Development and stability of swirling flows

The purpose of this research is to investigate steady axisymmetric swirling flows in channels and free vortices and also to establish the role of hydrodynamic instability in the formation of the sharp changes in flow structure associated with an increased rate of rotation. On the basis of numerical solutions of the complete Navier-Stokes equations obtained by a finite-difference method swirling flows in pipes with impermeable and permeable walls and in a free vortex are investigated. The stability of the swirling axisymmetric flows is considered on the assumption of local parallelism: the problem of the normal modes developing against the background of the axisymmetric flow determined by the velocity profiles in local cross sections of the flow is solved. Attention is mainly concentrated on free vortex flows with reverse current zones, their structure and stability.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 3–11, July–August, 1988.     

Convective and absolute instabilities in counter-rotating spiral Poiseuille flow

We present results of an experimental study on the stability of Taylor–Couette flow in case of counter-rotating cylinders and an imposed axial through flow. We are able to confirm results form recent numerical investigations done by Pinter et al. [24] by measuring the absolute and convective stability boundaries of both propagating Taylor vortices (PTV) and spiral vortices (SPI). Thus our work shows that these theoretical concepts from hydrodynamic stability in open flows apply to experimental counter-rotating Taylor–Couette systems with an imposed axial through flow. PACS 47.20.-k, 05.45.-a, 47.15.fe     

Some problems of turbulent electrohydrodynamic jets

The problem of an axisymmetric turbulent electrohydrodynamic jet exhausting from a nozzle into an interelectrode gap is formulated. A numerical method of integrating the system of equations describing this flow is developed. This method is used to investigate three-dimensional effects in the jet (expansion of the jet, reverse flows). The influence on the jet characteristics (currents of the charge carried out of the nozzle, jet diameter, etc.) of the geometrical and electrical parameters and also of purely hydrodynamic factors (level of turbulence, relative velocity of parallel flow, etc.) is investigated.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 144–149, September–October, 1980.     

Locality properties of the problem of hydrodynamic stability

Locality properties are formulated for short-wave length disturbances in the problem of hydrodynamic stability, which together with global flow stability enable us to study the stability of particular sections of the stream, e.g., the flow core or the zone next to the wall. The locality properties are illustrated in the spectrum of small perturbations of plane Poiseuille flow and flows which are obtained by deforming a small section of the Poiseuille parabola. Such a deformation produces points of inflection which lead to the appearance of growing perturbations with wavelength of the order of the deformation zone. It is shown that discontinuities in the velocity profile leads to the loss of stability for high enough Reynolds' numbers.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 56–61, March–April, 1970.     

Magnetic hydrodynamics of two-dimensional flows in a plasma with an anisotropic pressure

The hydrodynamic equations of Chew, Goldberger, and Low [1] are used to analyze certain types of two-dimensional flows of a plasma with an anisotropic pressure (the pressure along the magnetic field p differs from the pressure across it p). In Sec. 1 the relationships derived in [2] for the transition of plasma state across surfaces of strong discontinuity are invoked to investigate the variation of the hydrodynamic parameters in weak shock waves in the linear approximation. The flow around bodies which only slightly perturb the main flow is investigated in Sec. 2 in the linear approximation. Similar problems for the case of an isotropic pressure are studied in detail in [3–5], for example.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 6, pp. 3–10, November–December, 1970.     

Stability of Hartmann flows

The stability of Hartmann flows for arbitrary magnetic Reynolds numbers is investigated in the framework of linear theory. The initial three-dimensional problem reduces to the equivalent two-dimensional problem. Perturbation theory is used to find asymptotic expressions for the eigenvalues. Distinguishing two types of disturbances — magnetic and hydrodynamic — is shown to be advantageous in a number of cases. Simple features of the stability are considered for particular cases. The well-know Lundquist result is generalized. An energy approach is applied to the problem of stability. The results of simulations involving the solution of the linear stability problem are described. A distinctive picture of stability is developed. There are several types of instability and they can develop simultaneously. The hydrodynamic and magnetic phenomena interact with each other in a very complex fashion. The magnetic field can either enhance flow stability or reduce it.Novosibirsk. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR. Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 6, pp. 17–31, November–December, 1972.     

Analysis of the hydrodynamic interaction between cascades of thin profiles taking account of vortex wake evolution

The papers [1–5] are devoted to an investigation of aspects of the hydrodynamic interaction of cascades of profiles in a nonlinear formulation: it is shown experimentally in [1] and theoretically in [2] that the free vortex sheet ruptures upon meeting a profile; taking account of the evolution of vortex wakes, the flows around two cascades of solid profiles of infinitesimal [3] and finite [4] density are computed; results of an experimental investigation of the dynamic reactions of the flow on two mutually moving cascades of thin profiles are presented in [5]. The interference between two cascades of thin profiles in an inviscid, incompressible fluid flow is examined in this paper, where a modified method from [6] is used.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi MekhaniM i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 4, pp. 61–65, July–August, 1976.The author is grateful to D. H. Gorelov for discussing the research.     

Steady-state particle distributions in shear flows of colloids and finely dispersed suspensions

On the basis of an analysis of the pseudoturbulent motion of both the suspended particles and the carrier fluid, the normal stress components in the dispersed phase are obtained for the problem of inclined confined flows of finely dispersed suspensions and colloids. These hydrodynamic pulsations are due to the shear and the work done by the average relative flow of the fluid phase on random concentration fluctuations of the disperse system because of the substantial slip of the phases of the suspension under gravity. The momentum conservation equations for the particles are obtained with allowance for the angle of inclination of the flow to the vertical and on the basis of these equations the suspension capacity of the flow as a function of the angle of inclination, particle size, Galileo number and other parameters is illustrated.Ekaterinburg. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, pp. 78–84, January–February, 1996.     

Nonisothermal Couette flow of a non-Newtonian fluid under the action of a pressure gradient

Nonisothermal Couette flow has been studied in a number of papers [1–11] for various laws of the temperature dependence of viscosity. In [1] the viscosity of the medium was assumed constant; in [2–5] a hyperbolic law of variation of viscosity with temperature was used; in [6–8] the Reynolds relation was assumed; in [9] the investigation was performed for an arbitrary temperature dependence of viscosity. Flows of media with an exponential temperature dependence of viscosity are characterized by large temperature gradients in the flow. This permits the treatment of the temperature variation in the flow of the fluid as a hydrodynamic thermal explosion [8, 10, 11]. The conditions of the formulation of the problem of the articles mentioned were limited by the possibility of obtaining an analytic solution. In the present article we consider nonisothermal Couette flows of a non-Newtonian fluid under the action of a pressure gradient along the plates. The equations for this case do not have an analytic solution. Methods developed in [12–14] for the qualitative study of differential equations in three-dimensional phase spaces were used in the analysis. The calculations were performed by computer.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 3, pp. 26–30, May–June, 1981.     

Asymptotic solution of the Orr-Sommerfeld equation in the outer region of the boundary layer with allowance for nonparallelism

There have been many publications devoted to the investigation of the hydrodynamic stability of nonparallel flows on the basis of the modified Orr-Sommerfeld equation [1–4]. Taking into account the additional terms associated with the presence in the flow of a transverse component of velocity and acceleration can lead not only to a significant quantitative discrepancy as compared with calculations based on the usual Orr-Sommer-feld equation but also to qualitatively new results (nonclosure of the neutral curves for flow on a permeable surface in the presence of strong injection [4]). In this paper an asymptotic solution of the Orr-Sommer-feld equation, valid in the outer region of boundary layer flow, is constructed for self-similar gradient flow over a surface (Falkner-Skan flow). The continuity of the eigenvalue spectrum for an unbounded increase in the perturbation propagation velocity is demonstrated on the basis of the solution obtained. For the ordinary Orr-Sommerfeld equation a continuous transition of the spectrum through the value of the perturbation propagation velocity C_r=1 (which coincides with the velocity of the external flow) is impossible [5].Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, pp. 171–173, January–February, 1987.     

On an attempt to simplify the Quartapelle–Napolitano approach to computation of hydrodynamic forces in open flows

In this paper we are interested in the Quartapelle–Napolitano approach to calculation of forces in viscous incompressible flows in exterior domains. We study the possibility of deriving a simpler formulation of this approach which might lead to a more convenient expression for the hydrodynamic force, but conclude that such a simplification is, within the family of approaches considered, impossible. This shows that the original Quartapelle–Napolitano formula is in fact “optimal” within this class of approaches.     

Stability of a plane-parallel convective flow of a liquid in a horizontal layer

We consider the stationary plane-parallel convective flow, studied in [1], which appears in a two-dimensional horizontal layer of a liquid in the presence of a longitudinal temperature gradient. In the present paper we examine the stability of this flow relative to small perturbations. To solve the spectral amplitude problem and to determine the stability boundaries we apply a version of the Galerkin method, which was used earlier for studying the stability of convective flows in vertical and inclined layers in the presence of a transverse temperature difference or of internal heat sources (see [2]). A horizontal plane-parallel flow is found to be unstable relative to two critical modes of perturbations. For small Prandtl numbers the instability has a hydrodynamic character and is associated with the development of vortices on the boundary of counterflows. For moderate and for large Prandtl numbers the instability has a Rayleigh character and is due to a thermal stratification arising in the stationary flow.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 1, pp. 95–100, January–February, 1974.     

Stationary simple waves in a plasma with anisotropic pressure

Stationary simple waves in a plasma with anisotropic pressure are investigated on the basis of the hydrodynamic equations of Chew, Goldberger, and Low. In Sec. 1, for the case where the vectors of the average flow velocity and the magnetic field intensity are parallel, the system of equations is reduced to two quasilinear equations for the velocity components. In Sec. 2 the equations for the characteristics are obtained, the system being assumed to be hyperbolic. For the special case of irrotational flow the character of simple waves in flows adjacent to various contours is studied. Section 3 contains a qualitative investigation of changes in the flow parameters in simple waves. In Sec. 4 the possibility of a transition to an unstable state of the plasma is studied.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 12–19, March–April, 1971.The author thanks V. B. Baranov for the formulation of the problem and for his advice and constant attention to the work and also A. G. Kulikovskii for discussion of the results.     

Calculation of the flow in the blade passages of pump-turbines on the basis of solutions of the direct axisymmetric problem of the theory of hydrodynamic machinery

The direct axisymmetric problem of the theory of hydrodynamic machinery is considered for flows in the turbine and pump regimes. In formulating and numerically solving the problem the conditions at the edges of the blade systems [7, 8] expressing the principal conservation laws are taken into account. The three-dimensional pressure distribution in the blade systems is calculated using the asymptotic relations [1, 9]. The results of the calculations are presented and the theoretical and experimental data on the flows in the blade passages of high-speed pump-turbines are compared.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No, 4, pp. 12–19, July–August, 1988.     

Free percolation and seepage flows from watercourses

Free percolation and seepage flows from natural and artificial watercourses with curvilinear profiles are considered. The rigorous hydrodynamic solution of the problem of free percolation and seepage flow from a watercourse is obtained by representing the watercourse profiles in the plane of the Joukowski variable by means of the equation of a family of lemniscates and using the conformal mapping method. The calculated dependences for determining all the necessary parameters of the seepage flows and constructing the curvilinear watercourse profiles are given. In the case of a circular basis for the shape of the watercourse profile in the plane of the Joukowski variable these dependences coincide with the well-known exact dependences.Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Academii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, 2004, pp. 94–99. Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Anakhaev.     

Numerical simulation of instabilities and secondary regimes in spherical couette flow

In all previous numerical investigations of spherical Couette flow only axisymmetric regimes were considered. At the same time, in experiments [1–4] it was found that when both spheres rotate and the layer is thin centrifugal instability of the main flow leads to the appearance of nonaxisymmetric secondary flows of the azimuthal traveling wave type. The results of an initial numerical investigation of these flows are presented below. Solving the linear problem of the stability of the main flow and simulating the secondary flows on the basis of the complete nonlinear Navier-Stokes equations has made it possible to supplement and explain many of the results obtained experimentally. The type of bifurcation and the structure of the disturbances whose growth leads to the appearance of three-dimensional nonstationary flows are determined, and the transitions between different secondary regimes in the region of weak supercriticality are described.Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, pp. 3–15, January–February, 1995.     

Application of the Density-Functional Method for Numerical Simulation of Flows of Multispecies Multiphase Mixtures

Numerical examples of application of the density functional used to describe isothermal flows of two-phase two-species mixtures are given. The following flows are calculated in a two-dimensional formulation: impact of a drop on a liquid layer, breakdown of a drop in the velocity field of the Couette flow, formation of the wetting angle of a drop on a solid surface, and development of the Rayleigh–Taylor and Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities at the gas–liquid interface.     

Hydrodynamic stability of Poiseuille flow of a viscoplastic non-Newtonian fluid

The hydrodynamic stability of Poiseuille flow of a viscoplastic fluid is investigated. The flow is shown to be stable for infinitesimal disturbances.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 6, pp. 152–154, November–December, 1974.In conclusion the authors thank S. A. Regirer for critical remarks.     

Investigation of the flow and heat transfer of viscous reacting fluids in long tubes

Heat transfer and resistance in the case of laminar flow of inert gases and liquids in a circular tube were considered in [1–4], the justification of the use of boundary-layer type equations for investigating two-dimensional flows in tubes being provided in [4]. The flow of strongly viscous, chemically reacting fluids in an infinite tube has been investigated analytically and numerically in the case of a constant pressure gradient or constant flow rate of the fluid [5–8]. An analytic analysis of the flow of viscous reacting fluids in tubes of finite length was made in [9, 10]. However, by virtue of the averaging of the unknown functions over the volume of the tube in these investigations, the allowance for the finite length of the tube reduced to an analysis of the influence of the time the fluid remains in the tube on the thermal regime of the flow, and the details of the flow and the heat transfer in the initial section of the tube were not taken into account. In [11], the development of chemical reactions in displacement reactors were studied under the condition that a Poiseuille velocity profile is realized and the viscosity does not depend on the temperature or the concentration of the reactant; in [12], a study was made of the regimes of an adiabatic reactor of finite length, and in [13] of the flow regimes of reacting fluids in long tubes in the case of a constant flow rate. The aim of the present paper is to analyze analytically and numerically in the two-dimensional formulation the approach to the regimes of thermal and hydrodynamic stabilization in the case of the flow of viscous inert fluids and details of the flow of strongly viscous reacting fluids.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, pp. 17–25, January–February, 1930.