Fluid dynamics of slender,thin, annular liquid jets

Perturbation methods are used to obtain the one-dimensional, asymptotic equations that govern the fluid dynamics of slender, thin, inviscid, incompressible, axisymmetric, irrotational, annular liquid jets from the Euler equations. It is shown that, depending on the magnitude of the Weber number, two flow regimes are possible: an inertia-dominated one corresponding to large Weber numbers, and a capillary regime for Weber numbers of the order of unity. The steady equations governing these two regimes have analytical solutions for the liquid's axial velocity component and require a numerical integration to determine the jet's mean radius for inertia-dominated jets. The one-dimensional equations derived in this paper are shown to be particular cases of a hydraulic model for annular liquid jets, and this model is used to determine the effects of gravity modulation on the unsteady fluid dynamics of annular liquid jets in the absence of mass injection into the volume enclosed by the jet and mass absorption. It is shown that both the convergence length and the pressure coefficient are periodic functions of time which have the same period as that of the gravity modulation, but undergo large variations as the amplitude, frequency and width of gravitational pulses is varied.     

Transient mixed convection flow arising due to thermal and mass diffusion over porous sensor surface inside squeezing horizontal channel

The double diffusion effect on the mixed convection flow over a horizontal porous sensor surface placed inside a horizontal channel is analyzed.With the appropriate transformations,the unsteady equations governing the flow are reduced to non-similar boundary layer equations which are solved numerically for the time-dependent mixed convection parameter.The asymptotic solutions are obtained for small and large values of the time-dependent mixed convection parameter.The results are discussed in terms of the skin friction,the heat transfer coefficient,the mass transfer coefficient,and the velocity,temperature,and concentration profiles for different values of the Prandtl number,the Schmidt number,the squeezing index,and the mixed convection parameter.     

Free convection heat and mass transfer with Hall current, Joule heating and thermal diffusion

A boundary layer analysis has been presented to study the combined effects of viscous dissipation, Joule heating, transpiration, heat source, thermal diffusion and Hall current on the hydromagnetic free convection and mass transfer flow of an electrically conducting, viscous, homogeneous, incompressible fluid past an infinite vertical porous plate. The governing partial differential equations of the hydromagnetic free convective boundary layer flow are reduced to non-linear ordinary differential equations and solutions for primary velocity, secondary velocity, temperature and concentration field are obtained for large suction. The expressions for the skin-friction, the heat transfer and the mass transfer are also derived. The results of the study are discussed through graphs and tables for different numerical values of the parameters entered into the equations governing the flow.     

Consistent formulation of the power-law rheology and its application to the spreading of non-Newtonian droplets

In this work, we introduce a general form of the Navier-Stokes equations for Generalized Newtonian fluids with an Ostwald power-law. The derivation, based on the covariant formalism, is frame-independent and gives rise to a source term in the Navier-Stokes equations referred to as the Ostwald vector which is characterized by the power-law exponent. The governing equations are then simplified in the long-wave approximation framework and applied to the spreading of an axisymmetric gravity current in the creeping flow regime. Well-known spreading laws are recovered through similarity solutions and a new derivation based on scaling arguments is proposed. Experimental results related to the spreading of gravity current are then presented and the potential to infer unknown rheological parameters from spreading rates is critically discussed in the context of a thorough error analysis.     

RESEARCH OF VISCO-ELASTIC TYPE Ⅱ RUPTURE WITH EXCITING AND ATTENUATION PROCESS

With non-linear Rayleigh damping formula we describe the exciting process when the rupture velocity is low and the attenuation process when the rupture velocity reaches a certain high value. Assuming the medium of the earth crust is homogeneous and isotropic linear Voigt viscoelastic body, with small parameter perturbation method to deduce the non-linear governing partial differential equations into a system of asymptotic linear ones, we solve them by means of generalized fourier series with moving coordinates as its variables, thus transform them into non-homogeneous mathieu equations. At last Mathieu equations are solved by WKBJ method.     

Mixed convection boundary layer flow past a wedge with permeable walls

The effects of suction/injection on steady laminar mixed convection boundary layer flow over a permeable horizontal surface of a wedge in a viscous and incompressible fluid is considered in this paper. The similarity solutions of the governing boundary layer equations are obtained for some values of the suction/injection parameter f ₀, the constant exponent m of the wall temperature as well as the mixed convection parameter λ. The resulting system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations is solved numerically for both assisting and opposing flow regimes using an implicit finite-difference scheme known as the Keller-box method. Numerical results for the reduced skin friction coefficient, the local Nusselt number, and the velocity and temperature profiles are obtained for various values of parameters considered. Dual solutions are found to exist for the case of opposing flow.     

Permanent Fronts in Two-Phase Flows in a Porous Medium

A family of exact solutions for a model of a one-dimensional horizontal flow of two immiscible, incompressible fluids in a porous medium, including the effects of capillary pressure, is obtained analytically by solving the governing singular parabolic nonlinear diffusion equation. Each solution has the form of a permanent front propagating with a constant velocity. It is shown that, for every propagation velocity, there exists a set of permanent fronts all of which are moving with this velocity in an inflowing wetting–outflowing non-wetting flow configuration. Global bifurcations of this set, with the front velocity as a bifurcation parameter, are investigated analytically and numerically in detail in the case when the permeabilities and the capillary pressure are linear functions of the wetting phase saturation. Main results for the nonlinear Brooks–Corey model are also presented. In both models three global bifurcations occur. By using a geometric dynamical system approach, the nonlinear stability of the permanent fronts is established analytically. Based on the permanent front solutions, an interpretation of the dynamics of an arbitrary front of finite extent in the model is given as follows. The instantaneous upstream (downstream) velocity of an arbitrary non-quasistationary front is equal to the velocity of a permanent front whose shape coincides up to two leading orders with the instantaneous shape of the non-quasistationary front at the upstream (respectively, downstream) location. The upstream and downstream locations of the front undergo instantaneous translations governed by modified nonsingular hyperbolic equations. The portion of the front in between these locations undergoes a diffusive redistribution governed by a nonsingular nonlinear parabolic diffusion equation. We have proposed a numerical approach based on a parabolic–hyperbolic domain decomposition for computing non-quasistationary fronts.     

Boundary-layer flow of Reiner–Philippoff fluids past a stretching wedge

This paper presents a numerical analysis of the steady boundary-layer flow of a Reiner–Philippoff fluid induced by a 90° stretching wedge in a variable free stream. The governing partial differential equations are converted into a set of two ordinary differential equations by the use of a similarity transformation. The flow is therefore governed by a stretching velocity parameter λ and two non-Newtonian fluid parameters γ and μ₀. The variation of the skin friction, as well as other flow characteristics, as a function of the governing parameters is presented graphically and tabulated. A stability analysis has also been performed for this self-similar flow based on linear disturbances to the steady similarity solutions. The results presented in this paper reveal that there are no multiple (dual) solutions for the present problem and the unique solution is stable.     

Hypoplasticity theory for granular materials—II: Three-dimensional axially symmetric exact solutions

In part I of this paper, we consider the governing equations of hypoplasticity theory for two-dimensional steady quasi-static plane strain compressible gravity flow and determine some exact analytical solutions applying for certain special cases. Similarly, for the three-dimensional situation considered here in part II, we undertake a similar mathematical investigation to determine some simple solutions of the governing equations for three-dimensional steady quasi-static axially symmetric compressible gravity flow for hypoplastic granular materials. We again find that for certain special cases, we are able to determine some exact solutions for the stress and velocity profiles. We comment that hypoplasticity theory generally gives rise to complicated systems of coupled non-linear differential equations, for which the determination of any analytical solutions is not a trivial matter, and that the solutions determined here might be exploited as benchmarks for full numerical schemes.     

Lie symmetry solutions for two-phase mass flows

We apply Lie symmetry method to a set of non-linear partial differential equations, which describes a two-phase rapid gravity mass flow as a mixture of solid particles and viscous fluid down a slope (Pudasaini, J. Geophys. Res. 117 (2012) F03010, 28 pp [1]). In order to systematically explore the mathematical structure and underlying physics of the two-phase mixture flow, we generate several similarity forms in general form and construct self-similar solutions. Our analysis generalizes the results, obtained by applying the Lie symmetry method to relatively simple single-phase pressure-driven gravity mass flows, to the two-phase mass flows that include several dominant driving forces and strong phase-interactions. Analytical and numerical solutions are presented for the symmetry-reduced homogeneous and non-homogeneous systems of equations. Analytical and numerical results show that the new models presented here can adequately describe the dynamics of two-phase debris flows, and produce observable phenomena that are consistent with the physics of the flow. The solutions are strongly dependent on the choice of the symmetry-reduced model, as characterized by the group parameters, and the physical parameters of the flows. These solutions reveal strong non-linear and distinct dynamic evolutions, and phase-interactions between the solid and fluid phases, namely the phase-heights and phase-velocities.     

Steady thermocapillary-buoyant convection in a shallow annular pool. Part 2: Two immiscible fluids

This work is devoted to the study of steady thermocapillary-buoyant convection in a system of two horizontal superimposed immiscible liquid layers filling a lateral heated thin annular pool.The governing equations are solved using an asymptotic theory for the aspect ratios ε→ 0.Asymptotic solutions of the velocity and temperature fields are obtained in the core region away from the cylinder walls.In order to validate the asymptotic solutions,numerical simulations are also carried out and the results are compared to each other.It is found that the present asymptotic solutions are valid in most of the core region.And the applicability of the obtained asymptotic solutions decreases with the increase of the aspect ratio and the thickness ratio of the two layers.For a system of gallium arsenide (lower layer) and boron oxide (upper layer),the buoyancy slightly weakens the thermocapillary convection in the upper layer and strengthens it in the lower layer.     

非平整运动海底上n层流动中波浪传播的Hamilton逼近

在海洋水域，界面波对大尺度变化流的作用是一种典型的分层流动现象．考虑一不可压缩、无黏的分层势流运动，建立了一个在非平整运动海底上的n层流体演化系统，并对其进行了Hamilton描述．每层流体具有各自的常密度、均匀流水平速度，其厚度由未扰动和扰动部分构成．相对于顶层流体的自由表面，刚性、运动的海底具有一般地形变化特征．在明确指出n层流体运动的控制方程和各层交界面上的运动学、动力学边界条件(包含各层交界面上张力效应)后，对该分层流动力系统进行了Hamilton构造，即给出其正则方程和其下述的正则变量：各交界面位移和各交界面上的动量势密度差。     

Theoretical and Numerical Studies of Transonic Flow of Moist Air Around a Thin Airfoil

Numerical studies of a two-dimensional and steady transonic flow of moist air around a thin airfoil with condensation are presented. The computations are guided by a recent transonic small-disturbance (TSD) theory of Rusak and Lee (2000) on this topic. The asymptotic model provides a simplified framework to investigate the changes in the flow field caused by the heat addition from a nonequilibrium process of condensation of water vapor in the air by homogeneous nucleation. An iterative method which is based on a type-sensitive difference scheme is applied to solve the governing equations. The results demonstrate the similarity rules for transonic flow of moist air and the effects of energy supply by condensation on the flow behavior. They provide a method to formulate various cases with different flow properties that have a sufficiently close behavior and that can be used in future computations, experiments, and design of flow systems operating with moist air. Also, the computations show that the TSD solutions of moist air flows represent the essence of the flow character computed from the inviscid fluid flow equations. Received 5 October 2000 and accepted 21 March 2002     

A front‐capture scheme for the simulation of homogeneous and particle‐laden gravity currents

This paper presents a new finite volume scheme to efficiently simulate gravity currents flowing over complex surfaces. The two‐dimensional shallow‐water equations, with terms to account for friction and particle transport, are solved using a non‐oscillatory technique. By applying a form drag at the front or head of the dense current, the scheme also implicitly captures the correct Froude number condition at the moving front as it intrudes into the less dense ambient fluid. The Froude number of the head region predicted by the numerical simulation is in good agreement with experimental results for a homogeneous current over a horizontal surface if a realistic profile drag coefficient is chosen. This new scheme avoids the development complexities of a general front‐tracking scheme (e.g., handling merging fronts and multiple currents) and the computational cost of solving the full three‐dimensional Euler equations while providing a fast, accurate simulation of gravity currents. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Group theory analysis of mixed convection over a horizontal moving plate

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Viscous Spreading of Non-Newtonian Gravity Currents on a Plane

A gravity current originated by a power-law viscous fluid propagating on a horizontal rigid plane below a fluid of lower density is examined. The intruding fluid is considered to have a pure Ostwald power-law constitutive equation. The set of equations governing the flow is presented, under the assumption of buoyancy-viscous balance and negligible inertial forces. The conditions under which the above assumptions are valid are examined and a self-similar solution in terms of a nonlinear ordinary differential equation is derived. For the release of a time-variable volume of fluid, the shape of the gravity current is determined numerically using an approximate analytical solution derived close to the current front as a starting condition. A closed-form analytical expression is derived for the special case of the release of a fixed volume of fluid. The space-time development of the gravity current is discussed for different flow behavior indexes.     

Flow through a porous annulus

Summary The problem of laminar flow through a porous annulus with constant velocity of suction at the walls and with swirl is reduced to the solution of four non-linear differential equations. The significance of each of these equations is discussed. By taking the swirl to be zero series solutions are obtained for (i) small suction or blowing (ii) when the total flow into the channel through the walls is small. Finally the asymptotic behaviour of the flow for large suction or blowing is discussed.     

A general treatment for non-Darcy film condensation within a porous medium in the presence of gravity and forced flow

Non-Darcy film condensation over a vertical flat plate within a porous medium is considered. The Forchheimer extended Darcy model is adopted to account for the non-Darcy effects on film condensation in the presence of both gravity and externally forced flow. A general similarity transformation is proposed upon introducing a modified Peclet number based on the total velocity of condensate, resulting from both gravitational force and externally forced flow. This general treatment makes it possible to obtain all possible similarity solutions including the asymptotic results in the four different limiting regimes, namely, Darcy forced convection regime, Forchheimer forced convection regime, Darcy body force predominant regime and Forchheimer body force predominant regime. Appropriate dimensionless groups for distinguishing these asymptotic regimes are found to be the micro-scale Grashof and Reynolds numbers based on the square root of the permeability of the porous medium. Correspondingly, the non-Darcy effect on the heat transfer rate are investigated in terms of these micro-scale dimensionless numbers.