Nonlinear isochronous oscillations of a fluid in a paraboloid: theory and experiment

Within the framework of the shallow-water model, the nonlinear axisymmetric oscillations of a fluid in a paraboloid of revolution and in an unbounded parabolic channel are investigated. It is established that in the paraboloid of revolution the oscillation period does not depend on the amplitude, that is, the oscillations are isochronous. Experimental investigations of free fluid oscillations in a paraboloid confirm this theoretical result.Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Academii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, 2004, pp. 131–142. Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Kalashnik, Kakhiani, Lominadze, Patarashvili, Svirkunov, and Tsakadze.     

Nonlinear oscillations of a charged drop levitated in gravity and electrostatic fields

Analytically, on the basis of asymptotic methods, the problem of the nonlinear oscillations of a charged ideal incompressible electroconductive fluid drop levitated at rest in gravity and homogeneous electrostatic fields is solved in the quadratic approximation in two small parameters: the initial drop shape deformation amplitude and the stationary eccentricity of the equilibrium drop shape in the electrostatic field. The calculations are performed in fractional powers of the nonlinear oscillation amplitude. The nonlinear corrections to the oscillation frequencies are always negative and already present in the second-order approximation due to the stationary deformation of the drop in the external fields rather than nonlinear interaction between the modes. In the case considered, in contrast to the nonlinear oscillations of a free charged drop, the expression for the generator of the nonlinearly oscillating drop shape contains terms proportional to the oscillation amplitude to the power 3/2.     

Nonlinear Capillary Oscillations of a Volumetrically Charged Dielectric Drop

For the axisymmetric capillary oscillations of a charged dielectric fluid drop an expression describing the shape of the generating surface of the drop as a function of time is obtained in the quadratic approximation in the amplitude of an arbitrary initial deformation of its spherical equilibrium shape. It is shown that in contrast to a perfectly conducting charged drop there is no displacement of the drop charge center during oscillation and, hence, such a drop cannot be a source of dipole electromagnetic radiation like a conducting drop in the quadratic approximation.     

Effect of the contact-line dynamics on the natural oscillations of a cylindrical droplet

The natural oscillations of a cylindrical droplet of an inviscid liquid surrounded by a different liquid and bounded in the axial direction by solid planes are studied. The motion of the contact line is described using an effective boundary condition. The dependence of the frequency and damping ratio on the capillary parameter is found. It is shown that the fundamental frequency of the translation mode vanishes beginning from a certain value of the capillary parameter. Depending on the ratio of the radial and axial dimensions of the droplet, the fundamental frequency of the axisymmetric mode and modes higher than the translation mode can vanish in a certain range of the capillary parameter. This dependence of the natural oscillation frequencies on the problem parameters allows one to determine the capillary parameter. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 78–86, September–October, 2007.     

Static wetting on flexible substrates: a finite element formulation

In static wetting on an elastic substrate, force exerted by the liquid–vapour surface tension on a solid surface deforms the substrate, producing a capillary ridge along the contact line. This paper presents a finite element formulation for predicting elastic deformation, close to the static wetting line (with angle of contact=90o and σSV=σSL).The substrate deformation is modelled with the Mooney–Rivlin constitutive law for incompressible rubber‐like solids. At the contact line, a stress singularity is known to arise, due to the surface tension acting on a line of infinitesimal thickness. To relive the stress singularity, either (i) the surface tension is applied over a finite contact region (of macroscopic thickness), or (ii) the solid crease angle is fixed. These two options suggest that normal component of Neumann's triangle law of forces, for the three surface tensions, is not applicable for elastic substrates (as for rigid ones). The vertical displacement of the contact line is a strong function of liquid/vapour surface tension and shear modulus of the solid. Copyright 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A simple hybrid finite volume solver for compressible turbulence

A simple, explicit, hybrid finite volume method for simulating compressible turbulence is developed by combining a fourth‐order central scheme and a shock‐capturing simple low‐dissipation advection upstream splitting method. The total flux on each of the cell faces is computed as a weighted average of central/nondissipative and upwind/dissipative fluxes. The weights are determined using an unphysical oscillation sensor in addition to a more traditional discontinuity sensor used in earlier studies. Shocks are well captured, but overshoots in density are predicted around contact discontinuities that are normal to the flow. The use of the latter sensor effectively prevents these overshoots from generating spurious oscillations that travel away from the contact lines. The efficacy of the proposed method for direct or large‐eddy simulations of supersonic turbulence is established using several canonical test problems. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of corner angle on convection enhancement in wavy ducts with trapezoidal cross‐sections

The effect of corner angle variations on pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics is investigated in the fully developed region of wavy ducts with trapezoidal cross‐sections. The resulting enhancement of convection, with respect to corresponding straight ducts, can be attributed to the formation of longitudinal vortices close to the two parallel surfaces. Numerical simulations show that Nusselt numbers and friction factors increase with the decrease of corner angle from 90 to 60^°, before levelling out around 60^°. Nusselt numbers and friction factors also increase with the Reynolds number, and the slopes of their representative curves increase above a critical value of the Reynolds number because of the onset of time‐periodic flow oscillations. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Interaction of a One-Dimensional Continuum with an Inertial Object Moving over the Continuum

Free transverse oscillations in a system consisting of an infinite moment continuum, such as the Euler-Bernoulli beam lying on the Winkler foundation, and a rigid body moving along the beam with a constant velocity and having a point contact with the guide are studied. The range of the considered velocities of the concentrated inertial object along the continuum is limited by the requirement of a finite energy of elastic deformation of the infinite continuum, corresponding to cojoint free osillations of an unbounded system. An analytical solution of the corresponding spectral problem in a system with a mixed spectrum is constructed. Limiting situations are analyzed, where the inertial rigid object moving along the beam is devoid of one “oscillatory” degree of freedom for some reasons. In particular, an inertial object devoid of mass but having a nonzero tensor of inertia is considered. Dependences of all characteristics of the discrete spectrum of oscillations and their shapes on the magnitude of object velocity along the moment elastoinertial guide are given.__________Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 88–97, July– August, 2005.     

Ellipsoidal Oscillations of a Gas Bubble with Periodic Variation of the Surrounding Fluid Pressure

Ellipsoidal linear and nonlinear oscillations of a gas bubble under harmonic variation of the surrounding fluid pressure are studied. The system is considered under conditions in which periodic sonoluminescence of the individual bubble in a standing acoustic wave is observable. A mathematical model of the bubble dynamics is suggested; in this model, the variation of the gas/fluid interface shape is described correct to the square of the amplitude of the deformation of the spherical shape of the bubble. The character of the air bubble oscillations in water is investigated in relation to the initial bubble radius and the fluid pressure variation amplitude. It is shown that nonspherical oscillations of limited amplitude can occur outside the range of linearly stable spherical oscillations. In this case, both oscillations with a period equal to one or two periods of the fluid pressure variation and aperiodic oscillations can be observed.     

Evolution of a Small Distortion of the Spherical Shape of a Gas Bubble under Strong Expansion-Compression

The evolution of a small distortion of the spherical shape of a gas bubble which undergoes strong radial expansion-compression upon a single oscillation of the ambient liquid pressure under a harmonic law are analyzed by numerical experiments. It is assumed that the distortions of the spherical bubble shape are axisymmetric and have the form of individual spherical surface harmonics with numbers of 2–5. Bubble-shape oscillations prior to the beginning of expansion are taken into account. Generally, the distortion value during bubble expansion-compression depends on the phase of bubble-shape oscillation at the beginning of the expansion (initial phase). Emphasis is placed on the dependence of the maximum distortions in the initial phase at certain characteristic times of bubble expansion-compression on the amplitude of the external excitation, liquid viscosity, and distortion mode (harmonic number). The parameters of the problem are typical of the stable periodic sonolumiescence of an individual air bubble in water at room temperature. An exception is the liquid pressure oscillation amplitude, which is varied up to values that are five times the static pressure. That large excitation amplitudes are beyond the stability threshold of periodic oscillations of spherical bubbles. Their consideration is of interest from the point of view of increasing the compression ratio of the bubble gas, i. e., increasing the maximum temperature and density achievable in the final compression stage.__________Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 17–28, July–August, 2005.     

Calculation of the unsteady aerodynamic parameters of a rotating cascade of oscillating blades in incompressible flow

The unsteady aerodynamic parameters of 3D blade cascades oscillating in incompressible flow are determined with account for blade geometry and the influence of the steady hydrodynamic loads acting on the blades. On the assumption of separationless flow and harmonic blade oscillations, the corresponding boundary-value problem for the amplitude function of the unsteady velocity potential component is solved in the linear formulation, using a finite-element method. Test calculation results are presented and an example of calculating the unsteady aerodynamic parameters of a hydro-turbine model is given.__________Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Academii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, 2005, pp. 40–52. Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Kurzin and Tolstukha.     

Modelling of a resonant inertial oscillation within a torus

Summary  We consider the air contained in a pneumatic tyre with the purpose of investigating its inertial oscillations. We model the tyre as a torus limited by a membrane in contact with the ground. According to this model, we prove that the flow within this torus may be considered as one at low Mach number and that it is ruled by oscillations of incompressible rotating fluid. Investigating such inertial oscillations, we show that the geostrophic oscillation is resonant, and we study the resonance phenomenon. Received 6 June 2000; accepted for publication 22 November 2000     

Behavior of a Cylindrical Drop under Multi-Frequency Vibration

The behavior of an inviscid-fluid drop surrounded by a different fluid under the action of multi-frequency vibration is investigated. The second-order effects in the vibration amplitude are studied. A superharmonic resonance is registered. The stability of the forced oscillations with respect to small perturbations is studied. The condition of the onset of parametric resonance is found. An average drop shape is investigated. The two-frequency case is considered as a particular case of multi-frequency vibration.__________Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Academii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, 2005, pp. 18–28.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Alabuzhev and Lyubimov.     

Nonstationary nonplanar free motions of an orbiting string with multiple internal resonances

The paper discusses the nonlinear free dynamics of an orbiting string satellite system. The focus is on the transversal oscillations, which are governed by two partial integro-differential equations in two transversal displacement components with quadratic nonlinearities. The system is weakly nonlinear but in practice works in conditions of simultaneous internal resonance. The investigation focuses on nonstationary motions arising from perturbed steady-state nonplanar oscillations. A four-mode model is used to study the problem: two modes are necessary to describe the basic oscillation and at least two other modes are involved in the resonance phenomena when the motion is perturbed. The multiple time scales method is used to obtain the equations that govern the amplitude and phase modulations. For increasing levels of system energy, fundamental and bifurcated paths of fixed points of the seven first-order differential equations are determined and their stability is investigated. The trajectories of motion of periodically modulated amplitude solutions and their stability are also studied. A model with a higher number of modes is used to evaluate the accuracy of the stability analysis of two-mode nonplanar oscillations perturbed by a two-mode disturbance.

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Sommario Nel presente lavoro si studia la dinamica libera nonlineare di un sistema filo-satellite. L'attenzione è rivolta alle oscillazioni trasversali, governate da due equazioni integro-differenziali, con nonlinearità quadratiche, nelle due componenti di spostamento. Il sistema è debolmente nonlineare ma praticamente lavora in condizioni di risonanza interna. Lo studio è concentrato sui moti nonstazionari generati da perturbazioni delle oscillazioni stazionarie spaziali. Per studiare il problema è stato sviluppato un modello con quattro modi: due sono necessari per descrivere il moto base mentre almeno altri due sono interessati dai fenomeni di risonanza interna quando il moto viene perturbato. Per ottenere le equazioni nelle ampiezze e fasi è stato utilizzato il metodo delle scale multiple. Del sistema di sette equazioni differenziali del primo ordine ottenuto, sono stati studiati i percorsi fondamentali di equilibrio e i rami biforcati, prendendo come parametro il livello di energia totale. È stata inoltre esaminata la stabilità di questi rami. Sono state studiate le traiettorie dei moti periodicamente modulati e la loro stabilità. Infine, è stato utilizzato un modello con un numero più alto di modi per valutare l'accuratezza dell' analisi di stabilità delle oscillazioni bimodali spaziali, nella quale la perturbazione è stata descritta da due soli modi.

     

Speckle technique for dynamic drop profile measurement on rough surfaces

A technique has been developed for measuring three-dimensional instantaneous drop profiles on rough surfaces. The surface is illuminated using a laser and images are captured of the resulting speckle pattern with and without the drop in place. The analysis consists of finding the contact line, measuring the deformation of the speckle field caused by refraction of light at the drop surface, then reconstructing the drop using simulated annealing optimization to find the drop shape whose shift vector field best matches the one measured. An error analysis of the technique was performed using a Monte Carlo technique and comparisons to sideview drop images for a large sample of drops. Mean contact angle measurement error was found to be −1.6° with a 1 − σ error bound of −6.9°, +2.0°.     

Characterization of the gas pulse frequency,amplitude and velocity in non-steady dense phase pneumatic conveying of powders

Current modelling techniques for the prediction of conveying line pressure drop in low velocity dense phase pneumatic conveying are largely based on steady state analyses. Work in this area has been on-going for many years with only marginal improvements in the accuracy of prediction being achieved. Experimental and theoretical investigations undertaken by the authors suggest that the flow mechanisms involved in dense phase conveying are dominated by transient effects rather than those of steady state and are possibly the principal reasons for the limited improvement in accuracy. This paper reports on investigations on the pressure fluctuation behaviour in dense phase pneumatic conveying of powders. The pressure behaviour of the gas flow in the top section of the pipeline was found to exhibit pulsatile oscillations. In particular, the pulse velocity showed variation in magnitude while the frequency of the oscillations rarely exceeded 5 Hz. A wavelet analysis using the Daubechie 4 wavelet found that the amplitude of the oscillations increased along the pipeline. Furthermore, there was significant variation in gas pulse amplitude for different types of particulate material.     

Flows with a moving contact line

The problem of a two-dimensional viscous fluid drop which steadily moves along a horizontal rigid surface is considered. Such motion arises if the rigid surface wettability is nonuniform. A sequence of solutions for the velocity field and the free surface shape with the successively increasing applicability region near the moving contact lines is obtained for small capillary numbers Ca. The solution of the problem is found in the case when the distortion of the free surface of the drop during motion can be neglected. The problem is then reformulated using functions of a complex variable and expanded variables are introduced. In the new variables a more accurate solution of the same problem is found, with a much more narrow inapplicability region near the moving contact lines. In the solution obtained the free surface approaches the receding contact line at an angle of 180° and the advancing line at a zero angle. The solution is applicable up to the receding contact line and here approaches the known asymptotics. Near the advancing contact line the solution is applicable until the angle between the free surface and the rigid substrate becomes of the order of Ca^1/3.     

Vertical displacements of a Wave-Riding buoy

The influence of water waves on the free vertical oscillations of a spar buoy with an attached line of measuring instruments is investigated. The equations of motion of such a system are derived on the basis of the Lagrangian approach. Local parametric splines are used to reduce the problem to a system of second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations, which is solved numerically by Geer's method. The period of free oscillations of the buoy is plotted as a function of its waterline area and the elasticity of the dropline, and the amplitude of the buoy oscillations is plotted as a function of the period and amplitude of the water waves and the elasticity of the dropline.S. P. Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 31, No. 7, pp. 83–88, July, 1995.     

Attractors of a rotating viscoelastic beam

We investigate the non-linear oscillations of a rotating viscoelastic beam with variable pitch angle. The governing equations of motion are two coupled partial differential equations for the longitudinal and transversal displacements. Using a perturbation technique and Galerkin's projection, we reduce the equations of motion to a non-autonomous ordinary differential equation. Our regular perturbation technique is based on the expansion of longitudinal displacement and the amplitude of first transversal mode in terms of a small parameter. We numerically generate the Poincaré maps of the reduced equations and reveal that the system exhibits regular and chaotic attractors. The regular attractors are stable limit-cycles that are relevant to stable, short-period oscillations of the beam. A bifurcation analysis has also been performed when the pitch angle is constant.     

Computational aeroelastic simulations of self-sustained pitch oscillations of a NACA0012 at transitional Reynolds numbers

The phenomenon of low amplitude self-sustained pitch oscillations in the transitional Reynolds number regime is studied numerically through unsteady, two-dimensional aeroelastic simulations. Based on the experimental data, simulations have been limited in the Reynolds number range 5.0×10⁴<Re_c<1.5×10⁵. Both laminar and URANS calculations (using the SST k–ω model with a low-Reynolds-number correction) have been performed and found to produce reasonably accurate limit cycle pitching oscillations (LCO). This investigation confirms that the laminar separation of the boundary layer near the trailing edge plays a critical role in initiating and sustaining the pitching oscillations. For this reason, the phenomenon is being labelled as laminar separation flutter. As a corollary, it is also shown that turbulence tends to inhibit their existence. Furthermore, two regimes of LCO are observed, one where the flow is laminar and separated without re-attachment, and the second for which transition has occurred followed by turbulent re-attachment. Finally, it is established that the high-frequency, shear instabilities present in the flow which lead to von Kármán vortex shedding are not crucial, nor necessary, to the maintaining mechanism of the self-sustained oscillations.