Nonlinear rheological behavior of a concentrated spherical silica suspension

Linear and nonlinear viscoelastic properties were examined for a 50 wt% suspension of spherical silica particles (with radius of 40 nm) in a viscous medium, 2.27/1 (wt/wt) ethylene glycol/glycerol mixture. The effective volume fraction of the particles evaluated from zero-shear viscosities of the suspension and medium was 0.53. At a quiescent state the particles had a liquid-like, isotropic spatial distribution in the medium. Dynamic moduli G^* obtained for small oscillatory strain (in the linear viscoelastic regime) exhibited a relaxation process that reflected the equilibrium Brownian motion of those particles. In the stress relaxation experiments, the linear relaxation modulus G(t) was obtained for small step strain (0.2) while the nonlinear relaxation modulus G(t, ) characterizing strong stress damping behavior was obtained for large (>0.2). G(t, ) obeyed the time-strain separability at long time scales, and the damping function h() (–G(t, )/G(t)) was determined. Steady flow measurements revealed shear-thinning of the steady state viscosity () for small shear rates (< ^–1; = linear viscoelastic relaxation time) and shear-thickening for larger (>^–1). Corresponding changes were observed also for the viscosity growth and decay functions on start up and cessation of flow, + (t, ) and _– (t, ). In the shear-thinning regime, the and dependence of ₊(t,) and _–(t,) as well as the dependence of () were well described by a BKZ-type constitutive equation using the G(t) and h() data. On the other hand, this equation completely failed in describing the behavior in the shear-thickening regime. These applicabilities of the BKZ equation were utilized to discuss the shearthinning and shear-thickening mechanisms in relation to shear effects on the structure (spatial distribution) and motion of the suspended particles.Dedicated to the memory of Prof. Dale S. Parson     

Oscillatory measurements of silicone oils —Loss and storage modulus master curves

The work describes a way to obtain loss modulus and storage modulus master curves from oscillatory measurements of silicone oils.The loss modulus master curve represents the dependence of the viscous flow behavior on · ₀ ^* and the storage modulus master curve — the dependence of the elastic flow behavior on · ₀ ^* .The relation between the values of the loss modulus and storage modulus master curves (at a certain frequency) is a measurement of the viscoelastic behavior of a system. The G/G-ratio depends on · ₀ ^* which leads to a viscoelastic master curve. The viscoelastic master curve represents the relation between the elastic and viscous oscillatory flow behavior.     

Low power laser Rayleigh probe for flow mixing studies

A laser Rayleigh correlation probe was constructed, which allows the application of low cost, low power (milliwatt) laser sources. It was tested for basic mixing studies in isothermal binary gas flows. Here, it can be used for the time and space resolved measurement of the concentration mean value and of all important statistical quantities, which give information on the distribution around the concentration mean value (rms, skewness, kurtosis) and on the relation of adjecent fluctuations in time or space (autocorrelation function, power spectral density).List of symbols c concentration (mole fraction) of investigated gas species - c time averagered mean concentration - c instantaneous fluctuating concentration - rms concentration - D Rayleigh intensity difference of two gas species (I _R1–I _R2) - d width of the rectangular channels (x-direction), see Fig. 3 - f frequency - G() Rayleigh autocorrelation function (ACF) - I ₀ intensity of irradiated laser light - I _Ri intensity of Rayleigh signal of gas species i - K, k calibration constant of Rayleigh probe - l lenght of observed scattering volume - n(t) temporally fluctuating number density of gas molecules - R() normalized ACF - S Rayleigh intensity of gas components 2 in a binary mixture (I _R2) - T gas temperature - t time - u exit velocity - skewness of the concentration distribution around the mean value - kurtosis of the concentration distribution around the mean value - (d/d)_eff effective scattering cross section of the binary gas mixture - solid angle of collection optics - delay time - sample time     

The theory of a vibrating-rod densimeter

The paper presents a theory of a device for the accurate determination of the density of fluids over a wide range of thermodynamic states. The instrument is based upon the measurement of the characteristics of the resonance of a circular section tube, or rod, performing steady, transverse oscillations in the fluid. The theory developed accounts for the fluid motion external to the rod as well as the mechanical motion of the rod and is valid over a defined range of conditions. A complete set of working equations and corrections is obtained for the instrument which, together with the limits of the validity of the theory, prescribe the parameters of a practical design capable of high accuracy.Nomenclature A, B, C, D constants in equation (60) - A _j , B _j constants in equation (18) - a _j ⁺ , a _j ^– wavenumbers given by equation (19) - C _f drag coefficient defined in equation (64) - C _f ^/0 , C _f ^/1 components of C _f in series expansion in powers of - c speed of sound - D _b drag force of fluid b - D ₀ coefficient of internal damping - E extensional modulus - force per unit length - F _j ⁺ , F _j ^– constants in equation (24) - f, g functions of defined in equations (56) - G modulus of rigidity - I second moment of area - K constant in equation (90) - k, k constants defined in equations (9) - L half-length of oscillator - Ma Mach number - m _a mass per unit length of fluid a - m _b added mass per unit length of fluid b - m _s mass per unit length of solid - n _j eigenvalue defined in equation (17) - P power (energy per cycle) - P _a , P _b power in fluids a and b - p pressure - R radius of rod or outer radius of tube - R _c radius of container - R _i inner radius of tube - r radial coordinate - T tension - T _visc temperature rise due to heat generation by viscous dissipation - t time - v _r , v radial and angular velocity components - y lateral displacement - z axial coordinate - dimensionless tension - _a dimensionless mass of fluid a - _b dimensionless added mass of fluid b - _b dimensionless drag of fluid b - dimensionless parameter associated with - ₀ dimensionless coefficient of internal damping - dimensionless half-width of resonance curve - dimensionless frequency difference defined in equation (87) - spatial resolution of amplitude - R, , , _s , increments in R, , , _s , - dimensionless amplitude of oscillation - dimensionless axial coordinate - ratio of to - _a , _b ratios of to for fluids a and b - angular coordinate - parameter arising from distortion of initially plane cross-sections - _f thermal conductivity of fluid - dimensionless parameter associated with - viscosity of fluid - _a , _b viscosity of fluids a and b - dimensionless displacement - _j jth component of - density of fluid - _a , _b density of fluids a and b - _s density of tube or rod material - density of fluid calculated on assumption that * - dimensionless radial coordinate - * dimensionless radius of container - dimensionless times - _{rr rr}, _r radial normal and shear stress components - spatial component of defined in equation (13) - _j jth component of - dimensionless streamfunction - ⁰, ¹ components of in series expansion in powers of - phase angle - _r phase difference - _ra , _rb phase difference for fluids a and b - streamfunction - _j jth component defined in equation (22) - dimensionless frequency (based on ) - _a , _b dimensionless frequency in fluids a and b - _s dimensionless frequency (based on _s ) - angular frequency - ₀ resonant frequency in absence of fluid and internal damping - _r resonant frequency in absence of internal fluid - _ra , _rb resonant frequencies in fluids a and b - dimensionless frequency - dimensionless frequency when _a vanishes - dimensionless frequencies when _a vanishes in fluids a and b - dimensionless resonant frequency when _a , _b, _b and ₀ vanish - dimensionless resonant frequency when _a , _b and _b vanish - dimensionless resonant frequency when _b and _b vanish - dimensionless frequencies at which amplitude is half that at resonance     

Brittle to Quasi-Brittle Transition

Abstract. The present study focuses on the kinetic and non-deterministic aspects of the brittle to quasi-brittle transition. A solid is approximated by a lattice formed by the interacting continuum particles and the evolution of damage is estimated using particle dynamics. The onset of transition is measured by the rate of the change of correlation length. The proposed method is illustrated on the examples of creep rupture, strain localization and dynamic expansion of a circular void in a brittle plate.Sommario. Viene posta l'attenzione sugli aspetti cinetici e non deterministici della transizione dal comportamento fragile a quello quasi-fragile. Un solido viene approssimato da un reticolo formato da particelle interagenti e l'evoluzione del danno viene stimata tramite la dinamica delle particelle. L'inizio della transizione viene misurato tramite la variazione della lunghezza di correlazione. Il metodo proposto viene illustrato su esempi di rottura per creep, localizzazione della deformazione e l'espansione di un foro circolare in una piastra fragile.     

Nonlinear analysis of the forced response of a beam with three mode interaction

An analysis is presented for the primary resonance of a clamped-hinged beam, which occurs when the frequency of excitation is near one of the natural frequencies,_n . Three mode interaction (₂ 3₁ and _{3 1} + 2₂) is considered and its influence on the response is studied. The case of two mode interaction (₂ 3₁) is also considered to compare it with the case of three mode interaction. The straight beam experiencing mid-plane stretching is governed by a nonlinear partial differential equation. By using Galerkin's method the governing equation is reduced to a system of nonautonomous ordinary differential equations. The method of multiple scales is applied to solve the system. Steady-state responses and their stability are examined. Results of numerical investigations show that there exists no significant difference between both modal interactions' influences on the responses.     

Das Dispersionsmodell

Zusammenfassung Ein Vergleich im Frequenzbereich zeigt, daß bei der Berechnung der Verweilzeitverteilung mit dem Dispersionsmodell das endlich begrenzte System für Péclet-Zahlen Pe > 10 mit guter Näherung durch ein einseitig unbegrenztes System und für Pe > 50 durch ein beidseitig unbegrenztes System ersetzt werden kann.

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The dispersion model. A comparison of approximations

A comparison in the frequency domain shows that for the determination of the residence time distribution with the dispersion model the finitely restricted system may be substituted with good approximation for Peclet numbers Pe > 10 by a one-side unrestricted system and for Pe > 50 by a both-side unrestricted system.

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Bezeichnungen A Rohrquerschnitt - A=A mittlerer Strömungsquerschnitt in der Schüttschicht - Konzentration (Partialdichte) der Bezugskomponente i - Bezugskonzentration nach Gl. (5) - c_i Konzentration (Dichte) der reinen Bezugskomponente i - D axialer Dispersionskoeffizient - E Fehler im Frequenzbereich nach Gl. (36) - G(,) Übertragungsfunktion - G(,i) Frequenzgang - L Länge der Schüttschicht - m Masse - Massenstrom - Péclet-Zahl - s Laplace-Variable - t Zeit - t Impulsbreite - v Strömungsgeschwindigkeit im leeren Rohr - mittlere axiale Strömungsgeschwin digkeit in der Schüttschicht - V=AL Zwischenraumvolumen der Schüttschicht - x Ortskoordinate - (t) Dirac-Stoss - Porosität - dimensionslose Zeit - dimensionslose Konzentration - Laplace-Transformierte der Konzentration - Fourier-Transformierte der Konzentration - dimensionslose Ortskoordinate - =s dimensionslose Laplace-Variable - mittlere Verweilzeit - Kreisfrequenz - = dimensionslose Kreisfrequenz Indices A Ausgang - D Dispersion - E Eingang - i Bezugskomponente - K Konvektion Mitteilung Nr. 44 des Institutes für Mess-und Regel-technik der Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschule Zürich (Vorsteher: Prof. Dr. P. Profos)     

Electric and thermal conductivity anisotropy of an articulated medium

It is well known that articulation may cause the electric and thermal conducting properties of a medium to become anisotropic. Extensive experimental data relating to the conductivity of rock were presented in [1], and according to these data the ambient resistance in the case of an orderly arrangement of cracks noticeably depends on the direction along which it is measured; an ellipsoid of resistance anisotropy can be constructed from the measurement results. A pronounced correlation between the orientations of the resistivity extrema and the orientation of the crack system is observed here. A comparison betwen the direction rose of the fractures and the direction rose of the articulation carried out for different regions has shown that they are identical. A crack density tensor T describing the average (with respect to a given volume) geometry of the articulation has been introduced [2, 3]. In the current work, it is proved that T can be effectively used in problems involving anisotropic electrical and thermal conductivity. The resistivity tensor and thermal-conductivity coefficient tensor K, which characterize the anisotropy of the electrical and thermal conducting properties, are expressed in terms of t. The structure of this relation is established; the equations presented allow us to find the form of and K if the articulation parameters are known.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 1, pp. 141–144, January–February, 1976.     

Calculating the parameters of an electron beam that drifts across a strong homogeneous magnetic field

Electron drift in specified fields has been examined in [1] and, as applied to a magnetron, in [2–4] with the averaging method. In [1,2], a first- and in [3,4] in a second-order approximation of the small parameter ) E/²L was used. Here and below, E and H=(c/) are the field strengths, L is the characteristic dimension of the field heterogeneity, is the charge-mass ratio of an electron (>0), and c is the velocity of light. An attempt to construct similar approximations for a drifting electron beam with allowance for the space-charge field, within the framework of the averaging method, involves considerable mathematical difficulties. This paper describes an attempt to solve the latter problem for a stationary monoenergetic beam that drifts under the influence of a plane electric field with potential (x,y) across a strong homogeneous magnetic field H_z H=const. Solutions are constructed by the method of successive approximations, in powers of the parameter =h/L, where h is the Larmor electron radius for narrow beams with a width on the order of 2h.I thank A. N. Ievlevu for assistance in the computational and graphical work, V. Ya. Kislov for a discussion of the results, and L. A. Vainshtein for suggesting the problem examined in §3 and for critical comments.     

Creeping motion of spheres through shear-thinning elastic fluids described by the Carreau viscosity equation

Summary Previous work on the creeping flow of viscoelastic fluids past a sphere is reviewed. Theoretical analyses available in the literature were obtained for weakly elastic fluids and therefore they predict only a small influence of fluid elasticity on the drag. In this paper, an approximate theoretical analysis is given for the creeping flow past a rigid sphere in an unbounded medium. The analysis uses a variational principle to solve the equations of motion and continuity in conjunction with the Carreau constitutive equation. The theoretical results are presented in terms of a correction factor to the Newtonian drag coefficient. The correction factor is a function of the power law flow behaviour indexn, the ratio of limiting viscosities ( ₀ – )/₀ and a dimensionless time which reflects the elastic nature of the fluids. The results are presented in graphical form covering a realistic range of these dimensionless groups.In order to verify the theoretical predictions, the drag coefficient of a number of spheres was measured in a series of shear thinning elastic test fluids. The flow properties of the test fluids were independently measured with a Weissenberg Rheogoniometer. The power law index of the test fluids varied between 1.0 and 0.4. Particle Reynolds number based on ₀ was in the range of 410^–6 to 410^–2. The difference between theoretically predicted values of drag coefficient and the experimentally measured values is less than ±7.5%. In addition, it is found that the Carreau viscosity equation can be used to predict the elastic parameter of primary normal stress difference with moderate to good accuracy for all the polymer solutions used in this work.

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Zusammenfassung Einleitend wird ein Überblick über die früheren Untersuchungen betreffend die schleichende Strömung um eine Kugel gegeben. Die in der Literatur vorliegenden theoretischen Analysen sind auf schwach viskoelastische Flüssigkeiten beschränkt und sagen deshalb nur einen geringen Einfluß der Elastizität auf den Widerstand voraus. In dieser Veröffentlichung wird dagegen eine genäherte theoretische Analyse für die schleichende Strömung um eine starre Kugel in einem unendlich ausgedehnten Medium gegeben, bei welcher zur Lösung der Bewegungsgleichungen und der Kontinuitätsgleichung in Verbindung mit den rheologischen Stoffgleichungen vonCarreau ein Variationsprinzip verwendet wird. Die theoretischen Ergebnisse werden mittels eines Korrekturfaktors zum newtonschen Widerstandskoeffizienten beschrieben. Dieser Korrekturfaktor ist eine Funktion des Potenz-Gesetz-Exponentenn, des Verhältnisses der Grenzviskositäten ( ₀ – )/₀ und einer dimensionslosen Zeit, welche das elastische Verhalten kennzeichnet. Die Ergebnisse werden in graphischer Form unter Zugrundelegung eines realistischen Wertebereichs dieser dimensionslosen Gruppen dargestellt.Um diese theoretischen Voraussagen zu verifizieren, wurde der Widerstandskoeffizient für eine Anzahl von Kugeln in einer Reihe von Scherentzähung aufweisenden elastischen Probeflüssigkeiten gemessen. Die Fließeigenschaften dieser Flüssigkeiten wurden zusätzlich mit dem Weissenberg-Rheogoniometer bestimmt. Der Potenz-Gesetz-Exponent variierte dabei zwischen 1,0 und 0,4. Die auf den Kugeldurchmesser und die Nullviskosität bezogenen Reynolds-Zahlen lagen zwischen 410^–6 und 410^–2. Der Unterschied zwischen theoretisch vorausgesagten und experimentell bestimmten Widerstandskoeffizienten war kleiner als ±7,5%. Außerdem wurde noch gefunden, daß die Viskositätsgleichung vonCarreau dazu verwendet werden kann, den elastischen Parameter erste Normalspannungs-Differenz für alle in dieser Untersuchung verwendeten Polymerlösungen mit mäßiger bis guter Genauigkeit vorauszusagen.

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Notation C _d drag coefficient - d diameter of sphere - f external body forces in equation of motion [2] - F _d drag force - g acceleration due to gravity - J integral defined in eq. [3] - n a parameter in the Carreau viscosity eq. [6] - p isotropic pressure term in equation of motion [2] - r,, spherical coordinates - R radius of sphere - Re ₀, Re₁ Reynolds numbers defined in eq. [16] - t time - u ⁱ ,u ^j velocities in equation of motion [2] - u _r ,u r and components of velocity - V terminal velocity of sphere in unbounded medium - V volume, in eq. [3] - X correction factor to the drag force, eq. [14] - y,z dimensionless spherical coordinates, eq. [9] - ratio of two Reynolds numbers given by eq. [16] - shear rate - apparent viscosity - ₀, zero shear rate and infinite shear rate viscosities respectively - a parameter in the Carreau viscosity eq. [6] - the dimensionless time, defined in eq. [11] - second invariant of the rate of deformation tensor - a parameter in the stream function, eq. [8] - stream function - _p,_f densities of sphere and fluid respectively With 7 figures and 1 table     

Similar solutions and the asymptotics of filtration equations

In this paper we consider the asymptotic behavior of solutions of the quasilinear equation of filtration as t. We prove that similar solutions of the equation u _t = (u )_xx asymptotically represent solutions of the Cauchy problem for the full equation u _t = [(u)]_xx if (u) is close to u for small u.     

On the effects of uniform high suction on the rotationally symmetric flow of a conducting liquid near a stationary disc in the presence of a transverse magnetic field

In the present paper an attempt has been made to find out effects of uniform high suction in the presence of a transverse magnetic field, on the motion near a stationary plate when the fluid at a large distance above it rotates with a constant angular velocity. Series solutions for velocity components, displacement thickness and momentum thickness are obtained in the descending powers of the suction parameter a. The solutions obtained are valid for small values of the non-dimensional magnetic parameter m (= 4 _e ² H ₀ ² /) and large values of a (a2).Nomenclature a suction parameter - E electric field - E _r , E , E _z radial, azimuthal and axial components of electric field - F, G, H reduced radial, azimuthal and axial velocity components - H magnetic field - H _r , H , H _z radial, azimuthal and axial components of magnetic field - H ₀ uniform magnetic field - H* displacement thickness and momentum thickness ratio, */ - h induced magnetic field - h _r , h , h _z radial, azimuthal and axial components of induced magnetic field - J current density - m nondimensional magnetic parameter - p pressure - P reduced pressure - R Reynolds number - U ₀ representative velocity - V velocity - V _r , V , V _z radial, azimuthal and axial velocity components - w ₀ uniform suction through the disc. - density - electrical conductivity - kinematic viscosity - _e magnetic permeability - a parameter, (/)^1/2 z - a parameter, a - * displacement thickness - momentum thickness - angular velocity     

Translatory accelerating motion of a circular disk in a viscous fluid

The exact solution of the equation of motion of a circular disk accelerated along its axis of symmetry due to an arbitrarily applied force in an otherwise still, incompressible, viscous fluid of infinite extent is obtained. The fluid resistance considered in this paper is the Stokes-flow drag which consists of the added mass effect, steady state drag, and the effect of the history of the motion. The solutions for the velocity and displacement of the circular disk are presented in explicit forms for the cases of constant and impulsive forcing functions. The importance of the effect of the history of the motion is discussed.Nomenclature a radius of the circular disk - b one half of the thickness of the circular disk - C dimensionless form of C ₁ - C ₁ magnitude of the constant force - D fluid drag force - f(t) externally applied force - F() dimensionaless form of applied force - F ₀ initial value of F - g gravitational acceleration - H() Heaviside step function - k magnitude of impulsive force - K dimensionless form of k - M a dimensionless parameter equals to (1+37#x03C0;_s/4_f) - S displacement of disk - t time - t ₁ time of application of impulsive force - u velocity of the disk - V dimensionless velocity - V ₀ initial velocity of V - V _t terminal velocity - parameter in (13) - parameter in (13) - (t) Dirac delta function - ratio of b/a - () function given in (5) - dynamical viscosity of the fluid - kinematic viscosity of the fluid - _f fluid density - _s mass density of the circular disk - dimensionless time - _i dimensionless form of t _i - dummy variable - dummy variable     

Über den Einfluß von Querkrümmung und Dichte bei inhomogenen turbulenten Freistrahlen

Zusammenfassung Zur Berechnung turbulenter Strömungen wird das k--Modell im Ansatz für die turbulente Scheinzähigkeit erweitert, so daß es den Querkrümmungs- und Dichteeinfluß auf den turbulenten Transportaustausch erfaßt. Die dabei zu bestimmenden Konstanten werden derart festgelegt, daß die bestmögliche Übereinstimmung zwischen Berechnung und Messung erzielt wird. Die numerische Integration der Grenzschichtgleichungen erfolgt unter Verwendung einer Transformation mit dem Differenzenverfahren vom Hermiteschen Typ. Das erweiterte Modell wird auf rotationssymmetrische Freistrahlen veränderlicher Dichte angewendet und zeigt Übereinstimmung zwischen Rechnung und Experiment.

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On the influence of transvers-curvature and density in inhomogeneous turbulent free jets

The prediction of turbulent flows based on the k- model is extended to include the influence of transverse-curvature and density on the turbulent transport mechanisms. The empirical constants involved are adjusted such that the best agreement between predictions and experimental results is obtained. Using a transformation the boundary layer equations are solved numerically by means of a finite difference method of Hermitian type. The extended model is applied to predict the axisymmetric jet with variable density. The results of the calculations are in agreement with measurements.

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Bezeichnungen Wirbelabsorptionskoeffizient - c_i Massenkonzentration der Komponente i - c_D, c_L, c, c₁, c₂ Konstanten des Turbulenzmodells - d Düsendurchmesser - E bezogene Dissipationsrate - f bezogene Stromfunktion - f Korrekturfunktion für die turbulente Scheinzähigkeit - j turbulenter Diffusionsstrom - k Turbulenzenergie - k_i Schrittweite in -Richtung - K dimensionslose Turbulenzenergie - L turbulentes Längenmaß - M_i Molmasse der Komponente i - p Druck - allgemeine Gaskonstante - r Querkoordinate - r_0,5 Halbwertsbreite der Geschwindigkeit - r_0,5c Halbwertsbreite der Konzentration - T Temperatur - u Geschwindigkeitskomponente in x-Richtung - v Geschwindigkeitskomponente in r-Richtung - x Längskoordinate - y allgemeine Funktion - Y_i diskreter Wert der Funktion y - Relaxationsfaktor für Iteration - turbulente Dissipationsrate - transformierte r-Koordinate - kinematische Zähigkeit - Exponent - transformierte x-Koordinate - Dichte - _k, Konstanten des Turbulenzmodells - Schubspannung - allgemeine Variable - Stromfunktion - Turbulente Transportgröße Indizes 0 Strahlanfang - m auf der Achse - r mit Berücksichtigung der Krümmung - t turbulent - mit Berücksichtigung der Dichte - im Unendlichen - Schwankungswert oder Ableitung einer Funktion - – Mittelwert Herrn Professor Dr.-Ing. R. Günther zum 70. Geburtstag gewidmet     

Numerical calculation of creep compliance from dynamic data for linear viscoelastic materials

Summary Numerical formulae are given for calculation of creep compliance from the known course of the storage and loss compliance with frequency for linear viscoelastic materials. These formulae involve values of the storage compliance and/or loss compliance at frequencies which are equally spaced on a logarithmic frequency scale. The ratio between successive frequencies corresponds to a factor of two.A method is introduced by which bounds for the relative error of those formulae can be derived. These bounds depend on the value of the damping, tan, at the angular frequency, ₀, at which the calculation is performed. The lower this damping, the easier is the calculation of the creep compliance. This calculation involves either the value of the storage compliance at a frequency ₀ = 1/t, and the values of the loss compliance in a rather narrow frequency region around ₀; or the value of the storage compliance at frequency ₀, the value of the loss compliance at frequency ₀/2, and the derivative of the storage compliance with respect to the logarithm of frequency in a frequency region around ₀.

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Zusammenfassung Numerische Formeln werden gegeben, die die Berechnung der Kriechfunktion aus der dynamischen Nachgiebigkeit ermöglichen. In diesen Formeln treten Werte der Speicher- bzw. Verlustkomponente der dynamischen Nachgiebigkeit auf, die bei logarithmisch äquidistanten Frequenzen gemessen wurden. Das Verhältnis zweier aufeinanderfolgender Frequenzen entspricht stets einem Faktor 2.Für alle Formeln werden obere und untere Schranken für den relativen Fehler abgeleitet. Diese Schranken hängen vom Werte der Dämpfung (tan) ab, die bei der Kreisfrequenz ₀ auftritt, für die die Berechnung erfolgt. Die Berechnung der Kriechfunktion ist desto leichter, je niedriger der Wert der Dämpfung ist. Zu dieser Berechnung benötigt man entweder den Wert der Speicherkomponente der dynamischen Nachgiebigkeit bei der Kreisfrequenz ₀ = 1/t und die Werte der Verlustkomponente der dynamischen Nachgiebigkeit in einem ziemlich engen Frequenzintervall um ₀; oder den Wert der Speicherkomponente bei der Kreisfrequenz ₀, den Wert der Verlustkomponente bei der Kreisfrequenz ₀/2 und den Wert der logarithmischen Frequenzableitung der Speicherkomponente in einem Frequenzintervall um ₀.

     

A noninvasive method for the measurement of flow-induced surface displacement of a compliant surface

A noninvasive optical method is described which allows the measurement of the vertical component of the instantaneous displacement of a surface at one or more points. The method has been used to study the motion of a passive compliant layer responding to the random forcing of a fully developed turbulent boundary layer. However, in principle, the measurement technique described here can be used equally well with any surface capable of scattering light and to which optical access can be gained. The technique relies on the use of electro-optic position-sensitive detectors; this type of transducer produces changes in current which are linearly proportional to the displacement of a spot of light imaged onto the active area of the detector. The system can resolve displacements as small as 2 m for a point 1.8 mm in diameter; the final output signal of the system is found to be linear for displacements up to 200 m, and the overall frequency response is from DC to greater than 1 kHz. As an example of the use of the system, results detailing measurements obtained at both one and two points simultaneously are presented.List of symbols C _t elastic transverse wave speed = (G/)^1/2 - d ⁺ spot diameter normalized by viscous length scale - G frequency average of G() - G() shear storage modulus - G() shear loss modulus - l. viscous length scale = v/u _* - N total number of sampled data values - r separation vector for 2-point measurements = (, ) - rms root-mean-square value - R momentum thickness Reynolds number = U _t8/v - t time - u (y) mean streamwise component of velocity in boundary layer - u _* friction velocity = (t _w/)^1/2 - U free-stream velocity - x, y, z longitudinal, normal and spanwise directions - y _o undisturbed surface position - vertical component of compliant surface displacement - ₉₉ boundary layer thickness for which u(y) = 0.99 U _t8 - _l viscous sublayer thickness 5 l _* - frequency average of G()/ - boundary layer momentum thicknes = - fluid dynamic viscosity - v fluid kinematic viscosity = / - , longitudinal, spanwise components of separation vector r - fluid density - time delay - _w wall shear stress     

Alloy separation of a binary mixture in a stressed elastic sphere

We consider the static state of a spherical isotropic binary elastic solid mixture whose boundary is given a uniform radial displacement. The elastic volumetric strain energy is given by the classical quadratic form from linear elasticity theory,% MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXafv3ySLgzGmvETj2BSbqef0uAJj3BZ9Mz0bYu% H52CGmvzYLMzaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqr1ngBPrgifHhDYfgasa% acOqpw0xe9v8qqaqFD0xXdHaVhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8Wq% Ffea0-yr0RYxir-Jbba9q8aq0-yq-He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dme% GabaqaaiGacaGaamqadaabaeaafiaakeaacaqGxbGaeyypa0ZaaSaa% aeaacaGGXaaabaGaaiOmaaaacaGG7bGaaCOUdiaacIcacaqGJbGaam% ykaiaadIcacaWG0bGaamOCaiaadwgacaWGPaWaaWbaaSqabeaacaGG% YaaaaOGaey4kaSIaaiOmaiabeY7aTjaacIcacaqGJbGaaiykaiaacY% hacaWGLbGaeyOeI0IaaiiiamaalaaabaGaamymaaqaaiaadodaaaGa% aiikaiaadshacaWGYbGaamyzaiaacMcacaWGXaGaaiiFamaaCaaale% qabaGaaiOmaaaakiaac2hacaGGUaaaaa!63E0!\[{\text{W}} = \frac{1}{2}\{ {\mathbf{\kappa }}({\text{c}})(tre)^2 + 2\mu ({\text{c}})|e - \frac{1}{3}(tre)1|^2 \} .\]Here, e is the infinitesimal strain tensor, c[0, 1] is the volumetric concentration of the mixture, and (·) and (·) are the (positive) bulk and shear material moduli, respectively, which are given functions of the concentration. As a function of c and e, the strain energy function is generally nonconvex. Thus, we consider the nonconvex problem of minimizing the potential energy of the body, among all spatial concentration and displacement fields, subject to a given boundary displacement and a fixed amount of component materials. Assuming spherical symmetry, we find that the two component materials must be separated in the optimal state of minimum potential energy. The harder material forms the central core of the sphere, and the softer material is segregated into a surrounding shell. This behavior is remindful of a general notion in metallurgy that in the casting of materials the harder material tends to migrate toward the center.Partial support of the NSF under grant MSS-9024637 and Alliant Techsystems Inc. is gratefully acknowledged.Professor R. Bartelletti of the Università di Pisa is gratefully acknowledged.     

Analysis of suddenly started laminar flow in the entrance region of a circular tube

Suddenly started laminar flow in the entrance region of a circular tube, with constant inlet velocity, is investigated analytically by using integral momentum approach. A closed form solution to the integral momentum equation is obtained by the method of characteristics to determine boundary layer thickness, entrance length, velocity profile, and pressure gradient.Nomenclature M(, , ) a function - N(, , ) a function - p pressure - p* p/1/2U ², dimensionless pressure - Q(, , ) a function - R radius of the tube - r radial distance - Re 2RU/, Reynolds number - t time - U inlet velocity, constant for all time, uniform over the cross section - u velocity in the boundary layer - u* u/U, dimensionless velocity - u ₁ velocity in the inviscid core - x axial distance - y distance perpendicular to the axis of the tube - y* y/R, dimensionless distance perpendicular to the axis - boundary layer thickness - * displacement thickness - /R, dimensionless boundary layer thickness - momentum thickness - absolute viscosity of the fluid - /, kinematic viscosity of the fluid - x/(R Re), dimensionless axial distance - density of the fluid - tU/(R Re), dimensionless time - _w wall shear stress     

Stress–strain state of a composite anisotropic plate with curvilinear cracks and thin rigid inclusions

A complexpotential solution of a mixed problem of the linear theory of elasticity is given for an infinite plate composed of two anisotropic halfplanes. The plate contains cuts and thin undeformable inclusions shaped like arbitrary open smooth curves that do not intersect each other and the interface between the halfplanes.     

Group Classification of Equations of the Form y″ = f(x,y)

The problem of classification of ordinary differential equations of the form y = f(x,y) by admissible local Lie groups of transformations is solved. Standard equations are listed on the basis of the equivalence concept. The classes of equations admitting a oneparameter group and obtained from the standard equations by invariant extension are described.