Development of Dominating Waves From Small Disturbances in Falling Viscous-Liquid Films

For wavy liquid films, the principle of selection of the periodic solutions realized experimentally as regular waves is justified. By means of numerical methods, the bifurcations of the families of steady periodic waves and the attractors of the corresponding nonstationary problem are systematically studied. A comparison of the bifurcations and the attractors shows that, when several periodic solutions exist for a given wave number, the solution with the maximum wave amplitude and the maximum phase velocity develops from small initial disturbances (the dominating wave regime). With wave number variation, near the bifurcation points the attractor passes discontinuously from one family to another. This passage is accompanied by the appearance of two-periodic solutions in small neighborhoods of these points. The relations between the calculated parameters of the dominating waves are in a good agreement with all the available experimental data.     

非线性海洋内波的理论、模型与计算

海水因盐度与温度的垂向差异造成密度层结现象, 进而由于海洋系统的内部扰动(如海潮流过局部隆起的海底地形)与外部扰动(如死水现象)造成等密面的波动, 这一现象称为“内波”. 内波在全球范围内大量存在, 尤其是在海峡入海口等密度层结现象较为明显和稳定的区域会有内波频繁活动. 海洋通常呈现“三明治”状的结构: 密度相对稳定的混合层与深水层, 以及位于中间密度连续过渡的密跃层. 密跃层的整体脉动对于海洋工程和海洋生态环境有重大的影响; 而密跃层内部的波动对于潜艇的非声探测(反过来说, 对于潜艇的隐身作战)具有潜在的应用价值. 而造成这些重大影响的根源在于内波在水平和垂直方向都具备传播能力, 这是有别于海洋表面波浪的关键之处.本文针对两类海洋密度模型-连续分层模型与间断分层模型, 从理论研究、数值模拟、实验室机理实验等方面论述了研究海洋内波的各类非线性模型(包括弱非线性的Korteweg-de Vries方程、Benjamin-Ono方程, Kadomtsev-Petviashvili方程等著名模型以及强非线性Miyata-Choi-Camassa方程、非线性势流理论、带密度变化的不可压缩Navier-Stokes方程等), 讨论各自的适用范围, 并借此探讨内波在海洋质量动量能量输运中所起的至关重要的作用.      

Evolution of wide-spectrum unidirectional wave groups in a tank: an experimental and numerical study

Evolution of unidirectional nonlinear wave groups with wide spectra is studied experimentally and numerically. As an example of such an evolution, focusing of an initially wide wave train that is modulated both in amplitude and in frequency, to a single steep wave at a prescribed location along the laboratory wave tank is investigated. When numerous frequency harmonics arrive at the focusing location in phase, a very wave steep single emerges. The experimental study was carried out in two wave flumes that differ in size by an order of magnitude: a 330 m long Large Wave Channel in Hanover, and in 18 m long Tel-Aviv University wave tank. The spatial version of the Zakharov equation was applied in the numerical simulations. Detailed quantitative comparison is carried out between the experimental results and the numerical simulations. Spectra of the 2nd order bound waves are calculated using the theoretical model adopted. It is demonstrated that with the contribution of bound waves accounted for, a very good agreement between experiments and simulations is achieved.     

Generation of internal waves by a turbulent jet in a stratified fluid

The process of generation of internal waves by an initially cylindrical, turbulent jet with a Gaussian profile of the average horizontal velocity component in a fluid with stable linear density stratification is investigated by direct numerical simulation. It is shown that on time intervals Nt < 30, where N is the buoyancy frequency, the vertical velocity pulsations collapse, which is accompanied by the generation of internal waves whose spatial period is close to the wavelength of the spiral mode of jet instability in a homogeneous fluid. The wave dynamics and kinematics can be satisfactorily described by the linear theory for a pulsed source and their parameters are in good agreement with the parameters of the “coherent” internal waves generated by a stratified wake in a laboratory experiment. At large times the wave generation ceases and the variations of the fluid density are localized in the neighborhood of the centers of large-scale vortices formed in the horizontal plane in the neighborhood of the jet.     

Finite-time Lyapunov dimension and hidden attractor of the Rabinovich system

The Rabinovich system, describing the process of interaction between waves in plasma, is considered. It is shown that the Rabinovich system can exhibit a hidden attractor in the case of multistability as well as a classical self-excited attractor. The hidden attractor in this system can be localized by analytical/numerical methods based on the continuation and perpetual points. The concept of finite-time Lyapunov dimension is developed for numerical study of the dimension of attractors. A conjecture on the Lyapunov dimension of self-excited attractors and the notion of exact Lyapunov dimension are discussed. A comparative survey on the computation of the finite-time Lyapunov exponents and dimension by different algorithms is presented. An adaptive algorithm for studying the dynamics of the finite-time Lyapunov dimension is suggested. Various estimates of the finite-time Lyapunov dimension for the hidden attractor and hidden transient chaotic set in the case of multistability are given.     

Forward and Pullback Dynamics of Nonautonomous Integrodifference Equations: Basic Constructions

In theoretical ecology, models describing the spatial dispersal and the temporal evolution of species having non-overlapping generations are often based on integrodifference equations. For various such applications the environment has an aperiodic influence on the models leading to nonautonomous integrodifference equations. In order to capture their long-term behaviour comprehensively, both pullback and forward attractors, as well as forward limit sets are constructed for general infinite-dimensional nonautonomous dynamical systems in discrete time. While the theory of pullback attractors, but not their application to integrodifference equations, is meanwhile well-established, the present novel approach is needed in order to understand their future behaviour.

     

The classification of orthogonal electromagneto-fluid-dynamic flows

A theoretical analysis based on the equations of electromagneto-fluid-dynamics is undertaken in order to completely classify the flow geometries admitted by these equations. The steady two-dimensional flow of a viscous incompressible fluid of finite electrical conductivity and non-zero electric charge density is considered. The flow equations are formulated in terms of the streamfunction and magnetic flux function as independent variables. The exact analytical solution of the resulting equations is obtained when the magnetic field and the velocity field are everywhere orthogonal to each other. It is shown that the only possible flow is a uniform parallel flow.     

On hidden twin attractors and bifurcation in the Chua’s circuit

Recently a new attractor, called hidden attractor, has been found in the well-known Chua’s circuit, whose basin of attraction does not contain neighborhood of any equilibrium. This paper will restudy this circuit, showing that two hidden attractors can coexist in this circuit for some parameters, and characterizes the basins of these two attractors by means of computer method as well. In addition, a computer-assisted proof of the chaoticity of these attracters is presented by a topological horseshoe theory.     

The matric algorithm of Lyapunov exponent for the experimental data obtained in dynamic analysis

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Topological horseshoe analysis and the circuit implementation for a four-wing chaotic attractor

The paper first analyzes a newly reported three-dimensional four-wing chaotic attractor, and observes all kinds of attractors, including periodic and chaotic, by numerical simulation. Then, the chaotic characteristic of the system is proved by investigating the existence of a topological horseshoe in it, based on the topological horseshoe theory. At last, an electronic circuit is designed to implement the chaotic system. The results of circuit experiment coincided well with those of numerical simulation.     

Equivalence of u–p and ζ–ψ formulations of the time-dependent Navier–Stokes equations

This paper deals with the non-stationary incompressible Navier--Stokes equations for two-dimensional flows expressed in terms of the velocity and pressure and of the vorticity and streamfunction. The equivalence of the two formulations is demonstrated, both formally and rigorously, by virtue of a condition of compatibility between the boundary and initial values of the normal component of velocity. This condition is shown to be the only compatibility condition necessary to allow for solutions of a minimal regularity, namely H¹ for the velocity, as in most current numerical schemes relying on spatial discretizations of local type.     

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.     

Spatial direct numerical simulation of boundary-layer transition mechanisms: Validation of PSE theory

A study of instabilities in incompressible boundary-layer flow on a flat plate is conducted by spatial direct numerical simulation (DNS) of the Navier-Stokes equations. Here, the DNS results are used to evaluate critically the results obtained using parabolized stability equations (PSE) theory and to study mechanisms associated with breakdown from laminar to turbulent flow. Three test cases are considered: two-dimensional Tollmien-Schlichting wave propagation, subharmonic instability breakdown, and oblique-wave breakdown. The instability modes predicted by PSE theory are in good quantitative agreement with the DNS results, except a small discrepancy is evident in the mean-flow distortion component of the two-dimensional test problem. This discrepancy is attributed to far-field boundary-condition differences. Both DNS and PSE theory results show several modal discrepancies when compared with the experiments of subharmonic breakdown. Computations that allow for a small adverse pressure gradient in the basic flow and a variation of the disturbance frequency result in better agreement with the experiments.     

Surface waves propagation in shallow water: A finite element model

A two-dimensional (in-plane) numerical model for surface waves propagation based on the non-linear dispersive wave approach described by Boussinesq-type equations, which provide an attractive theory for predicting the depth-averaged velocity field resulting from that wave-type propagation in shallow water, is presented. The numerical solution of the corresponding partial differential equations by finite-difference methods has been the subject of several scientific works. In the present work we propose a new approach to the problem: the spatial discretization of the system composed by the Boussinesq equations is made by a finite element method, making use of the weighted residual technique for the solution approach within each element. The model is validated by comparing numerical results with theoretical solutions and with results obtained experimentally.     

Kawakami映射的超混沌行为研究

通过对一类平面二维映射系统非线性动力学行为的分析,发现该系统存在一个奇怪吸引子,该吸引子具有两个正Lyapunov指数和分数维。通过该系统不动点的分析揭示了该吸引子的吸引域边界结构,即不稳定第二类结点与不稳定偶数周期点在吸引域边界上的相间排列。     

Tomographic reconstruction of internal wave patterns in a paraboloid

Using tomographic synthetic schlieren, we are able to reconstruct the three-dimensional density field of internal waves. In this study, the waves are radiating from an oscillating sphere positioned eccentrically at the surface of a paraboloidal domain filled with a uniformly stratified fluid. We find that the prediction by ray tracing corresponds well with the observed intensities of the wave field. Remarkably, for a specific value of the forcing frequency, we observe convergence of internal wave energy to an internal wave attractor. The attractor is found to dominate fluid motion in the plane perpendicular to the plane spanned by the symmetry axis and the oscillator position.     

Stratified flow under an ice keel—a numerical approach

A numerical investigation of the flow of two immiscible stratified fluids under an isolated keel has been undertaken. The investigation utilized the two-dimensional Euler equations for incompressible flow, and the solution of these equations has been obtained by using the well-known finite volume marker and cell approach. Experimental drag-force measurements are also presented for a family of two-dimensional topographic models of fixed height with increasing surface slopes in a two-layer density system. The range of flow speeds explored covers the Froude number range from subcritical to fully supercritical. The drag force measurements are augmented by detailed observations of the interface distortion. The results clearly show large drag increases arising from the internal wave systems generated in the stratified flow. Very good agreement has been found between the experimental and numerical results for both the interface shape between the two fluids and the drag force on a variety of keels.     

The spatial evolution of velocity and density profiles in an arrested salt wedge

The spatial variation in the properties of an arrested salt wedge have been investigated, both analytically and in the laboratory. In the laboratory particle image velocimetry and laser induced fluorescence were used to obtain flow velocities and the height of the density interface. An analytical solution for the profile of interface height, in the absence of interfacial instabilities, has been developed from two-layer internal hydraulic theory. The evolution of the velocity profile is predicted using a momentum diffusion equation following a Lagrangian frame of reference along the interface of the salt wedge. The centre of the shear layer is predicted to lie above the density interface, with this offset decreasing in the downstream direction. Our theoretical predictions are in good agreement with our laboratory measurements.     

火炮立楔式炮闩抽筒系统的动态特性

针对火炮立楔式炮闩抽筒系统中的卡壳和构件动态断裂等抽筒故障,以动力学理论为基础,将其转化为系统动态特性的定量研究。分析了抽筒系统的工作机理并建立了连续接触动力学模型,定量地推导出药筒及系统内接触构件的运动规律和碰撞载荷。建立了杠杆式抽筒子在抽筒过程中的弹性波动模型,采用该模型能够定量地得出抽筒子的动应力分布和力学参数的影响。进行了理想抽筒工况下理论模型的数值计算和实体模型的仿真模拟,同组比较结果验证了定量分析模型的合理性。所建模型可为解决抽筒故障提供理论依据,也可为抽筒系统的动力学和结构优化设计作铺垫。