Ultrasound scattering from a turbulent round thermal pure plume

This research work brings about additional contribution to validate the ultrasound scattering technique as a nonintrusive probe in the Fourier space for measurements performed in unsteady flows. In particular, this work reports experimental evidence of scattering from a turbulent thermal plume utilized as a testing flow. This technique is based upon the scattering of an ultrasound wave hitting and interacting with an unstable flow. The coupling among the acoustic mode with vorticity and entropy modes is derived from nonlinear terms of Navier–Stokes and energy equations. Scattering mechanism occurs when characteristic length scales of flows are comparable with wavelength of sound. Thus, it is possible to probe the flow at different length scales by changing the incoming frequency. The results allow verifying some theoretical predictions, such as the existence of a nonscattering angle. It was also observed, that both the phase and the Doppler shift of the Fourier's signal are linear, respectively, with respect to the time and the frequency of the incident wave. The Doppler shift allowed us to determine the advection velocity and has proved to be sensitive to the direction of the wave vector, to the scattering angle and also, we show that it is possible to have both positive and negative angles. The advection velocity increases with temperature and its values are coherent with those obtained with traditional techniques. Broadening and Doppler shift of the scattering signal allowed us to define the turbulence intensity, whose values are in agreement with those found in thermal plumes, where well-known techniques are currently used. This study has shown that the turbulence intensity increases weakly with temperature, nevertheless it seems more sensitive to the size of the structure under observation.     

Nonlinear interaction of longitudinal—Transverse acoustic waves in a circular cylinder

The limiting amplitudes of acoustic oscillations in a cylindrical volume of a heat releasing medium in which one or several modes are unstable in the linear approximation are determined. One of the mechanisms limiting the amplitudes of unstable acoustic modes is the transfer of energy from them to damped modes by nonlinear interaction. The nonlinear interactions of plane acoustic waves in a long channel have been considered by Artamonov and Vorob'ev [1]; in the present paper, the interaction of mixed longitudinal—transverse acoustic modes in a closed cylindrical volume is considered. The equations describing the interaction of two and three longitudinal—transverse modes are derived and investigated in the quadratic approximation by the method of slowly varying amplitudes and phases of the oscillations [2]. The treatment is applicable to a high-temperature gas, for which general stability conditions in the linear approximation have been formulated by Artamonov [3].Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 3–9, September–October, 1982.I should like to express my thanks to K. I. Artamonov (deceased) for suggesting the problem and for scientific supervision and A. P. Vorob'ev for constant interest in the work and helpful advice.     

Resonant reflection of a surface acoustic wave from strip waveguides

A numerical study is performed of the oblique reflection of a surface acoustic wave from a strip of finite width deposited on the surface of a half-infinite substrate. The finite element method is used. If the strip–substrate contact supports waveguide modes with the velocity exceeding the surface wave velocity on the free surface of the substrate, then an interval of angles of incidence exists where the surface wave efficiently excites a waveguide mode. The excitation of the waveguide mode is accompanied by a singular behavior of the reflection and the transmission coefficients. The dependence of the magnitude and the phase of the coefficients on the angle of incidence, the frequency, the width and the thickness of the strip is examined. In particular, it is found that the magnitude of the reflection coefficient abruptly almost vanishes and abruptly increases almost to unity within the resonance interval of angles of incidence.     

Radiation and scattering of sound from a vortex ring

The mechanisms of generation and scattering of sound by a vortex ring are investigated on the basis of fluid dynamics. The vortex ring can serve as a simple dynamic model of the large-scale structures observed in shear flows. Moreover, it is probably the most easily studied vortex element that can be created experimentally. The sound scattering investigation also served to determine the extent to which the vortex is affected by sound, its selectivity with respect to such parameters as the acoustic frequency, the angle of incidence of the wave, etc. The perturbed motion is considered against the background of the steady-state motion of the ring. The perturbed motion in the vortex core is determined on the basis of linear incompressible fluid dynamics. Two terms of the expansion in the M number of the far acoustic field generated by the perturbations in the core are found in accordance with Lighthill's theory. The acoustic power and directivity of the radiation and the acoustic instability growth rate are calculated. It is shown that the scattering of sound by the vortex ring is a resonance effect, and the scattering amplitude near resonance is determined. The acoustic action on the hydrodynamic structure of the flow in the core of the ring is especially intense near the resonances and extends over a period short as compared with the characteristic time of the acoustic instability.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 83–95, May–June, 1987.     

Experimental study of transition to turbulence of a round thermal plume by ultrasound scattering

In this study, we carried out the characterization of the transition to turbulence of a thermal pure plume by using ultrasound scattering. For this, the position, amplitude and broadening of the scattering peak are analyzed. The technique is based upon the scattering of an ultrasound wave coupling with an unstable flow. The coupling between the acoustic mode with both vorticity and entropy modes is derived from non-linear terms of Navier–Stokes and energy equations. When the scattering mechanism occurs, the characteristic length scale of the flow structure under observation is comparable with the wavelength of incoming sound. Thus, the flow can be probed at different length scales by only changing the frequency of incoming sound. The thermal plume rises from a heated disk immersed into a quiescent medium and can reach transition and fully turbulent regimes. Criteria allowing the identification of both the beginning and the end of transition are derived from the results. The characteristics of the scattering process show evidence that allows us to discern the beginning of transition. The analysis of the amplitude of the scattering peak revealed a homogeneous behavior and led us to think of a possible principle of similarity. The evolution of both thermal and velocity fluctuations has made it possible to establish the limits of both the beginning and the end of transition, in terms of local Grashof number Gr_z and position of the measurement zone z/D. The limits for transition reported in this work are comparable in its magnitude order with those of the literature. It was verified that thermal and velocity transition are phenomena that begin and finish almost simultaneously.     

Theory of anomalous modes of regular reflection of shock waves

It is well known [1, 2] from numerical calculations of the reflection of a shock wave for a diatomic gass that in some cases regular reflection is accompanied by higher pressures than the pressure of normal reflection (anomalous modes of regular reflection). A theory explaining this phenomenon is presented in this paper. It is shown that if the adiabatic exponent is larger than some critical value, then for any shock wave intensity there exists a finite range of angles of incidence for which anomalous reflection modes occur. If the adiabatic exponent is smaller than this critical value, anomalous reflection occurs only for shock waves whose intensity is smaller than some characteristic value dependent on the adiabatic exponent. Explicit formulas are obtained which relate the angle and pressure of reflection of a shock wave to the initial parameters of the problem.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 117–125, September–October, 1973.The author thanks V. A. Belokon' for stimulating discussions.     

Excitation of unstable modes in a supersonic boundary layer by acoustic waves

The acoustic excitation of the first and second boundary layer modes in the neighborhood of the sharp leading edge of a plate in a supersonic gas flow is analyzed.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 67–74, July–August, 1991.     

Influence of acoustics and the flow regime in the boundary layer on nozzle walls on the mixing layer of an immersed jet

Experimental determinations were made of the width of the mixing layer and the level of turbulent pulsations in the initial section of a subsonic circular immersed jet for different parameters of the boundary layer on the nozzle walls and in the presence of acoustic excitation. It was established that the rate of expansion of the turbulent mixing layer depends on the flow regime in the boundary layer. For laminar initial boundary layer, external acoustic excitation can lead to a decrease in the expansion velocity of the mixing layer and of the intensity of the velocity pulsations on the jet axis within the initial section. If the frequency and amplitude of acoustic excitation at which a decrease in the rate of expansion of the mixing layer and of the pulsation intensity was observed remained unchanged, the influence of the acoustics disappeared when the boundary layer became turbulent. The acoustic vibrations influenced the subsonic jets by generating vortex perturbations when they interact with the edge of the nozzle.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 6, pp. 36–42, November–December, 1982.We are grateful to K. I. Artamonov, now deceased, for support and discussing the results, and O. I. Navoznov and S. F. Agafonov for help in organizing and performing the experiments.     

Parametric excitation of waves on the surface of an inviscid liquid

A study is made of the stability of the equilibrium of the free surface of an infinite layer of inviscid incompressible liquid executing oscillations along the vertical axis. The problem is solved in the nonlinear formulation by series expansion with respect to the amplitude of the excitation. Soft and hard excitation regimes of the surface waves are obtained. The stability of the regimes is investigated. It is shown that the plane wave formed on the surface of the liquid is unstable.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 68–75, September–October, 1982.I thank V. A. Briskman for suggesting the problem and for constant interest in the work and also A. A. Nepomnyashchii for discussing the results.     

Regular reflection of a magnetohydrodynamic shock wave from a conducting wall

In two-dimensional supersonic gasdynamics, one of the classical steady-state problems, which include shock waves and other discontinuities, is the problem concerning the oblique reflection of a shock wave from a plane wall. It is well known [1–3] that two types of reflection are possible: regular and Mach. The problem concerning the regular reflection of a magnetohydrodynamic shock wave from an infinitely conducting plane wall is considered here within the scope of ideal magnetohydrodynamics [4]. It is supposed that the magnetic field, normal to the wall, is not equal to zero. The solution of the problem is constructed for incident waves of different types (fast and slow). It is found that, depending on the initial data, the solution can have a qualitatively different nature. In contrast from gasdynamics, the incident wave is reflected in the form of two waves, which can be centered rarefaction waves. A similar problem for the special case of the magnetic field parallel to the flow was considered earlier in [5, 6]. The normal component of the magnetic field at the wall was equated to zero, the solution was constructed only for the case of incidence of a fast shock wave, and the flow pattern is similar in form to that of gasdynamics. The solution of the problem concerning the reflection of a shock wave constructed in this paper is necessary for the interpretation of experiments in shock tubes [7–10].Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 102–109, May–June, 1977.The author thanks A. A. Barmin, A. G. Kulikovskii, and G. A. Lyubimov for useful discussion of the results obtained.     

Escape of a turbulent jet under the effect of acoustic perturbations

Results are presented of experimental investigations of the local effect of acoustic oscillations of different frequency and constant intensity on the root part of a nonisothermal axisymmetric subsonic turbulent jet escaping from a gas jet atomizer at a different velocity in the S = 0.053–3.84 range of Strouhaille numbers. Data have been obtained indicating the presence of unstable escape modes of a subsonic turbulent jet in an acoustic field; experimental dependences are presented of the relative aperture of the turbulent jet flowing in an acoustic field as a function of various parameters.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 1, pp. 58–62, January–February, 1972.The author is grateful to A. S. Ginevskii and B. S. Burikov for discussing the results of this paper, and also to A. S. Modnov and R. A. Arkhipova for assistance in conducting and processing the experiments.     

Taylor instability in an electromagnetic field

A study is made of the gravitational instability of the interface between two incompressible liquids in an electromagnetic field parallel to the interface when one of the liquids has a finite conductivity and the other is nonconducting. The magnetic Reynolds number R_m is assumed to be finite. It is shown that for all R_m, the electromagnetic field cannot stabilize the interface (if both liquids conduct, there is also no stabilization), although there may exist stable directions of propagation of perturbations. The greatest growth rate of perturbations corresponds to waves propagating at right angles to the vector of the initial magnetic field, and the electromagnetic field and conductivity of the walls do not affect these perturbations. The small-parameter method is used to obtain a dispersion relation for the small induced magnetic fields. It is shown that the range of angles between the wave vector and the vector of the initial magnetic field that correspond to unstable perturbations is greater than in the case when P_m 1 [1].Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 6, pp. 118–121, November–December, 1979.I thank A. A. Barmin and A. G. Kulikovskii for constant interest in the work.     

Linear stability of the Couette flow of a vibrationally excited gas. 2. viscous problem

Based on the linear theory, stability of viscous disturbances in a supersonic plane Couette flow of a vibrationally excited gas described by a system of linearized equations of two-temperature gas dynamics including shear and bulk viscosity is studied. It is demonstrated that two sets are identified in the spectrum of the problem of stability of plane waves, similar to the case of a perfect gas. One set consists of viscous acoustic modes, which asymptotically converge to even and odd inviscid acoustic modes at high Reynolds numbers. The eigenvalues from the other set have no asymptotic relationship with the inviscid problem and are characterized by large damping decrements. Two most unstable viscous acoustic modes (I and II) are identified; the limits of these modes were considered previously in the inviscid approximation. It is shown that there are domains in the space of parameters for both modes, where the presence of viscosity induces appreciable destabilization of the flow. Moreover, the growth rates of disturbances are appreciably greater than the corresponding values for the inviscid flow, while thermal excitation in the entire considered range of parameters increases the stability of the viscous flow. For a vibrationally excited gas, the critical Reynolds number as a function of the thermal nonequilibrium degree is found to be greater by 12% than for a perfect gas.     

Nonlinear interaction of high-frequency and low-frequency waves

The interaction of high-frequency waves with low-frequency (acoustic) waves is investigated. The analysis is carried out in the Hamiltonian formalism in the interest of generality. The instability problem is investigated for the high-frequency wave. The general results obtained in the article are applied to the stability analysis of electromagnetic waves in plasmas and dielectrics. Wave propagation in weakly dispersive media is considered. It is shown that the waves are unstable. The possibility of self-focusing of the waves is studied.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 5, pp. 84–98, September–October, 1972.In conclusion the authors wish to thank R. Z. Sagdeev for a discussion of the results.     

Shear instability of flows of a stratified ideal fluid of finite depth

A linear analysis is made of the stability of flows, stratified with respect to depth, of an ideal liquid of finite depth with a Helmholtz velocity profile. Apart from a Kelvin-Helmholtz wave, additional unstable modes are also discovered. Analytical expressions are obtained for the neutral curve of these modes. Their nature is discussed.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 6, pp. 176–179, November–December, 1988.The author is grateful to V. I. Klyatskin and L. Ya. Lyubavin for their interest in the study and for fruitful discussions.     

Cutting-off effect at reflection–transmission of acoustic waves in anisotropic media with sliding-contact interfaces

The specific feature of the interface, which maintains sliding contact between elastic media, is that it can be impervious to the wave field existing in one of the adjoined materials. As a result, reflection–transmission of plane acoustic waves at the sliding-contact interface may enjoy the cutting-off effect, which implies that neither bulk, nor inhomogeneous modes are being transmitted at particular angles of incidence. The necessary and sufficient criteria for this phenomenon are obtained for a binary structure, constituted by two elastic half-spaces in sliding contact, and for a sandwich structure with sliding-contact interfaces between the enclosed layer and the substrates. In the generic case of unrestricted anisotropy (triclinic materials), the criterion for cutting-off in a binary structure involves acoustic parameters of solely that of the half-spaces, which contains the incident mode, and proves to be independent of an adjacent medium. The frequency-dispersive criterion for the absence of transmission through a triclinic layer in the sliding-contact sandwich structure is independent of substrates. By appeal to the Stroh formalism, the cutting-off conditions in a binary and a sandwich structure are further elaborated under the assumption that one of the half-spaces, or a layer, is orthorhombic, and its two symmetry planes are parallel, respectively, to the plane of incidence and to the sliding-contact interface with arbitrary adjacent media. It is shown that the transmission cut-off in a binary structure is necessarily accompanied by the absence of mode conversion at reflection, but the reverse is not true. The angles of incidence which give rise to these effects are determined in terms of elastic coefficients. Transmission cut-off through an orthorhombic layer comes about at an arbitrary angle of incidence, related to guided-modes range in the layer, for the corresponding aperiodic infinite set of the frequency values. Relations for the coefficients of reflection and transmission at the sliding-contact interface between two orthorhombic half-spaces are obtained in concise form, expressed solely via normal components of the partial Stroh-normalized traction amplitudes. Provided that the adjoined orthorhombic half-spaces in sliding contact are identical, the same value of wave-vector tangential projection, which stipulates transmission cut-off at the incidence of, say, the fast mode, entails total transmission at the incidence of the slow mode.     

Asymptotic of the flow upon shock incidence on a wedge cavity

The asymptotic of the motion originating because of shock incidence on a wedge cavity in a metal is investigated as the wave amplitude tends to zero. It has been shown in [1] that the flow is hence divided into two domains. The principal term governing the flow in the first domain agrees with the acoustic approximation. The flow in the second domain is described by incompressible fluid equations in the principal term. Determination of the flow in the second domain is reduced herein to the solution of a singular nonlinear integral equation. A numerical solution is found for a series of values of the cavity aperture.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 3, pp. 129–138, May–June, 1972.     

The elastic wave resonance reflection from a thin solid layer in a crystal

In this paper the theory of the elastic wave resonance reflection from a thin solid layer inserted into a crystal is developed for the angles of incidence corresponding to the excitation of the leaky wave, which arises from the bulk wave propagating in the crystal with group velocity parallel to the layer. It is shown that within some narrow interval of angles of incidence the coefficients of transformation undergo strong and abrupt changes in their magnitudes and phases. For example, it may occur that under resonance conditions the incident wave will reflect almost totally from the layer, whereas outside the resonance region of angles of incidence it transmits almost totally through the layer.     

Three-wave resonance interaction of disturbances in a boundary layer

The three-frequency resonance of Tolman-Schlichting waves, one of which propagates along the stream while the other two propagate at adjacent angles to it, is investigated as a function of the spectrum and initial intensity in incompressible flows of the boundary-layer type within the framework of a weakly nonlinear theory. In the parallel-flow approximation such an interaction leads to the formation of unstable self-oscillations. The spatial evolution of the associated disturbances is studied with allowance for the self-similar deformation of the velocity profile of the main flow. It is shown that such development can lead to a sharp amplification of the oscillations, primarily of those propagating at an angle to the flow. The role of the effects under consideration in the transitional process and the connection with experimental data are discussed. As experiments [1, 2] show, in the process of a transition from a laminar boundary layer to a turbulent region, well described by the linear theory of hydrodynamic stability, there first comes a section of the excitation of harmonics of a Tolman-Schlichting wave, the appearance of three-dimensional structures, and a rapid growth in the intensity of low-frequency oscillations. There is no doubt that in this section the phenomena are dependent on the nonlinear character of the development with disturbances. The resonance interaction of wave triads can play an important role in this. For small enough amplitudes such an interaction is described by a first-order theory [3, 4], and in the general case the nonlinear effects associated with them should occur sooner than others. The importance of resonance triads for the explanation of the development of three-dimensional structures in a layer and the generation of intense pulsations has already been emphasized in [5, 6]. The clarification of the properties of the evolution of resonantly interacting disturbances therefore is important for an understanding of this transitional process.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 78–84, September–October, 1978.The authors thank V. Ya. Levchenko for a discussion of the work.