Analysis of unsteady wave processes in a rotating channel

The impact of passage rotation on the gasdynamic wave processes is analyzed through a numerical simulation of ideal shock-tube flow in a closed rotating-channel containing a gas in an initial state of homentropic solid-body rotation. Relevant parameters of the problem such as wheel Mach number, hub-to-tip radius ratio, length-to-tip radius ratio, diaphragm temperature ratio, and diaphragm pressure ratio are varied. It is shown that for a fixed geometry and initial conditions, the contact interface acquires a distorted three-dimensional time-dependent orientation at non-zero wheel Mach numbers. At a fixed wheel Mach number, the level of distortion depends primarily on the density ratio across the interface and also the hub-to-tip radius ratio. The nature of the rarefaction and shock wave propagation is one-dimensional, although the acoustic waves are diffracted due to the radially varying propagation speed. Under conditions of initially homentropic solid-body rotation, a degree of similarity exists between rotating and stationary shock-tube flows. This similarity is exploited to arrive at an approximate analytical solution to the Riemann problem in a rotating shock-tube.     

On the Existence and Stability of Time Periodic Solution to the Compressible Navier–Stokes Equation on the Whole Space

The existence of a time periodic solution of the compressible Navier–Stokes equation on the whole space is proved for a sufficiently small time periodic external force when the space dimension is greater than or equal to 3. The proof is based on the spectral properties of the time-T-map associated with the linearized problem around the motionless state with constant density in some weighted L ^∞ and Sobolev spaces. The time periodic solution is shown to be asymptotically stable under sufficiently small initial perturbations and the L ^∞ norm of the perturbation decays as time goes to infinity.     

用具有负定矩阵的梯度系统构造稳定的变质量力学系统

随着科学技术的发展,对喷气飞机、火箭等变质量系统动力学的研究显得越来越重要, 并且总是希望变质量系统的解是稳定的或渐近稳定的. 而通用的研究稳定性的Lyapunov直接法有很大难度, 因为直接从微分方程出发构造Lyapunov函数往往很难实现. 本文给出一种研究稳定性的间接方法, 即梯度系统方法. 该方法不但能揭示动力学系统的内在结构, 而且有助于探索系统的稳定性、渐进性和分岔等动力学行为. 梯度系统的函数V通常取为Lyapunov函数, 因此梯度系统比较适合用Lyapunov函数来研究. 列写出变质量完整力学系统的运动方程,在系统非奇异情形下,求得所有广义加速度. 提出一类具有负定矩阵的梯度系统, 并研究该梯度系统解的稳定性. 把这类梯度系统和变质量力学系统有机结合,给出变质量力学系统的解可以是稳定的或渐近稳定的条件, 进一步利用矩阵为负定非对称的梯度系统构造出一些解为稳定或渐近稳定的变质量力学系统. 通过具体例子,研究了变质量系统的单自由度运动,在怎样的质量变化规律、微粒分离速度和加力下,其解是稳定的或渐近稳定的. 本文的构造方法也适合其它类型的动力学系统.      

Numerical simulation of the extrusion of strongly compressible Newtonian liquids

The axisymmetric and plane extrusion flows of a liquid foam are simulated assuming that the foam is a homogeneous compressible Newtonian fluid that slips along the walls. Compressibility effects are investigated using both a linear and an exponential equation of state. The numerical results confirm previous reports that the swelling of the extrudate decreases initially as the compressibility of the fluid is increased and then increases considerably. The latter increase is sharper in the case of the exponential equation of state. In the case of non-zero inertia, high compressibility was found to lead to a contraction of the extrudate after the initial expansion, similar to that observed experimentally with liquid foams and to decaying oscillations of the extrudate surface. The time-dependent calculations show that the oscillatory steady-state solutions are stable. These steady-state oscillatory solutions are not affected by the length of the extrudate region nor by the boundary condition along the wall.     

Rayleigh-Taylor instability of compressible fluids in the presence of a vertical magnetic field

The influence of a vertical magnetic field on the stability of a compressible, inviscid fluid of variable density is investigated. The solution is characterized by a variational principle. Based on it an approximate solution for the fluid of exponentially varying density, confined between two planes is obtained. The magnetic field is found to have a stabilizing influence on the unstable arrangement. Also the effect of a magnetic field on the angular frequency of oscillations of the waves generated in stable arrangement is considered.     

Threshold dynamics for a HFMD epidemic model with?periodic transmission rate

In this paper, a periodic epidemic model is proposed in order to simulate the dynamics of HFMD transmission. We consider the effects of quarantine in the children population. We obtain a threshold value which determines the extinction and uniform persistence of the disease. Our results show that the disease-free equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable if the threshold value is less than unity. Otherwise, the system has a positive periodic solution and the disease persists. Numerical simulations show that quarantine has a positive impact on the spread of disease, i.e., quarantine is beneficial to the intervention and control of the disease outbreak in the children population.     

Global properties of a class of virus infection models with multitarget cells

In this paper, we propose a class of virus infection models with multitarget cells and study their global properties. We first study three models with specific forms of incidence rate function, then study a model with a more general nonlinear incidence rate. The basic model is a (2n+1)-dimensional nonlinear ODEs that describes the population dynamics of the virus, n classes of uninfected target cells, and n classes of infected target cells. Model with exposed state and model with saturated infection rate are also studied. For these models, Lyapunov functions are constructed to establish the global asymptotic stability of the uninfected and infected steady states of these models. We have proven that if the basic reproduction number is less than unity then the uninfected steady state is globally asymptotically stable, and if the basic reproduction number is greater than unity then the infected steady state is globally asymptotically stable. For the model with general nonlinear incidence rate, we construct suitable Lyapunov functions and establish the sufficient conditions for the global stability of the uninfected and infected steady states of this model.     

Design of corrugated cylindrical shells under different end conditions

An approach to the solution of problems of statics for corrugated cylindrical shells with varying thickness is proposed. The solution is based on spline approximations along the generatrix and on the stable numerical method of discrete orthogonalization along the directrix. Problems on the stress-strain state of corrugated shells whose thickness varies along the directrix with different amplitudes and frequencies under different boundary conditions are solved. The effect of the boundary conditions, the type of end fixity, and the law of thickness variation on the parameters of the stress-strain state is analyzed. S. P. Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 35, No. 9, pp. 38–46, September, 1999.     

Columns with Random Imperfections and Associated Bracing Requirements

Abstract

The imperfections in the form of initial displacement in structural columns are important factors to be reckoned with. To investigate the effect of imperfections and to obtain the results of general valadity, imperfections in columns should be considered as random in nature. In this paper, the effect of imperfection on column behavior and load carrying capacity is examined. The imperfections are modeled by a stochastically stationary random process with a known autocorrelation function. The results for the expected reduction in column capacity and the bending moments due to imperfection are obtained. The problem of lateral bracings, provided in columns to prevent buckling in their weaker planes and thereby increase their load carrying capacities, is also examined probabilistically: the effect of random initial displacements on the strength and stiffness requirements of a bracing is investigated.     

厚板弹塑性混合状态Hamiltonian元的半解析法

采用初应力法并通过对增量形式Ｈｅｌｌｉｎｇｅｒ－Ｒｅｉｓｓｎｅｒ变分原理的修正，给出了厚板弹塑性分析的Ｈａｍｉｌｔｏｎ正则方程及其相应的半解析法。此法在厚板平面内采用通常的有限元离散，而沿板厚方向采用状态空间法给出半解析解答。     

Singularities in the Density Gradient

The compressible steady state Navier–Stokes system with viscosity is considered on a plane polygonal domain. It is shown that if a solution satisfies certain reasonable regularity conditions, and if the velocity is non-zero and points into the domain at a vertex of the polygon, then the gradient of the density either becomes infinite or has a jump discontinuity at each point of the streamline emanating from the vertex.     

1‐D numerical modelling of shallow flows with variable horizontal density

A1‐D numerical model is presented for vertically homogeneous shallow flows with variable horizontal density. The governing equations represent depth‐averaged mass and momentum conservation of a liquid–species mixture, and mass conservation of the species in the horizontal direction. Here, the term ‘species’ refers to material transported with the liquid flow. For example, when the species is taken to be suspended sediment, the model provides an idealized simulation of hyper‐concentrated sediment‐laden flows. The volumetric species concentration acts as an active scalar, allowing the species dynamics to modify the flow structure. A Godunov‐type finite volume scheme is implemented to solve the conservation laws written in a deviatoric, hyperbolic form. The model is verified for variable‐density flows, where analytical steady‐state solutions are derived. The agreement between the numerical predictions and benchmark test solutions illustrates the ability of the model to capture rapidly varying flow features over uniform and non‐uniform bed topography. A parameter study examines the effects of varying the initial density and depth in different regions. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

金属丝网橡胶压缩力学性能研究

对金属丝网橡胶进行了静态压缩试验。利用控制变量法研究了压缩量、相对密度、金属丝丝径、丝材和承压面积对金属丝网橡胶压缩力学性能的影响,并对平均刚度和能量耗散系数随压缩量和相对密度的变化关系进行了研究。试验结果表明:随着压缩量的增加,金属丝网橡胶非线性力学特性逐渐增强;相对密度越大,金属丝网橡胶承压能力越强;金属丝的丝径和丝材主要影响金属丝网橡胶非线性阶段的力学特性,丝径越大,丝材越硬,承压能力越强;承压面积越大,金属丝网橡胶的承压和耗能性能越好;随着压缩量的增加,平均刚度增大,承压能力增强,能量耗散系数减小,减震性能降低;随着相对密度的增加,平均刚度和能量耗散系数均增大,承压能力和减震性能均增强。     

Elastic stress analysis of non-linear variable thickness rotating disks subjected to thermal load and having variable density along the radius

An analytical procedure for evaluation of elastic stresses and strains in non-linear variable thickness rotating disks, either solid or annular, subjected to thermal load, and having a fictitious density variation along the radius is presented. Thickness variation of disks is described by means of a power of linear function, which can be used to describe a fourfold infinity of actual disk profiles. The procedure is based on two independent integrals of the hypergeometric differential equation describing the displacement field; this theoretical procedure is just general and does not present limitations and drawbacks of the approaches as the one found in technical literature. General unpublished relations of stress state and displacement field in non-linear variable thickness disks subjected, under elastic conditions, to thermal gradient, and featuring a density variation along the radius are defined. Particular consideration is given to some industrial example of turbine rotors carrying hub and rim with buckets on periphery or radial blades on lateral surfaces. The analytical results obtained by using the new general relations perfectly match those obtained by FEA and overlap those concerning the special cases of tapered conical disks found in literature.     

Some Uniform Estimates and Large-Time Behavior of Solutions to One-Dimensional Compressible Navier–Stokes System in Unbounded Domains with Large Data

We study the large-time behavior of solutions to the initial and initial boundary value problems with large initial data for the compressible Navier–Stokes system describing the one-dimensional motion of a viscous heat-conducting perfect polytropic gas in unbounded domains. The temperature is proved to be bounded from below and above, independent of both time and space. Moreover, it is shown that the global solution is asymptotically stable as time tends to infinity. Note that the initial data can be arbitrarily large. This result is proved by using elementary energy methods.     

Conditional Stability of Unstable Viscous Shock Waves in Compressible Gas Dynamics and MHD

Extending our previous work in the strictly parabolic case, we show that a linearly unstable Lax-type viscous shock solution of a general quasilinear hyperbolic–parabolic system of conservation laws possesses a translation-invariant center stable manifold within which it is nonlinearly orbitally stable with respect to small L ¹ ∩ H ³ perturbations, converging time asymptotically to a translate of the unperturbed wave. That is, for a shock with p unstable eigenvalues, we establish conditional stability on a codimension-p manifold of initial data, with sharp rates of decay in all L ^p . For p = 0, we recover the result of unconditional stability obtained by Mascia and Zumbrun. The main new difficulty in the hyperbolic–parabolic case is to construct an invariant manifold in the absence of parabolic smoothing.     

An asymptotically stable collision-avoidance system

Artificial potential fields, which are widely used in robotics for path planning and collision avoidance, are normally beset by difficulties arising from the existence of local minima. This article proposes a solution that involves an asymptotically stable point-mass system governed by differential equations. The system represents a planar point robot moving from its initial position to the desired goal whilst avoiding a static obstacle. Because the system is asymptotically stable, its Lyapunov function, which produces artificial potential fields around the goal and the obstacle, has no local minima other than the goal configuration in the pathwise-connected proper subset of free space which contains the goal configuration. As an application, we consider the point stabilization of a planar mobile car-like robot moving in the presence of a static obstacle.     

两种含羟基化合物的共轭结构对铝—钢摩擦副磨损性能的影响

利用高速环－块摩擦磨损试验机考察了２种含羟基化合物的共轭结构对铝－钢摩擦副磨损性能的影响，并用Ｘ射线光电子能谱（ＸＰＳ）研究了Ａｌ２０２４铝合金磨屑的化学组成。摩擦试验表明：苯酚对Ａｌ２０２４合金具有良好的润滑性。表面分析证实摩擦氧化有利于边界膜的生成，含羟基的化合物与铝形成氧化物而产生抗磨作用。     

The pulse treatment of computer viruses: a modeling study

Unlike new medical procedures, new antivirus software can be disseminated rapidly through the Internet and takes effect immediately after it is run. As a result, a considerable number of infected computers can be cured almost simultaneously. Consequently, it is of practical importance to understand how pulse treatment affects the spread of computer viruses. For this purpose, an impulsive malware propagation model is proposed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first computer virus model that takes into account the effect of pulse treatment. The dynamic properties of this model are investigated comprehensively. Specifically, it is found that (a) the virus-free periodic solution is globally asymptotically stable when the basic reproduction ratio (BRR) is less than unity, (b) infections are permanent when the BRR exceeds unity, and (c) a locally asymptotically stable viral periodic solution bifurcates from the virus-free periodic solution when the BRR goes through unity. A close inspection of the influence of different model parameters on the BRR allows us to suggest some feasible measures of eradicating electronic infections.     

Elastic stress analysis of rotating converging conical disks subjected to thermal load and having variable density along the radius

An analytical procedure for evaluation of elastic stresses and strains in rotating conical disks, either solid or annular, subjected to thermal load, and having a fictitious density variation along the radius is presented. The procedure is based on two independent integrals of the hypergeometric differential equation describing the displacement field; this procedure is just as general as the one found in technical literature, but less intricate and more reliable. General unpublished relations of stress state and displacement field in conical disk subjected, under elastic conditions, to thermal gradient, and featuring a density variation along the radius are defined. Particular consideration is given to some industrial example of turbine rotors carrying hub and rim with buckets on periphery or radial blades on lateral surfaces. The analytical results obtained by using the new general relations perfectly match those obtained by FEA.