Group invariant solution for a pre-existing fluid-driven fracture in impermeable rock

The propagation of a two-dimensional fluid-driven fracture in impermeable rock is considered. The fluid flow in the fracture is laminar. By applying lubrication theory a partial differential equation relating the half-width of the fracture to the fluid pressure is derived. To close the model the PKN formulation is adopted in which the fluid pressure is proportional to the half-width of the fracture. By considering a linear combination of the Lie point symmetries of the resulting non-linear diffusion equation the boundary value problem is expressed in a form appropriate for a similarity solution. The boundary value problem is reformulated as two initial value problems which are readily solved numerically. The similarity solution describes a preexisting fracture since both the total volume and length of the fracture are initially finite and non-zero. Applications in which the rate of fluid injection into the fracture and the pressure at the fracture entry are independent of time are considered.     

A group invariant solution for a pre-existing fluid-driven fracture in permeable rock

The propagation of a two-dimensional pre-existing fracture in permeable rock by the injection of a viscous, incompressible Newtonian fluid is considered. The fluid flow in the fracture is laminar. By the application of lubrication theory, a partial differential equation relating the half-width of the fracture to the fluid pressure and leak-off velocity is derived. The model is closed by the adoption of the PKN formulation in which the fluid pressure is proportional to the fracture half-width. The partial differential equation admits four Lie point symmetries provided the leak-off velocity satisfies a first order linear partial differential equation. The solution of this equation yields the leak-off velocity as a function of the distance along the fracture and time. The group invariant solution is derived by considering a linear combination of the Lie point symmetries. The boundary value problem is reformulated as a pair of initial value problems. The model in which the leak-off velocity is proportional to the fracture half-width is considered. The working condition of constant pressure at the fracture entry is analysed in detail.     

Group invariant solution for a pre-existing fracture driven by a power-law fluid in impermeable rock

The effect of power-law rheology on hydraulic fracturing is investigated. The evolution of a two-dimensional fracture with non-zero initial length and driven by a power-law fluid is analyzed. Only fluid injection into the fracture is considered. The surrounding rock mass is impermeable. With the aid of lubrication theory and the PKN approximation a partial differential equation for the fracture half-width is derived. Using a linear combination of the Lie-point symmetry generators of the partial differential equation, the group invariant solution is obtained and the problem is reduced to a boundary value problem for an ordinary differential equation. Exact analytical solutions are derived for hydraulic fractures with constant volume and with constant propagation speed. The asymptotic solution near the fracture tip is found. The numerical solution for general working conditions is obtained by transforming the boundary value problem to a pair of initial value problems. Throughout the paper, hydraulic fracturing with shear thinning, Newtonian and shear thickening fluids are compared.     

Group invariant solution for a free jet on a hemi-spherical shell

When two circular jets impinge upon each other along the axis of a hemi-spherical shell then a free jet on a hemi-spherical shell is formed. The governing equations are Prandtl’s momentum boundary layer equation and the continuity equation. The conserved quantity is required for the free jet on a hemi-spherical shell. The conserved quantity for the free jet on a hemi-spherical shell is established with the help of a conserved vector. The group invariant solution for the third-order partial differential equation for the stream function is constructed.     

Group invariant solutions to a centro-affine invariant flow

The symmetry group of a centro-affine invariant flow is presented and a corresponding optimal system is found. Group invariant solutions associated to the optimal system are obtained and classified.     

Exact solution for an optimal impermeable parachute problem

In the paper there are solved direct and inverse boundary problems and analytical solutions are obtained for optimization problems in the case of some nonlinear integral operators. It is modeled the plane potential flow of an inviscid, incompressible and nonlimited fluid jet, witch encounters a symmetrical, curvilinear obstacle—the deflector of maximal drag. There are derived integral singular equations, for direct and inverse problems and the movement in the auxiliary canonical half-plane is obtained. Next, the optimization problem is solved in an analytical manner. The design of the optimal airfoil is performed and finally, numerical computations concerning the drag coefficient and other geometrical and aerodynamical parameters are carried out. This model corresponds to the Helmholtz impermeable parachute problem.     

The invariant solution of thermal diffusion equations for a non-linear buoyancy force

A model of the thermal-diffusion convection of a binary mixture when there is a non-linear dependence of the buoyancy force on the temperature and concentration is considered. An invariant solution, which describes the steady flow of the mixture in a plane vertical layer, is constructed and investigated. The effect of non-linearity of the buoyancy force on the type of flow is examined.     

The solution of orthogonal Procrustes problems for a family of orthogonally invariant norms

The orthogonal Procrustes problem involves finding an orthogonal matrix which transforms one given matrix into another in the least-squares sense, and thus it requires the minimization of the Frobenius matrix norm. We consider, the solution of this problem for a family of orthogonally invariant norms which includes the Frobenius norm as a special case.     

Homotopy analysis solution of free convection flow on a horizontal impermeable surface embedded in a saturated porous medium

In this paper, the analytic solution of the buoyancy-driven flow over a horizontal impermeable flat plate embedded in a saturated porous medium is derived using the newly developed analytic method, namely the homotopy analysis method (HAM). The HAM results show great agreement comparing with numerical results. HAM contains an auxiliary parameter ? that provides a simple way of controlling and adjusting the convergence region. The resultant analytic solution is valid for all acceptable values of the temperature exponent parameter λ.     

一类共形不变摄动积分方程正解的存在性

本文讨论了一类共形不变摄动积分方程正解的存在性. 我们证明了:当参数对(p, q) 属于集合(-n, 0) × (0,∞) 且pq + p + 2n = 0 时, 对应摄动积分方程存在正解; 而当参数对(p, q) 属于集合(0,∞)×(-∞, 0) 也满足pq +p+2n = 0 时, 摄动积分方程不存在非负解. 这与原共形不变积分方程有着本质的不同, 此结果隐含着这类积分方程正解的存在性取决于解在无穷远处的性态.     

Discrete invariant imbedding for the numerical solution of boundary-value problems over infinite intervals

A numerical method to solve boundary-value problems posed on infinite intervals is given by reducing the infinite interval to a finite interval which is large, and impossing appropriate asymptotic boundary conditions at the far end. Then the two-point boundary-value problem is solved by using discrete invariant-imbedding method, which is also analyzed for its stability. The theory is illustrated by solving a test example.     

Group solution of a time dependent chemical convective process

The time dependent progress of a chemical reaction over a flat vertical plate is here considered. The problem is solved using the two parameter group method which reduces the number of independent by one and leads to a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equation. The behavior of the process is numerically investigated for the chemical reaction order and different Schmidt numbers. As the problem shows a singularity at n = 1, the nonlinear system of ordinary differential equation resulting from the transformation of the problem are analytically solved through the perturbation method. The velocity and concentration of chemicals based on the analytical and numerical solutions are presented, compared and discussed.     

Flows of a polymer fluid in domain with impermeable boundaries

Nonlinear boundary value problems modeling steady polymer flows in domains with impermeable solid walls are studied. The solvability of a nonhomogeneous boundary value problem for the equations governing a polymer flow in the case of an impermeable boundary is proved. The norms of solutions are estimated. The set of weak solutions is shown to be sequentially weakly closed. Additionally, explicit formulas are found for computing the solution of the boundary value problem describing the polymer flow induced by a stretching (shrinking) sheet.     

Group method solution for solving nonlinear heat diffusion problems

The linear transformation group approach is developed to simulate heat diffusion problems in a media with the thermal conductivity and the heat capacity are nonlinear and obeyed a striking power law relation, subject to nonlinear boundary conditions due to radiation exchange at the interface according to the fourth power law. The application of a one-parameter transformation group reduces the number of independent variables by one so that the governing partial differential equation with the boundary conditions reduces to an ordinary differential equation with appropriate corresponding conditions. The Runge–Kutta shooting method is used to solve the nonlinear ordinary differential equation. Different parametric studies are worked out and plotted to study the effect of heat transfer coefficient, density and radiation number on the surface temperature.     

A comparison of several invariant imbedding algorithms for the solution of two-point boundary-value problems

A comparison of several invariant imbedding algorithms for the numerical solution of two-point boundary-value problems is presented. These include the Scott algorithm, the Kagiwada-Kalaba algorithm, the addition formulas, and the sweep method. Advantages and disadvantages of each algorithm are discussed, and numerical examples are presented.     

Analytic invariant curves for a planar mapping

This paper is concerned with the existence of analytic invariant curves for a planar mapping. By constructing a convergent power series solution of an auxiliary equation, analytic solutions of the original equation are obtained. In this paper, we discuss not only the general case, but also the critical cases as well, in particular, the case where β is a unit root is discussed.     

Quadratic invariant curves for a planar mapping

A planar mapping was derived from a second order delay differential equation with a piecewise constant argument. Invariant curves for the planar mapping reflects on the dynamics of the differential equation. Results were reported on a planar mapping admitting quadratic invariant curves y=x ²+C, except for the case -3/4≥C≤0. This remaining case is now resolved, and we describe the solutions of the functional equation K(x ²+C)+k(x)=x by iterations of y.