Optimal control over the heat field in thin bodies local constraints on control

Asymptotic solutions of problems of optimal locally constrained control over the heat field in thin bodies are constructed and justified. These problems relate to the critical case of singularly perturbed systems (the degenerate problem has a family of solutions). Dnepropetrovsk Technical University of Railway Transport, Dnepropetrovsk. Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 48, No. 9, pp. 1200–1208, September, 1996.     

Analytic construction of the near field in a transonic flow near a thin axisymmetric body

A solution of the axisymmetric problem of unsteady transonic flow around thin bodies of revolution is proposed in the form of a double series expansion in powers of the distance to the axis of symmetry and its logarithm in a neighborhood of a given point at the symmetry axis. Chains of recurrence equations are obtained for the coefficients of the series. The convergence of the constructed series is proved by the method of special majorants. The theorem of existence and uniqueness of the solution to the boundary-value problem for a nonlinear partial differential equation with a singularity at the symmetry axis is obtained in the asymptotic model of unsteady transonic flow under consideration. Thereby the application of the proposed series is justified to the problems of unsteady transonic flow around thin axisymmetric bodies with a drift of the nonpenetration condition onto the symmetry axis. Hence, these series can be used in numerical-analytical methods and model computations.     

Asymptotics of anisotropic weakly curved inclusions in an elastic body

Under study are the boundary value problems describing the equilibrium of twodimensional elastic bodies with thin anisotropic weakly curved inclusions in presence of separations. The latter implies the existence of a crack between the inclusion and the matrix. Nonlinear boundary conditions in the form of inequalities are imposed on the crack faces that exclude mutual penetration of the crack faces. This leads to the formulation of the problems with unknown contact area. The passage to limits with respect to the rigidity parameters of the thin inclusions is inspected. In particular, we construct the models as the rigidity parameters go to infinity and analyze their properties.     

Mixed boundary-value problems in the theory of elasticity of thin laminated bodies of variable thickness consisting of anisotropic inhomogeneous materials

Starting from the three-dimensional equations of the theory of thermoelasticity, two-dimensional equations for thin laminated bodies are derived in a general formulation and solved by an asymptotic method. The bodies and layers, consisting of anisotropic and inhomogeneous materials (with respect to two longitudinal coordinates), bounded by arbitrary smooth non-intersecting surfaces, also have variable thicknesses. Recursion formulae are derived for determining the components of the stress tensor and the displacement vector when the kinematic or mixed boundary conditions of the static boundary-value problem of the theory of thermoelasticity are specified on the faces of the body, assuming that the corresponding heat conduction problem is solved. An algorithm for constructing of the analytical solutions of the boundary-value problems formulated is developed using modern computational facilities.     

The contact of a solid with an elastic half-space through a thin coating

More accurate equations of the deformation of thin plates, which are more convenient for solving contact problems for bodies with coatings and containing, as a special case, the equations of all known applied theories, are derived by an asymptotic analysis of the first fundamental problem of the theory of elasticity. The equations of the deformation of thin-walled elastic bodies are classified, their qualitative correspondence to the equations of the theory of elasticity is clarified, and the forms of the features that arise along the shift lines of the boundary conditions in the corresponding contact problems are established. A criterion for selecting approximate models to describe the properties of the coatings depending on the geometrical and mechanical characteristics of the coating and the substrate and also on their degree of adhesion is given.     

The thermomechanics of thermosensitive bodies

We deduce the equations of the generalized thermomechanics of thermosensitive uniform and piecewise uniform solid bodies, as well as thin plates and shells. We give methods of solving thermoelastic problems for thermosensitive bodies based on the application of the apparatus of distributions.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 27, 1988, pp. 6–11.     

The contact problem with the bulk application of intermolecular interaction forces (a refined formulation)

A refined formulation of the contact problem when there are intermolecular interaction forces between the contacting bodies is considered. Unlike the traditional formulation, it is assumed that these forces are applied to points within the body, rather than to the surface of the deformable body as a contact pressure, and that the body surface is load-free. Solutions of the contact problems for a thin elastic layer attached to an absolutely rigid substrate and for an elastic half-space are analysed. The refined and traditional formulations of the problem when there is intermolecular interaction are compared. ©2013     

On the Samarskii-Andreev transmission conditions in the theory of elastic beams

It is proved that the transmission conditions for elastic beams in the case of a nonideal joint are limiting in the construction of asymptotics for the transmission problem for two thin elastic bodies if the boundary between the bodies is filled by slightly extendible material.     

Numerical Simulation of Free Oscillations of Elastic Bodies with a Thin Coating

We propose an approach to the investigation of problems on free oscillations of elastic bodies with a thin coating. The method consists of applying a combined mathematical model which is based on the three-dimensional equations of elasticity theory in the domain of a body and on the two-dimensional equations of the theory of shells of the Timoshenko type in the domain of a thin coating. The systems of these equations are related by the conditions of conjugation on the surface of contact. For the numerical analysis of the eigenvalue problem, we used a scheme of the finite-element method constructed by using approximations of different dimensionality.     

Gap detection in the spectrum of an elastic periodic waveguide with a free surface

A three-dimensional periodic elastic waveguide is constructed whose continuous spectrum (the frequencies that admit propagating waves) contains a gap, i.e., an interval that has its ends in the continuous spectrum but contains at most a discrete spectrum. The waveguide consists of an infinite chain of massive bodies connected by short thin links, and its surface is assumed to be free. The method for detecting a gap also applies to plane problems, including scalar ones. Periodic elastic waveguides with different shapes or contrasting properties are indicated in which a gap can also be detected.     

The small-parameter method in problems of the strain of thin plates

We discuss a method of choosing the small parameter based on the geometric properties of the bodies being studied. We propose a new variant of the small parameter that significantly simplifies the integration of the equations of the theory of elasticity in problems of the strain of thin plates. Bibliography: 5 titles. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 27, 1997, pp. 41–43.     

First Integrals and the Residual Solution for Orthotropic Plates in Plane Strain or Axisymmetric Deformations

Two classes of exact solutions are derived for the equations of three dimensional linear orthotropic elasticity theory governing flat (plate) bodies in plane strain or axisymmetric deformations. One of these is the analogue of the Lévy solution for plane strain deformations of isotropic plates and is designated as the interior solutions. The other complementary class correspond to the Papkovich-Fadle Eigenfunction solutions for isotropic rectangular strips and is designated as the residual solutions. For sufficiently thin plates, the latter exhibits rapid exponential decay away from the plate edges. A set of first integrals of the elasticity equations is also derived. These first integrals are then transformed into a set of exact necessary conditions for the elastostatic state of the body to be a residual state. The results effectively remove the asymptoticity restriction of rapid exponential decay of the residual state inherent in the corresponding necessary conditions for isotropic plate problems. The requirement of rapid exponential decay effectively limits their applicability to thin plates. The result of the present paper extend the known results to thick plate problems and to orthotropic plate problems. They enable us to formulate the correct edge conditions for two-dimensional orthotropic thick plate theories with stress or mixed edge data.     

Semi infinite Orthotropic Cantilevered Strips and the Foundations of Plate Theories

Elastostatic problems of semiinfinite orthotropic cantilevered strips with traction-free edges and loading at infinity are reduced to the solution of a single scalar Fredholm integral equation of the first kind with a generalized Cauchy kernel. The known complex variable method for equations with a Cauchy type kernel is extended to handle the singularities in the solution for the generalized Cauchy kernel. The reduced problem lends itself to a more efficient numerical solution scheme than all existing methods. Moments of stresses at the root of the cantilever are accurately evaluated and used for the correct formulation of displacement boundary conditions for a plate theory solution (or the actual interior solution) of the elastostatics of thin flat bodies.     

Elastoplastic deformation during projectile–wall collision

The Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics method for elastic solid deformation is modified to include von Mises plasticity with linear isotropic hardening and is then used to investigate high speed collisions of elastic and elastoplastic bodies. The Lagrangian mesh-free nature of SPH makes is very well suited to these extreme deformation problems eliminating issues relating to poor element quality at high strains that limits finite element usage for these types of problems. It demonstrates excellent numerical stability at very high strains (of more than 200%). SPH can naturally track history dependent material properties such as the cumulative plastic strain and the degree of work hardening produced by its strain history. The high speed collisions modelled here demonstrate that the method can cope easily with collisions of multiple bodies and can also naturally resolve self-collisions of bodies undergoing high levels of plastic strain. The nature and the extent of the elastic and plastic deformation of a rectangular body impacting on an elastic wall and of an elastic projectile impacting on a thin elastic wall are investigated. The final plastically deformed shapes of the projectile and wall are compared for a range of material properties and the evolution of the maximum plastic strain throughout each collision and the coefficient of restitution are used to make quantitative comparisons. Both the elastoplastic projectile–elastic wall and the elastic projectile–elastoplastic wall type collisions have two distinct plastic flow regimes that create complex relationships between the yield stress and the responses of the solid bodies.     

On sensitive elliptic singular perturbation problems and logarithmic oscillations: the case of shells with edges

This work deals with singular perturbation problems depending on small positive parameter ?. The limit problem as ? → 0 has no solution within the classical theory of PDEs, which uses distribution theory. A very particular and less‐known phenomenon appears: large oscillations. These problems exhibit some kind of instability; very small and smooth variations of the data imply large singular perturbations of the solution. That kind of problems appears in elasticity for highly compressible two‐dimensional bodies and thin shells with elliptic middle surface with a part of the boundary free. Here, we consider certain properties of that oscillations and extend the theory to shells with edges. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Thin Shell Implies Spectral Gap Up to Polylog via a Stochastic Localization Scheme

We consider the isoperimetric inequality on the class of high-dimensional isotropic convex bodies. We establish quantitative connections between two well-known open problems related to this inequality, namely, the thin shell conjecture, and the conjecture by Kannan, Lovász, and Simonovits, showing that the corresponding optimal bounds are equivalent up to logarithmic factors. In particular we prove that, up to logarithmic factors, the minimal possible ratio between surface area and volume is attained on ellipsoids. We also show that a positive answer to the thin shell conjecture would imply an optimal dependence on the dimension in a certain formulation of the Brunn–Minkowski inequality. Our results rely on the construction of a stochastic localization scheme for log-concave measures.     

On flat equilibrium shapes of inhomogeneous anisotropic elastic plates and rods

An asymptotic analysis of deformations of anisotropic inhomogeneous thin elastic plates and rods is performed. In the linear formulation, the flat equilibrium shapes of the limiting surface and the limiting line of such thin bodies are shown to be unstable.     

The applicability of continuum models in the transitional regime of hypersonic flow over blunt bodies

Hypersonic rarefied gas flow over blunt bodies in the transitional flow regime (from continuum to free-molecule) is investigated. Asymptotically correct boundary conditions on the body surface are derived for the full and thin viscous shock layer models. The effect of taking into account the slip velocity and the temperature jump in the boundary condition along the surface on the extension of the limits of applicability of continuum models to high free-stream Knudsen numbers is investigated. Analytic relations are obtained, by an asymptotic method, for the heat transfer coefficient, the skin friction coefficient and the pressure as functions of the free-stream parameters and the geometry of the body in the flow field at low Reynolds number; the values of these coefficients approach their values in free-molecule flow (for unit accommodation coefficient) as the Reynolds number approaches zero. Numerical solutions of the thin viscous shock layer and full viscous shock layer equations, both with the no-slip boundary conditions and with boundary conditions taking into account the effects slip on the surface are obtained by the implicit finite-difference marching method of high accuracy of approximation. The asymptotic and numerical solutions are compared with the results of calculations by the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo method for flow over bodies of different shape and for the free-stream conditions corresponding to altitudes of 75–150 km of the trajectory of the Space Shuttle, and also with the known solutions for the free-molecule flow regine. The areas of applicability of the thin and full viscous shock layer models for calculating the pressure, skin friction and heat transfer on blunt bodies, in the hypersonic gas flow are estimated for various free-stream Knudsen numbers.     

Extension of the Method of Eigenfunctions to the Boundary-Value Problems of Mechanical Diffusion for Multilayer Bodies with Interlayers

A method of eigenfunctions is developed for nonclassical axisymmetrical problems of heat and substance diffusion with generalized contact conditions in multilayer bodies. Based on a scalar product of a nonclassical form, the solutions of the above problems are constructed in the form of expansions in terms of eigenvalues. The solution of the problem of finding stresses caused by diffusion-type processes in multilayer bodies with interlayers is found.     

Mathematical modeling of contact problems of plastic flow

The nonstationary space contact problems of plastic flow in the comparatively thin layer between surfaces of external bodies have been analysed in the present paper. Earlier encountered in mathematical modeling peculiarities characterized for considered processes (as the slipping of layer material along contact, high - comparatively with shears - contact pressures, normal elastic movements commensurable with thickness of the layer, the formation of hardened layers near contact) are noted. Other characterized peculiarities, such as the property of anisotropy of friction forces on contact, the possibility of preserving the intermediate lubricant volumes on contact and contact friction faces control, the influence of initial nonhomogeneity on the formation of plastic flow are also considered. In each caw the induced qualitative effects by them are represented.