Influence of an acoustic wave on a system of two spheres in a viscous fluid

In this article we formulate and solve the problem of the influence of radiation forces (forces created by the radiation pressure) on two spheres in a viscous fluid during the transmission of an acoustic wave. On the basis of these forces we investigate the nature of the interaction between the spheres as determined by the mutual disturbance of the flow fields around them as a result of interference between the primary and secondary waves reflected from the spheres. A previously proposed [2] approach is used in the investigations. The radiation force acting on one of the spheres is filtered by averaging the convolution of the stress tensor in the fluid with the unit normal to the surface of the sphere over a time interval and over the surface of the sphere. The stresses in the fluid are represented, to within second-order quantities in the parameters of the wave field, in terms of the velocity potentials obtained from the solution of the linear problem of the diffraction of the primary wave by the free spheres. The diffraction problem is formulated and solved within the framework of the theory of linear viscoelastic solids [6]. The case of an ideal fluid has been studied previously [3–5, 7]. Radiation forces are one of the causes of the relative drift of solid particles situated in a fluid in an acoustic field.S. P. Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 33–40, February, 1994.     

On the slow translation of a solid submerged in a fluid with a surfactant surface film—II

In Shail & Gooden (1982) the problem of a solid particle translating in a semi-infinite fluid, whose surface is contaminated with a surfactant film, was examined in the quasi-steady Stokes flow régime. Various linearised models governing the variation of film concentration were considered, but the analysis was approximate in that the fluid motion generated was represented by that due to a Stokeslet situated at the centre of the particle. In this paper we remove the latter restriction and treat two specific solids, namely a rigid flat circular disk and a sphere, which move axisymmetrically perpendicular to the fluid surface. This surface is assumed to remain plane throughout the motion. The velocity field in the translating-disk problem is represented in terms of harmonic functions, and the resulting mixed boundary-value problems are reduced, for each of the film behaviours examined, to the solution of sets of simultaneous Fredholm integral equations of the second kind. These equations are solved both iteratively and numerically, and the drag on the disk is computed. For the sphere a stream-function formulation in bispherical coordinates is used. Application of the boundary conditions at the sphere and film results in infinite sets of simultaneous linear equations for the coefficients in the eigenfunction expansion of the stream function. These equations are solved by the method of truncation, and the drag on the sphere is determined.     

Steady rotation of a composite sphere in a concentric spherical cavity

The problem of steady rotation of a compositesphere located at the centre of a spherical container has beeninvestigated.A composite particle referred to in this paperis a spherical solid core covered with a permeable sphericalshell.The Brinkman’s model for the flow inside the composite sphere and the Stokes equation for the flow in the spherical container were used to study the motion.The torque experienced by the porous spherical particle in the presence ofcavity is obtained.The wall correction factor is calculated.In the limiting cases,the analytical solution describing thetorque for a porous sphere and for a solid sphere in an unbounded medium are obtained from the present analysis.     

Creep of axisymmetrically loaded plates with allowance for damage accumulation in their material

The Rabotnov kinetic creep theory was used to calculate the stress-strain state and damage accumulation in the material of axisymmetrically loaded circular and ring plates at any time before the beginning of fracture. It is shown that the solution of the problem can be reduced to solving the same problem under the assumption of steady-state creep of the material. The unsteady creep problem is solved by multiplying the known solution of the steady-state creep problem by certain functions of the coordinates and time, which are determined from a corresponding system of equations. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 157–168, September–October, 2006.     

Motion of a small sphere in a nonhomogeneous flow of an incompressible liquid

We consider the motion of a small sphere in an arbitrary potential flow of an ideal liquid. For the general case we obtain an integral of the equations of motion and a particular solution. We find flows in which the force acting on the sphere is central. We also obtain exact solutions of the equations of motion of the sphere for the cases of stationary flows around a cylinder and around a body of revolution when the forces are noncentral. N. E. Zhukovskii [1] calculated the force acting on a fixed sphere in an arbitrary nonstationary flow. Kelvin [2] obtained the equations of motion of a sphere in a stationary flow of a liquid circulating through a hole in a solid. A formula for the force F, acting on a fixed small body of volume V in a stationary flow with speed v, was obtained by Taylor [3]: F = (T ₀ / v)Vv + 1/2_V v ² Here T₀ is the kinetic energy of an unbounded liquid in which a body moves with velocity v. This problem was solved in [3] through a direct integration of the pressure forces over the surface of the body in a flow defined by multipoles of the first and second orders at infinity.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 5, pp. 57–61, September–October, 1973.     

The computer simulation of drill column dragging in inclined bore-holes with geometrical imperfections

The problem about identification of resistance forces acting on a drill column moving in an inclined bore-hole is stated. It is supposed that the well trajectories can have geometrical imperfections in the shape of cylindrical spiral or plane cosinusoidal curves. The system of ordinary differential equations is derived on the basis of the theory of curvilinear flexible elastic rods. It permits one to describe static effects of the drill column bending accompanying the processes of its raising, lowering and rotating inside the bore-hole. Through the use of this system the direct and inverse problems of the drill column deforming are formulated for calculation of internal and external resistance forces acting on the drill column tube. The methods for numerical solution of the constructed equations are elaborated. With their use the phenomena of the drill columns motion and their frictional seizure inside the bore-holes are simulated for different geometrical imperfections and relations between the velocities and directions of their rotation and axial motion.     

Sliding contact problems involving inhomogeneous materials comprising a coating-transition layer-substrate and a rigid punch

This paper proposes a semi-analytical model for the two-dimensional contact problem involving a multi-layered elastic solid loaded normally and tangentially by a rigid punch. The solid is comprised of a homogeneous coating and substrate joined together by a graded elastic transition layer whose material properties exhibit an exponential dependence on the vertical coordinate. By applying the Fourier transform to the governing boundary value problem, we formulate analytic expressions for the stresses and displacements induced by the application of line forces acting both normally and tangentially at the origin. The superposition principle is then used to generalise these expressions to the case of distributed normal and tangential tractions acting on the solid surface. A pair of coupled integral equations are further derived for the parabolic stamp problem which are easily solved using collocation methods.     

Viscous incompressible fluid motion on a rotating sphere in the central newtonian attraction field

An approximate solution of the problem of tidal flow in a layer of viscous heavy fluid covering a rigid sphere is constructed. The sphere rotates and moves in a circular orbit in a central Newtonian field. An estimate of the moment of the tidal friction forces is given.Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 133–141, March–April, 1995.     

Free Fluid Convection in a Closed Contour in a Heat-Conducting Half-Space

The steady-state convection of a fluid in a thin porous vertical ring located in a heat-conducting half-plane is considered. For this problem approximate equations are derived. For a circular ring an analytic solution is obtained. For an elliptic ring a numerical-analytic solution is found. The Nusselt number and the fluid flow rate as functions of the Rayleigh number, the aspect ratio, and the contour depth are investigated.Many studies have been devoted to fluid convection in a porous ring [1–3]. In [1] two-dimensional convection with an isothermal internal boundary was considered when a temperature stratification is given on the outer boundary. A feature of this problem is the fact that the ring is located inside an impermeable heat-conducting medium in which a thermal gradient directed vertically downward is specified at a large distance from the ring. In [2, 3] two-dimensional convection in an annular ring occupied by a porous medium was investigated. From the results obtained in these studies it follows that in the formulation considered the hydraulic approximation can be used with satisfactory accuracy. In the present study this question is discussed more concretely and the necessary estimates are found. The results obtained could be useful for investigating hydrothermal convection in the Earth's crust, which has important geophysical applications [4–6].     

Onsager's reciprocal relations in the linear problem of flow of rarefied gas past a heat conducting body

Symmetry of integral transport coefficients is established on the basis of a linear stationary Boltzmann equation for the problem of flow past a heat conducting body. An expression is obtained for the entropy production in the gas-body system, and this determines the thermodynamic fluxes and forces. Bakanov and Roldugin [2] have considered the problem of motion of a heat conducting sphere at small Knusden numbers Kn, using the symmetry of the Onsager coefficients to construct an asymptotic solution as Kn → 0. In the present paper, a general method is proposed for establishing the Onsager relations that does not require the actual construction of a solution to the problem and is applicable for bodies of arbitrary shape and all values of the Knudsen number.     

双材料应力分析中的镜像点方法

提出一种分析各类双材料中任一点受集中力作用问题的方法.通过将结合界面或其自由表面看作镜面,将应力函数或位移函数设定成固定于受载点及其镜像点上的局部坐标系下的形式,利用界面连续条件和Dirichlet的单值性原理,所有应力函数或位移函数就可由无限体中集中力的解或半无限体表面集中力的解的应力函数求得.这种方法不仅可适用于单一界面的情况,也可使用于多个界面并存的情况,并且也可适用于具有自由表面的结合材料.这一方法可应用于各类结合材料、涂层薄膜材料、板材等.     

Diffraction of a plane stress wave by a semi-infinite crack in a general anisotropic elastic material

The problem of a semi-infinite crack subjected to an incident stress wave in a general anisotropic elastic solid is considered. The plane wave impinges the crack at a general oblique angle and is of any of the three types propagating in that direction. A related problem of a semi-infinite crack loaded by a pair of concentrated forces moving along the crack surfaces is also considered. In contrast to the conventional approach by Laplace transforms, a Stroh-like formalism is employed to construct the solution directly in the time domain. The solution is shown to depend on a Wiener–Hopf factorization of a symmetric matrix. Closed-form solution of the stress intensity factors is derived. A remarkably simple expression for the energy release rate is obtained for normal incidence.     

Interaction of an anti-plane singularity with interfacial anti-cracks in cylindrically anisotropic composites

Anti-plane problem for a singularity interacting with interfacial anti-cracks (rigid lines) under uniform shear stress at infinity in cylindrically anisotropic composites is investigated by utilizing a complex potential technique in this paper. After obtaining the general solution for this problem, the closed solution for the interface containing one anti-crack is presented analytically. In addition, the complex potentials for a screw dislocation dipole inside matrix are obtained by the superimposing method. Expressions of stress singularities around the anti-crack tips, image forces and torques acting on the dislocation or the center of dipole are given explicitly. The results indicate that the anisotropy properties of materials may weaken the stress singularity near the anti-crack tip for the singularity being a concentrated force but enhance the one for the singularity being a screw dislocation and change the equilibrium position of screw dislocation. The presented solutions are valid for anisotropic, orthotropic or isotropic composites and can be reduced to some new or previously known results.     

Liquid bridge force between two unequal-sized spheres or a sphere and a plane

Liquid bridge force acting between wet particles is an important property in particle characterization. This paper deals with liquid bridge force between either two unequal-sized spherical particles or a sphere and a flat plate under conditions where gravitational effect arising from bridge distortion is negligible. In order to calculate the force of the liquid bridge efficiently and accurately, expressions of liquid configuration and liquid bridge force were derived by building a mechanical model, which assumes the liquid bridge to be circular in shape between either two unequal-sized spheres or a sphere and a plane. To assess the accuracy of the numerical results of the calculated liquid bridge forces, they were compared to the published experimental data.     

Low-velocity viscous incompressible fluid flow around a hollow porous sphere

The problem of a viscous incompressible fluid flow around a hollow porous sphere in the Stokes approximation, in which the filtration flow through the sphere shell obeys the Darcy law, is solved. The force acting on the sphere from the fluid is calculated. The limiting cases are considered. The stream function is constructed.     

Study on aerodynamic force acting on a sphere with and without boundary layer trips around the critical Reynolds number with a magnetic suspension and balance system

Aerodynamic force acting on a sphere for five kinds of boundary layer trips around the critical Reynolds number, together with the force on a smooth sphere, was successfully measured. This was achieved using JAXA’s 60-cm Magnetic Suspension and Balance System after performing detailed simulations and adjusting the sphere mass and its control parameters. The minimum drag coefficient of a smooth sphere was evaluated around 0.19 in the support-interference-free condition. No hysteresis was observed for the drag coefficient in the critical range for tested sphere with boundary layer trips. Using three serially connected 2nd-order Butterworth low-pass filters, an inertia force oscillating at less than 15 Hz was evaluated from the measured model position, and the unsteady aerodynamic force acting on the sphere was also evaluated with reasonable accuracy. Two kinds of oscillatory aerodynamic forces appeared in the critical range depending on the sphere surface condition: a force rotating around an axis parallel to the uniform flow for both a smooth sphere and a sphere with axially symmetric 0.17-mm-high backward step, and an oscillating force in the plane including the axis parallel to the flow for a sphere with axially symmetric step implemented with 0.35–mm-thick tape with wrinkles acting as small vortex generators. There was also observed a force irregularly rotating through less than 180° in the range about a sphere axis parallel to the flow for a smooth sphere in the supercritical range.     

Contact problem for a ring plate on an elastic half-space. Variational approach

A contact problem of an axisymmetrically loaded flexible ring plate lying frictionlessly on an elastic half-space is considered. The plate subsidences are represented as a power series with unknown coefficients, which are determined by the Rayleigh-Ritz method using the minimum condition for the total strain energy of the plate and the elastic foundation. The method of orthogonal polynomials is used implicitly. Belarussian State Polytechnical Academy, Minsk 220027. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 193–198, January–February, 1999.     

Configurational forces in discrete elastic systems

The concept of configurational forces is applied to a simple, one-dimensional problem that is solved by finite elements. Both the exact solution and its finite-element approximation are provided in closed form. The total energy according to the approximate solution depends on the choice of the nodes. Any virtual shift of a node results in a virtual change of energy, which can be interpreted as the virtual work done by a configurational force acting on that node. It is shown that, in the case of equidistant nodes, the configurational forces acting on the interior nodes vanish. Also, the relation between the nodal configurational forces and the Eshelby stress resultant along the rod is investigated.     

The theory of static decay in computational mechanics

In this paper,a new mathematical form,matrix,continued fraction(MCF)isintroduced to describe the decay of effects of an equilibrant system of forces acting on asphere of an elastic body.By this way,the famous Saint-Venant’s principle is proved oftenbut not always valid in computational mechanics.     

The material force acting on a screw dislocation in the presence of a multi-layered circular inclusion

In this paper, we study the interaction of a screw dislocation with a multi-layered interphase between a circularly cylindrical inclusion and a matrix. The layers are coaxial cylinders of annular cross-sections with arbitrary radii and different shear moduli. The number of layers may also be arbitrary. Continuity of traction and displacement across all interfaces is assumed. We extend Honein et al.’s solution of circularly cylindrical layered media in anti-plane elastostatics to the case where all the singularities reside inside the inclusion core. The solution to this heterogeneous problem is given explicitly, for arbitrary singularities, as a rapidly convergent Laurent series, whose coefficients are expressed in terms of those of the complex potential of a corresponding homogeneous problem with the same singularities. We then consider the two particular cases of a screw dislocation, where, in the first instance, the dislocation resides inside the matrix, while, in the second instance, it is located in the inclusion core. In both instances, the Peach–Koehler force acting on the dislocation is calculated explicitly as a rapidly convergent series. We present several examples, where the effect of the layers on the material force is examined.