Kinetic and phenomenological theories for the linearized Burnett equations of a molecular gas

The linearized Burnett equations for a molecular gas are obtained from a kinetic theory based on the Boltzmann equation, and from a phenomenological theory based on extended thermodynamics. The constitutive equation for the pressure tensor of a molecular gas has three terms that do not have appeared in the corresponding equation for a monatomic ideal gas. One is the well-known term proportional to divergence of velocity whose coefficient is the volume viscosity. The two others are proportional to Laplacians of the temperature and of the density, and are associated with athermal (or temperature) pressure and with adensity pressure, respectively.     

Burnett equations for the ellipsoidal statistical BGK model

In order to discuss the agreement of the ellipsoidal statistical BGK (ES-BGK) model with the Boltzmann equation, Burnett equations are computed by means of the second-order Chapman-Enskog expansion of the ES-BGK model. It is found that the Burnett equations for the ES-BGK model with the correct Prandtl number are identical to the Burnett equations for the Boltzmann equation for Maxwell molecules (fifth-order power potentials). However, for other types of particle interaction, the Boltzmann Burnett equations cannot be reproduced from the ES-BGK model.Furthermore, the linear stability of the ES-BGK Burnett equations is discussed. It is shown that the ES-BGK Burnett equations are linearly stable for Prandtl numbers of and for , while they are linearly unstable for and .Received: 29 April 2003, Accepted: 20 June 2003PACS: 510.10.-y, 47.45.-n Correspondence to: Y. Zheng     

Certain Aspects of an “Incompressible Fluid“ Model in Gas Dynamics

An “incompressible fluid” model in gas dynamics is developed in the linear approximation. Using the dissipative relaxation time as a characteristic scale, we arrive at another form of the dimensionless Boltzmann equation. In the limiting case of small Knudsen numbers an approximate solution is obtained in the form of a Hilbert multiple-scale asymptotic expansion. It is revealed that for slow, weakly nonisothermal processes the asymptotic expansion for the linearized Boltzmann equation leads in a first stage to equations for the velocity, pressure and temperature that do not contain the density (quasi-incompressible approximation). The density depends on the temperature and can, if necessary, be found from the equation of state. The next-approximation equations contain the Burnett effects, the velocity calculation being reduced to the general problem of finding a vector field from a given divergence and rotation. With reference to a simple case of the heating of a stationary gas in a half-space it is shown that the temperature establishment process is accompanied by gas flow from the wall.__________Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Academii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, 2005, pp. 170–178.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Chekmarev.     

Burnett simulations of gas flow in microchannels

The Burnett equations with slip boundary conditions are used to model the gas flow in microchannels in transition flow regime. As the Navier-Stokes equations are not appropriate to model the gas flow in this regime, the higher-order Burnett equations are adopted in the present study. In earlier studies, convergent solutions of the Burnett equations of microPoiseuille flow could only be obtained when Knudsen number is less than 0.2. By using a relaxation method on the boundary values, convergent solutions of the Burnett equations can be obtained even when Knudsen number reaches 0.4. The solutions of Burnett equations agree very well with experimental data and direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) results. The pressure distributions and velocity profiles are then discussed in detail.     

微尺度泊肃叶流的高阶连续模型分析

分别从分子运动论及连续流理论出发,对体积力驱动的微尺度平面泊肃叶(Poiseuille)流的横向分布特征进行了分析. 分子水平模拟采用直接模拟蒙特卡罗(direct simulation Monte Carlo, DSMC)方法;连续流理论则主要考察了伯内特(Burnett)及超伯内特(Super-Burnett)等高阶连续模型,在平行流假设下,获得一组高阶非线性常微分方程,补充完整的边界条件,并应用龙格-库塔(Runge-Kutta)方法求解. 结果表明,即使对于过渡领域流动,高阶连续模型可以给出与DSMC 结果完全相符的压力分布,而速度分布当努森(Knudsen)数约为0.2时即在壁面开始出现偏差;对于温度的横向分布,伯内特模型回复到纳维-斯托克斯(Navier-Stokes)水平,不能得到与DSMC一致的双峰结构,而超伯内特模型在滑移流动领域与DSMC定性相符,在过渡领域却仅能正确预测主流区温度分布,壁面附近差异明显;横向热流与纳维-斯托克斯模型预测接近,但机理上存在本质区别. 本文结果提示选用连续模型时,不仅要根据流动参数来判断,还可以根据所关注的物理量来进行调整,适度扩大连续模型的适用范围. 但即使采用高阶本构关系,连续模型仍然不能完全描述壁面附近区域的非平衡效应(如努森层效应),这是试图扩大连续模型适用范围时必然会遇到的困难.     

高浓度固-液两相流紊流的动理学模型

采用分子动理学方法,基于固-液两相流液相分子或颗粒相颗粒的Boltzmann方程,对Boltzmann方程分别取零矩和一次矩,则得到高浓度固-液两相流紊流的连续方程和动量方程,再和较成熟的低浓度两相流连续方程和动量方程比较,取低浓度两相流控制方程中较成熟合理的有关项和高浓度时由动理学方法推导出的颗粒间碰撞项,则得到高浓度固-液两相流紊流的最终控制方程:连续方程和动量方程.     

幂律流体圆柱绕流的格子波尔兹曼模拟简

基于插值补充格子波尔兹曼方法和幂律流体的本构方程,建立了贴体坐标系下适用于幂律流体的格子波尔兹曼模型,模拟了幂律流体的圆柱绕流问题,采用非平衡外推格式处理圆柱表面的速度无滑移边界,利用应力积分法确定曳力系数和升力系数,并与基于标准的格子波尔兹曼方法和有限容积法获得的数值数据进行对比,吻合良好. 进行了网格无关性验证之后,分析了稳态流动时,不同雷诺数下幂律指数对于尾迹长度、分离角、圆柱表面黏度分布、表面压力系数及曳力系数的影响,以及非定常流动中,幂律指数对于流场、曳力系数、升力系数和斯特劳哈尔数的影响. 获得的变化规律与基于其他数值模拟方法得到的结果相一致,充分验证了模型的有效性和正确性. 结果表明：插值补充格子波尔兹曼方法可以用来模拟幂律流体在具有复杂边界流场内的流动问题,通过引入不同的非牛顿流体本构方程,该方法还可以进一步应用于其他类型的非牛顿流体研究中.     

幂律流体圆柱绕流的格子波尔兹曼模拟

基于插值补充格子波尔兹曼方法和幂律流体的本构方程,建立了贴体坐标系下适用于幂律流体的格子波尔兹曼模型,模拟了幂律流体的圆柱绕流问题,采用非平衡外推格式处理圆柱表面的速度无滑移边界,利用应力积分法确定曳力系数和升力系数,并与基于标准的格子波尔兹曼方法和有限容积法获得的数值数据进行对比,吻合良好. 进行了网格无关性验证之后,分析了稳态流动时,不同雷诺数下幂律指数对于尾迹长度、分离角、圆柱表面黏度分布、表面压力系数及曳力系数的影响,以及非定常流动中,幂律指数对于流场、曳力系数、升力系数和斯特劳哈尔数的影响. 获得的变化规律与基于其他数值模拟方法得到的结果相一致,充分验证了模型的有效性和正确性. 结果表明:插值补充格子波尔兹曼方法可以用来模拟幂律流体在具有复杂边界流场内的流动问题,通过引入不同的非牛顿流体本构方程,该方法还可以进一步应用于其他类型的非牛顿流体研究中.      

Non parabolic band transport in semiconductors: closure of the moment equations

The problem of the closure of the moment equations of the semiconductor Boltzmann equation is studied in the framework of the Kane dispersion relation (therefore avoiding the limitations of the parabolic band approximation). By using the maximum entropy ansatz for the closure one obtains, in the limit of small anisotropy, explicit constitutive relations for the stress tensor and the flux of energy flux tensor. The results obtained are in remarkable agreement with those arising from Monte Carlo simulations. Received October 27, 98     

A simple method for simulating viscoelastic fluid flows in slit channel

A low-cost semi-analysis finite element technique, named the finite piece method (FPM) is presented in this article. It aims to solve three-dimensional (3D) viscoelastic slit flows. The viscoelastic stress of the fluid is modelled using an K-BKZ integral constitutive equation of the Wagner type. Picard iteration is used to solve non-linear equations. The FPM is tested on flow problems in both planar and contraction channels. The accuracy of the method is assessed by comparing flow distributions and pressure with results obtained by 3D finite element method (FEM). It shows that the solution accuracy is excellent and a substantial amount of computing time and memory requirement can be saved.     

Molecular models and flow calculations: II. Simulation of steady planar flow

A multibead-rod model is used to replace the constitutive equation of continuum mechanics in solving flow problems of steady-state planar flows of rigid-rodlike molecular suspensions. The governing equations then constitute a set of differential equations of the elliptic type, which is more amenable to numerical treatment than those of the mixed type. The conservation equations of the flow fields are solved by the boundary element method with linear boundary elements in physical space and the diffusion equation of the distribution function is solved separately by the Galerkin method in phase space. The solution to the flow problem is obtained when the convergence of the iteration procedure between the two spaces has been reached. Several numerical examples are shown and the interesting features of the present method are discussed in this paper. The project supported by the National Nature Science Fundation of China.     

Burnett simulation of flow and heat transfer in micro Couette flow using second-order slip conditions

The conventional Burnett equations with second-order velocity slip and temperature jump conditions were applied to the steady-state micro Couette flow of a Maxwellian monatomic gas. An analytical approach as well as a relaxation method was used to determine the velocity slip and temperature jump at the wall. Convergent solutions to the Burnett equations were obtained on arbitrary fine numerical grids for all Knudsen numbers (Kn) up to the limit of the equations’ validity. The Burnett equations with second-order slip conditions indicate a much better agreement with DSMC data over the first-order slip conditions at high Kn. The convergent Burnett solutions were obtained in orders of magnitude quicker than that with the corresponding DSMC simulation. The augmented Burnett equations were also introduced to model the flow but no obvious improvement in the results was found.     

Non-stationary two-dimensional potential flows by the Broadwell model equations

The two-dimensional Broadwell model of discrete kinetic theory is studied in order to clarify the physical relevance of its solutions in comparison to the solutions of the continuous Boltzmann equation. This is achieved by determining completely, in closed form, all non-stationary potential flows with steady limiting conditions and isotropic pressure tensor at infinity. Several classes of exact solutions are also constructed when some of the above hypotheses are dropped. Most results are made possible by suitable transformations, which reduce essentially a complicated overdetermined system of partial differential equations to solving explicitly a Liouville equation. The structure of the obtained solutions, and especially the unphysical features that they exhibit, are finally commented on. It is remarkable that, for the problem considered here, there is no solution showing the typical qualitative features which characterize the continuous Boltzmann equation.     

A finite element method for liquid with memory

Steady, two-dimensional flows of viscoelastic liquid with memory are analyzed by means of a nonlinear integral constitutive equation, novel streamlined finite elements, Galerkin's method of weighted residuals, and Newton iteration. By their relation to streamlines the new elements allow, for the first time, full Newton iteration of the algebraic equation set to which the governing integrodifferential system reduces. Streamlines are computed simultaneously with velocity components and pressure, the primary unknowns; to track the history of liquid particles the deformation equations are solved analytically in a Protean system of coordinates that conforms to the streamlines. In the cases studied the Newton iteration converges quadratically to a creeping flow state of Weissenberg number (product of upstream wall shear rate and relaxation time of the liquid) up to about 20 in channel flow, 10 in film flow, and 2 in die-swell flow. Shear-thinning shrinks the domain of convergence; it also reduces die-swell. A slip boundary condition in the vicinity of the contact line extends the domain of convergence.     

Computing flow-induced stresses of injection molding based on the Phan–Thien–Tanner model

A numerical approach is introduced to solve the viscoelastic flow problem of filling and post-filling in injection molding. The governing equations are in terms of compressible, non-isothermal fluid, and the constitutive equation is based on the Phan–Thien–Tanner model. By introducing some hypotheses according to the characteristics of injection molding, a quasi-Poisson type equation about pressure is derived with part integration. Besides, an analytical form of flow-induced stress is also generalized by using the undermined coefficient method. The conventional Galerkin approach is employed to solve the derived pressure equation, and the ‘upwind’ difference scheme is used to discrete the energy equation. Coupling is achieved between velocity and stress by super relax iteration method. The flow in the test mold is investigated by comparing the numerical results and photoelastic photos for polystyrene, showing flow-induced stresses are closely related to melt temperatures. The filling of a two-cavity box is also studied to investigate the viscoelastic effects on real injection molding.     

S型功能梯度扁球壳非线性屈曲的渐近分析

本文利用渐近迭代法获得了边界弹性支撑的功能梯度扁球壳的非线性屈曲问题的理论解．假设材料组分体积分数沿壳体厚度方向呈sigmoid幂函数变化,边界上考虑一般的弹性支撑约束．基于经典的薄壳理论和几何非线性关系,导出了S型功能梯度扁球壳的非线性屈曲问题的控制方程．采用渐近迭代法通过两次迭代得到了无量纲挠度和均布荷载之间的非线性特征关系．通过与已有有限元方法和其他数值方法的结果对比,验证了本文解的有效性和高精度．同时,通过计算阐述了缺陷因子、材料参数、边界约束系数及特征几何参数对壳体临界屈曲荷载的影响．     

Boltzmann equation and moment equations in curvilinear coordinates

Various forms of writing the Boltzmann equation in an arbitrary orthogonal curvilinear coordinate system are discussed. The derivation is presented of a general transport equation and moment equations containing moments of the distribution function no higher than the fourth. For a gas of Maxwellian molecules it is shown that the system of moment equations for flows which differ little from equilibrium flows transforms into the system of hydrodynamic equations. The resulting equations may be useful in solving problems on motions of a rarefied gas by the moment methods. The results are valid for both the Boltzmann equation and model kinetic equations.The author wishes to thank A. A. Nikol'skii for discussions and helpful comments.     

Lattice Boltzmann method for the fractional sub‐diffusion equation

A lattice Boltzmann model for the fractional sub‐diffusion equation is presented. By using the Chapman–Enskog expansion and the multiscale time expansion, several higher‐order moments of equilibrium distribution functions and a series of partial differential equations in different time scales are obtained. Furthermore, the modified partial differential equation of the fractional sub‐diffusion equation with the second‐order truncation error is obtained. In the numerical simulations, comparisons between numerical results of the lattice Boltzmann models and exact solutions are given. The numerical results agree well with the classical ones. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Gasdynamic equations of higher approximations of the chapman-enskog method. Review

Some features of the derivation of the gasdynamic equations of higher (Burnett and super-Burnett) approximations of the Chapman-Enskog method are discussed for non-dense monatomic gases in the absence of external forces. The equations are given, and their properties and the results of applying them to various problems of gas dynamics are described. The problems of deriving, justifying, and testing macroscopic models are among the fundamental problems of not only continuum mechanics but physical kinetics in general. In the latter case it is a question of reducing more general molecular-kinetic models to simpler macroscopic ones. Historically, the classical Chapman-Enskog method of solution (as the Knudsen number Kn → 0) of the kinetic Boltzmann-Maxwell equation is of primary importance. Its application yields a chain of Euler and Navier-Stokes equations and equations of higher (Burnett, super-Burnett, etc.) approximations of the method. The publication of this review is a result of the increasing interest in the equations of higher approximations of the Chapman-Enskog method, in particular, in the Burnett equations. Primarily, this is a consequence of advances in the application of the latter equations to the problem of shock wave structure and the possible (by virtue thereof) expansion of the region of applicability of the macroscopic rarefied gas flow models. In addition, using the Burnett approximation, a series of new interesting effects has been established. In particular, it has been shown that in the classical problem of heat transfer between bodies heated to different temperatures it is necessary to take into account not only the temperature creep but also the Burnett temperature stresses. At the same time, a number of fundamental problems concerning the status of these equations has not yet been solved. An extensive literature is devoted to this problem. In the present paper, we shall mainly consider studies carried out since the end of the sixties and concerned with the best developed case of neutral monatomic (structureless) non-dense gas flow in the absence of external forces. Purely mathematical problems are not considered. Preference is given to final or review studies appearing in the most accessible publications. In Section 1 we consider the problem of taking out-of-order terms in the Chapman-Enskog method into account and make a brief comparison with other perturbation methods. Section 2 is devoted to the expressions for the transport properties in the Burnett and super-Burnett approximations. The relations between the Burnett approximation and axiomatic continuum mechanics theory, the thermodynamics of irreversible processes, and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics are discussed in Section 3. New effects due to specific terms of the formulas for the Burnett transport properties as Kn → 0 are considered in Section 4. The basic features of formulations of the boundary value problems for the systems of gasdynamic equations considered are outlined in Section 5. Finally, we describe the results of applying these equations to particular problems: some exact results of the kinetic theory (Section 6), the propagation of sound waves and cylindrical Couette flow (Section 7), shock wave structure and hypersonic hydrodynamics (Section 8). Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 3–28, July–August, 1998. The work was carried out with financial support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project No. 96-01-01244).     

Theoretical analysis of non-uniform extensional flows in relation to processing rheology and predictions of some constitutive equations

In this paper, a characteristic equation involving the stream function, already given by one of the authors in a previous work for classifying axisymmetric incompressible flows, is re-considered. Non-uniform nearly extensional flows are derived as particular solutions from this equation. Using experimental data in the literature for polymer solutions and melts, it is proved that particular solutions of the characteristic equation lead to kinematics very close to those encountered in the fiber-spinning process. The kinematic equations satisfactorily correlating the fiber-spinning data are used in order to determine the ability of constitutive equations to predict realistic stresses in the flow domain. The rheological parameters of the fluids, obtained from experiments, are used for computation of differential and integral constitutive equations in the spinning conditions. Comparisons with the stress response of adequate constitutive equations are given and discussed.Also affiliated to: Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble I and Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, Associé au CNRS (URA 1510)