Geometric Structures, Lobe Dynamics, and Lagrangian Transport in Flows with Aperiodic Time-Dependence, with Applications to Rossby Wave Flow

Summary. In this paper we develop the mathematical framework for studying transport in two-dimensional flows with aperiodic time dependence from the geometrical point of view of dynamical systems theory. We show how the notion of a hyperbolic fixed point, or periodic trajectory, and its stable and unstable manifolds generalize to the aperiodically time-dependent setting. We show how these stable and unstable manifolds act as mediators of transport, and we extend the technique of lobe dynamics to this context. We discuss Melnikov's method for two classes of systems having aperiodic time dependence. We develop a numerical method for computing the stable and unstable manifolds of hyperbolic trajectories in two-dimensional flows with aperiodic time dependence. The theory and the numerical techniques are applied to study the transport in a kinematic model of Rossby wave flow studied earlier by Pierrehumbert [1991a]. He considered flows with periodic time dependence, and we continue his study by considering flows having quasi-periodic, wave-packet, and purely aperiodic time dependencies. These numerical simulations exhibit a variety of new transport phenomena mediated by the stable and unstable manifolds of hyperbolic trajectories that are unique to the case of aperiodic time dependence. Received April 10, 1997; revision received August 1, 1997 and accepted October 7, 1997     

Analytical solutions of channel and duct flows due to general pressure gradients

Pursued herein are the closed-form solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations for both planar channel and circular duct flows, influenced by either periodic or aperiodic pressure gradients, of which the amplitudes are sufficiently low to yield laminar incompressible flows. The analyses conducted for the unsteady flows parallel to the walls lead to the analytical solutions that encompass not only the long-time oscillations by periodic pressure gradients, but also the transient start-up flows commencing from zero velocity due to arbitrary aperiodic pressure gradients. With the standard methods employed, the present solutions generalizing the classic ones are written in the forms rendering the explicit dependence on the pressure gradient, and are numerically validated by the existing solutions of simple sinusoidal oscillations and a flow involving an aperiodic impulsive pressure gradient. By virtue of their functional forms, the present solutions can be applied with any pressure gradients, even if the gradients are not in closed forms.     

Exact solution for the pulsating finite gap Dean flow

Analytical solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations for the fully developed laminar flow in a cylindrical annulus, when an oscillating circumferential pressure gradient is imposed (finite gap oscillating Dean flow), are presented. The solution for the case of steady flow, which has been given by Goldstein, is obtained as a limit case of the oscillating flow when the frequency of the oscillating pressure gradient tends to zero. The pulsating flow solution is obtained by the superposition of the constant and oscillating pressure gradient solutions.     

Modeling unsteady flow characteristics using smoothed particle hydrodynamics

Smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method has been extensively used to simulate unsteady free surface flows. The works dedicated to simulation of unsteady internal flows have been generally performed to study the transient start up of steady flows under constant driving forces and for low Reynolds number regimes. However, most of the fluid flow phenomena are unsteady by nature and at moderate to high Reynolds numbers. In this study, first a benchmark case (transient Poiseuille flow) is simulated to evaluate the ability of SPH to simulate internal transient flows at low and moderate Reynolds numbers (Re = 0.05, 500 and 1500). For this benchmark case, the performance of the two most commonly used formulations for viscous term modeling is investigated, as well as the effect of using the XSPH variant. Some points regarding using the symmetric form for pressure gradient modeling are also briefly discussed. Then, the application of SPH is extended to oscillating flows imposed by oscillating body force (Womersley type flow) and oscillating moving boundary (Stokes’ second problem) at different frequencies and amplitudes. There is a very good agreement between SPH results and exact solution even if there is a large phase lag between the oscillating pressure difference and moving boundary and the movement of the SPH particles generated. Finally, a modified formulation for wall shear stress calculations is suggested and verified against exact solutions. In all presented cases, the spatial convergence analysis is performed.     

Environmental dispersion in a tidal flow through a depth-dominated wetland

Presented in this paper is a theoretical analysis for longitudinal evolution of mean concentration of an environmental emission into a tidal wetland flow. The velocity distribution of the periodic flow through the wetland is derived, with that for a fully developed steady wetland flow included as a special case. The zero-th, first and the growth of the second order moments of the concentration are rigorously obtained by applying Aris’s method of concentration moments to derive the environmental dispersivity. The necessary time needed for the environmental dispersivity to attain a steady oscillating status is analyzed. The effects of some characteristic parameters, especially one representing the impact of vegetation in the wetland on both velocity profile and environmental dispersivity, and another identifying the effect of flow oscillation on the environmental dispersivity, are illustrated in detail. To reflect the dispersion enhancement by the flow oscillation, a typical example is given to characterize the critical length and duration of the contaminant cloud.     

Stochastic stability of Burgers equation

The current paper is devoted to stochastic Burgers equation with driving forcing given by white noise type in time and periodic in space. Motivated by the numerical results of Hairer and Voss, we prove that the Burgers equation is stochastic stable in the sense that statistically steady regimes of fluid flows of stochastic Burgers equation converge to that of determinstic Burgers equation as noise tends to zero.     

一种计算超声速流中由湍流剪切层脉动引起的激波振荡频率的方法

在超声速或高超声速绕流中,一种很严重的脉动压力环境是由激波边界层相互作用引起的激波振荡.这种高强度的振荡激波可能诱发结构共振.因这一现象非常复杂,已发表的文章都采用经验或半经验方法.本文首次从基本流体动力学方程出发,给出了由湍流剪切层引起的激波振荡频率的理论解,得到了振荡频率随气流Mach数M_∞和压缩折转角θ的变化规律,计算结果与实验值是相符的.本文为激波振荡导致的气动弹性问题提供了一种有价值的理论方法.     

Dynamics of a population in two patches with dispersal

A two-dimensional discrete system of a species in two patches proposed by Newman et al. is studied. It is shown that the unique interior steady state is globally asymptotically stable if the active population has a Beverton–Holt type growth rate. If the population is also subject to Allee effects, then the system has two interior steady states whenever the density-independent growth rate is large. In addition, the model has period-two solutions if the symmetric dispersal exceeds a critical threshold. For small dispersal, populations may either go extinct or eventually stabilize. However, populations are oscillating over time if dispersal is beyond the critical value and the initial populations are large.     

Resonance-sensitivity in dynamic Hopf bifurcations under fluid loading

Under steady fluid loading, elastic structures are liable to exhibit dynamic bifurcations to limit cycles: such unimodal instabilities are referred to as galloping while such multimodal instabilities are referred to as flutter. The trace of limit cycles energing from the critical equilibrium state can be either super-critical and stable, in analogy with a stable symmetric static bifurcation, or sub-critical and unstable, in analogy with an unstable symmetric static bifurcation. Galloping of a bluff body in a steady flow can be of the unstable type, and we might expect some form of imperfection sensitivity, although in contrast to static bifurcations, a Hopf bifurcation is actually topologically stable under the operation of a single control parameter: the form of the Hopf bifurcation cannot be rounded off or destroyed by imperfections as in the static case. However, since the dynamic instabilities are associated with a well defined and non-zero circular frequency we might expect the failure ‘load’ to be sensitive to resonant periodic forcing, and this is here shown to be the case, with a two-thirds power law sensitivity analogous to the static cusp.The conclusion is drawn that the concept of structural stability, vital as it is to good mathematical modelling, must be examined with care, particular attention being given to any restrictions on the class of allowable perturbations.     

动载荷下不可压缩超弹性球形薄膜的若干定性性质

对于由横观各向同性不可压缩的Rivlin-Saunders材料组成的球形薄膜,研究了薄膜的内、外表面在周期阶梯载荷作用下的轴对称变形的非线性动力学特性．通过令球形结构的厚度趋近于1,得到了近似描述薄膜径向对称运动的二阶非线性常微分方程．详细讨论了解的定性性质．特别地,给出了球形薄膜随时间的运动产生非线性周期振动的可控性条件,证明了在某些情形下周期振动的振幅会出现“∞”型同宿轨道以及周期振动的振幅会出现不连续增长现象,并给出了相应的数值模拟．     

Steady periodic capillary waves with vorticity

We prove the existence of steady periodic capillary water waves on flows with arbitrary vorticity distributions. They are symmetric two-dimensional waves whose profiles are monotone between crest and trough.     

Abundant periodic and aperiodic solutions of a discontinuous three-term recurrence relation

In this note, we study a discontinuous three-term recurrence relation which arises from seeking the steady states of a cellular neural network with step control function. Several collections of periodic solutions are found. A necessary and sufficient condition for a solution to be periodic is stated and aperiodic solutions are found as consequences. We also show that any periodic solution can be derived from a primary periodic solution with least period not divisible by 5. Although the periodic or aperiodic solutions we found are not exhaustive, they are quite abundant and may reflect some of the rich physical phenomena in true biological systems. Our method in this note may also provide a general approach to analyze the periodicity of solutions of similar recurrence relations.     

Flow distribution and environmental dispersivity in a tidal wetland channel of rectangular cross-section

Presented in this paper is a theoretical analysis on flow distribution and environmental dispersivity for a tidal wetland channel of rectangular cross-section. The analytical solution of velocity distribution for the tidal wetland flow is obtained and illustrated with a limiting case covering the known solution for a steady wetland flow. By use of Aris’s method of concentration moments, the environmental dispersivity for a pulsed contaminant emission into the tidal wetland flow is rigorously derived and characterized in terms of dimensionless parameters. The solution is shown to be a generalization of the environmental dispersivity for the corresponding steady wetland flow, taking into account the combined action of periodic oscillation and cross-sectional variation of superficial flow as well as the difference between superficial mass dispersivities in the vertical and lateral directions. For a long time evolution of the contaminant cloud, the environmental dispersivity may approach a stable stage of oscillation with a period equal to the period of the superficial flow. The evolution of environmental dispersivity at the initial stage for the tidal wetland flow is shown not monotonous as it does in the case of the steady wetland flow. It is also found that the period of superficial flow has no impact on the necessary time for the environmental dispersivity to attain the stable stage.     

Flow in a porous medium induced by torsional oscillation of a disk near its surface

Torsional oscillation of an infinite disk in a viscous liquid bounded by a porous medium fully saturated with the liquid has been discussed. It is assumed that the flow between the disk and the porous medium is governed by Navier-Stokes equation and that in the porous medium by Brinkman equation. Flows in the two regions are matched at the interface by assuming that the velocity and stress components are continuous at it. It is found that the depth of penetration of the flow in the porous medium is proportional to the square root of the permeability of the medium. The oscillation of the disk induces a steady radial-axial flow in both the regions in such a way that there is a steady axial flow of the fluid from the porous medium to the free flow region i.e. the fluid is expelled out from the porous medium. The steady flow in the porous medium increases with the increase of the permeability of the medium and with the decrease of the distance between the oscillating disk and porous surface.     

Oscillation and asymptotic stability behavior of a third order linear impulsive equation

In this paper, the oscillation and asymptotic stability behavior of a third order linear impulsive equation are investigated. A lemma is presented to deal with the sign relation of the nonoscillatory solutions and their derived functions. By the lemma explicit sufficient conditions are obtained for all solutions either oscillating or asymptotically tending to zero. Two illustrative examples are proposed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the conditions.     

Dynamics of Simple Balancing Models with Time-Delayed Switching Feedback Control

Time-delayed control in a balancing problem may be a nonsmooth function for a variety of reasons. In this paper we study a simple model of the control of an inverted pendulum by either a connected movable cart or an applied torque for which the control is turned off when the state of the pendulum is located within certain regions of phase space. Without applying a small angle approximation for deviations about the vertical position, we see structurally stable periodic orbits which may be attracting or repelling. Due to the nonsmooth nature of the control, these periodic orbits originate in various discontinuity-induced bifurcations. We also show that a coincidence of switching events can produce complicated periodic and aperiodic solutions.     

The study of predator–prey system with defensive ability of prey and impulsive perturbations on the predator

Predator–prey system with non-monotonic functional response and impulsive perturbations on the predator is established. By using Floquet theorem and small amplitude perturbation skills, a locally asymptotically stable prey-eradication periodic solution is obtained when the impulsive period is less than the critical value. Otherwise, if the impulsive period is larger than the critical value, the system is permanent. Further, using numerical simulation method the influences of the impulsive perturbations on the inherent oscillation are investigated. With the increasing of the impulsive value, the system displays a series of complex phenomena, which include (1) quasi-periodic oscillating, (2) period-doubling, (3) period-halfing, (4) non-unique dynamics (meaning that several attractors coexist), (5) attractor crisis and (6) chaotic bands with periodic windows.     

Front propagation in periodic excitable media

This paper is devoted to the study of pulsating travelling fronts for reaction‐diffusion‐advection equations in a general class of periodic domains with underlying periodic diffusion and velocity fields. Such fronts move in some arbitrarily given direction with an unknown effective speed. The notion of pulsating travelling fronts generalizes that of travelling fronts for planar or shear flows. Various existence, uniqueness and monotonicity results are proved for two classes of reaction terms. Firstly, for a combustion‐type nonlinearity, it is proved that the pulsating travelling front exists and that its speed is unique. Moreover, the front is increasing with respect to the time variable and unique up to translation in time. We also consider one class of monostable nonlinearity which arises either in combustion or biological models. Then, the set of possible speeds is a semi‐infinite interval, closed and bounded from below. For each possible speed, there exists a pulsating travelling front which is increasing in time. This result extends the classical Kolmogorov‐Petrovsky‐Piskunov case. Our study covers in particular the case of flows in all of space with periodic advections such as periodic shear flows or a periodic array of vortical cells. These results are also obtained for cylinders with oscillating boundaries or domains with a periodic array of holes. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Numerical analysis of 3D vortical cavity flow

The vortical flows of an incompressible fluid in a rectangular three-dimensional container with a large spanwise aspect ratio driven by a moving solid lid are studied using a combined compact finite difference (CCD) scheme with high accuracy and high resolution. The study focuses on the change of the steady flow structures in the cavity with Reynolds numbers ranging from 100 to 850. The results of the flow in the cavity with a spanwise aspect ratio 6.55 show that several stable closed streamlines localized near the symmetric plane are found at Re ≥500, while a closed stable streamline is found near the side wall at Re ≤300. The change of the flow pattern present in this system affects the diffusion properties in the flow but seems to have no qualitative effect on the global flow properties which include energy dissipation in the cavity. (© 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

THE SCENERY FLOW FOR GEOMETRIC STRUCTURES ON THE TORUS： THE LINEAR SETTING

50. IntroductionWe begin by recalling some wellknown relationshiPs. First, ther is the one-to-one corre-spondence between closed orbits of the g6odesic fiow on the modular surfaCe and conjugacyclasses of hyperbolic toral automorphisms. (This can be seen directly from the definitions(see Remaxk 1.3 in 51 below).) Secondly one knows that it is possible to code this geodesicflow using coatinued fractions and via circle rotations (cf [9, 42, 2, 7J). Thirdly, there is astrong relation between hyp…