expressed in terms of the Airy functions. The effects of the presence of an ice-cover on the resultant wave amplitudes, the wavelengths and periods are discussed in detail. The explicit expressions for the free-surface gravity waves can readily be recovered by the present results as the thickness of ice-plate tends to zero.     

Numerical study on the performance of a twin-raft wave energy dissipator in a stilling basin

In this paper, a raft-typed wave energy dissipator is proposed, and a mathematical model for the hydrodynamics of such a dissipator is presented, based on Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations. The model is validated by a comparison of the numerical results with the results of other investigators. The validated model is then utilized to examine the effect of wave height, wave frequency, damping coefficient, flow velocity on wave energy dissipation ratio and wave transmission coefficient for a hinged twin-raft wave energy dissipator. Our results reveal that the differences in behaviour exhibited by an inviscid fluid and a viscous fluid can be large and vary considerably, depending on the flow velocity.