Contribution to the theory of laminar momentumless wakes

The self-similar laws of decay of the velocity field in a plane momentumless viscous incompressible wake of a hydrodynamic propulsion system were first analyzed in [1]. Turbulent wakes in the near and far flow regions were investigated in [2] on the basis of an integral calculation method. In [3] the asymptotic laws of degeneration of the passive admixture concentration, temperature and velocity fields were obtained, making it possible to estimate the effect of purely molecular diffusion and convective transfer o the passive impurity concentration distribution in the wake. In the present paper the limiting self-similar solutions of the problem of a swirled momentumless viscous incompressible wake are obtained, together with the self-similar solutions of the problem of the development of a plane momentumless wake in a medium nonuniform with respect to temperature (passive admixture concentration).Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 35–39, March–April, 1986.     

Incompressible fluid flow past a circular cylinder with linear relation between the vorticity and the stream function

Incompressible fluid flow with a linear relationship between the vorticity and the stream function past a circular cylinder is studied.Vortical flows about profiles have been considered in several studies [1–15], but in all these studies with the exception of [15] a constant vorticity was assumed (in [15] an approximate solution is found of the problem of incompressible fluid flow about a Zhukovskii profile with parabolic distribution of the velocities in the approaching stream).A freestream velocity profile similar to that considered below occurs, for example, in a planar jet (laminar or turbulent), in the wake behind a bluff body, in the boundary layer along an infinite plane [4,13], in turbulent jet flows with reverse fluid currents [16]. A similar situation also arises in the flow past an array of cylinders with large spacing which is located in the wake of another array.The author wishes to thank V. E. Davidson for posing the problem and for guidance in its solution.     

Some problems in the theory of plane jets of conducting fluid

Using the boundary-layer equations as a basis, the author considers the propagation of plane jets of conducting fluid in a transverse magnetic field (noninductive approximation).The propagation of plane jets of conducting fluid is considered in several studies [1–12]. In the first few studies jet flow in a nonuniform magnetic field is considered; here the field strength distribution along the jet axis was chosen in order to obtain self-similar solutions. The solution to such a problem given a constant conductivity of the medium is given in [1–3] for a free jet and in [4] for a semibounded jet; reference [5] contains a solution to the problem of a free jet allowing for the dependence of conductivity on temperature. References [6–8] attempt an exact solution to the problem of jet propagation in any magnetic field. An approximate solution to problems of this type can be obtained by using the integral method. References [9–10] contain the solution obtained by this method for a free jet propagating in a uniform magnetic field.The last study [10] also gives a comparison of the exact solution obtained in [3] with the solution obtained by the integral method using as an example the propagation of a jet in a nonuniform magnetic field. It is shown that for scale values of the jet velocity and thickness the integral method yields almost-exact values. In this study [10], the propagation of a free jet is considered allowing for conduction anisotropy. The solution to the problem of a free jet within the asymptotic boundary layer is obtained in [1] by applying the expansion method to the small magnetic-interaction parameter. With this method, the problem of a turbulent jet is considered in terms of the Prandtl scheme. The Boussinesq formula for the turbulent-viscosity coefficient is used in [12].This study considers the dynamic and thermal problems involved with a laminar free and semibounded jet within the asymptotic boundary layer, propagating in a magnetic field with any distribution. A system of ordinary differential equations and the integral condition are obtained from the initial partial differential equations. The solution of the derived equations is illustrated by the example of jet propagation in a uniform magnetic field. A similar solution is obtained for a turbulent free jet with the turbulent-exchange coefficient defined by the Prandtl scheme.     

Solution to the problem of a swirling jet from an annular orifice

The problem of the propagation of a laminar immersed fan jet with swirling was considered in [1–3]. In [1], the jet source scheme was used to find a self-similar solution for a weakly swirling jet. An attempt to solve by an integral method the analogous problem for a jet emanating from a slit of finite size was made in [2]. In [3], the equations of motion for a jet with arbitrary swirling were reduced under a number of assumptions to the equations that describe the flow of a flat immersed jet. This paper gives the numerical solution to the problem of the propagation of a radial jet emanating with arbitrary swirling from a slit of finite size and an analytic solution for the main section of the jet.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 49–54, March–April, 1991.     

Motion of a magnetizable liquid in a rotating magnetic field

Moskowitz and Rosensweig [1] describe the drag of a magnetic liquid — a colloidal suspension of ferromagnetic single-domain particles in a liquid carrier — by a rotating magnetic field. Various hydrodynamic models have been proposed [2, 3] to describe the macroscopic behavior of magnetic suspensions. In the model constructed in [2] it was assumed that the intensity of magnetization is always directed along the field so that the body torque is zero. Therefore, this model cannot account for the phenomenon under consideration. We make a number of simplifying assumptions to discuss the steady laminar flow of an incompressible viscous magnetizable liquid with internal rotation of particles moving in an infinitely long cylindrical container in a rotating magnetic field. The physical mechanism setting the liquid in motion is discussed. The importance of unsymmetric stresses and the phenomenon of relaxation of magnetization are emphasized. The solution obtained below is also a solution of the problem of the rotation of a polarizable liquid in a rotating electric field according to the model in [3].Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 4, pp. 40–43, July–August, 1970.     

Asymptotic analysis of a pulsating flow of viscous fluid in a symmetric deformed channel

The time-periodic flow of a viscous incompressible fluid in a two-dimensional symmetric channel with slightly deformed walls is considered. The solution of the Navier-Stokes equations is constructed by means of the method of matched asymptotic expansions [1] at large characteristic Reynolds numbers. It is shown that in an unsteady flow a region of nonlinear perturbations surrounds the line of zero velocity inside the fluid. The formation and development of such nonlinear zones with respect to time is considered. An alternation of the topological features of the streamline pattern in the nonlinear perturbation zone is discovered.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 17–23, July–August, 1987.The author is deeply grateful to V. V. Sychev for his formulation of the problem and his attentive attitude to my work.     

Diffusion toward a cylinder in the case of an arbitrary viscous flow. Diffusive boundary layer approximation

Steady convective diffusion of a dissolved substance toward the surface of a cylinder (optionally circular) in a viscous flow is examined. An analytical solution is obtained in [1, 2] for the case of laminar flow around a curved cylinder when the freestream flow is straight and uniform. More complex hydrodynamical problems are examined in [3, 4]. In the present work an approximate analytical expression is obtained for diffusive flow of a substance toward the surface of a solid cylinder in the case of an arbitrary two-dimensional flow. Formulas are given for calculating the mass transfer at a circular cylinder in some shear flows of a viscous, incompressible fluid.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 163–166, September–October, 1976.The authors thank Yu. P. Gupalo and Yu. S. Ryazantseva for formulating the problem and their attention to the work.     

Propagation of an ion jet near a dielectric surface

Difficulties in determining experimentally the local electrical parameters of unipolar-charged jets are arousing interest in the theoretical investigation of electrogasdynamic (EGD) flows. Free EGD jets were examined, for example, in [1–3]. In order to control the charge on the dielectric parts of aircraft surfaces, which results from their static electrification and may have certain negative consequences [4], and, moreover, to influence the flow in the boundary layer use is being made of unipolar-charged jets propagating near the dielectric [5, 6]. In [6] the case of an ion jet near a dielectric surface possessing surface conductivity was investigated. In these circumstances it is possible to neglect charge diffusion, which considerably simplifies the problem. Space charge diffusion was taken into account in [7], but subject to certain very important simplifications. The author has calculated the electrical parameters of a unipolar-charged jet propagating in a viscous incompressible gas near an ideal dielectric plate, with allowance for surface and polarization charges and, moreover, the diffusion processes near the surface. An asymptotic solution is obtained for the equations of the ionic diffusion layer as the ratio of the thickness of the diffusion layer to the thickness of the hydrodynamic boundary layer tends to zero.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 174–180, September–October, 1984.The author is grateful to V. V. Mikhailov and A. V. Kazakov for valuable advice and comments.     

Turbulent flow of a fluid in the neighborhood of the trailing edge of a plate at zero angle of attack

The laminar flow regime of an incompressible fluid at the trailing edge of a plate was studied by Stewartson and Messiter [1, 2] by means of the method of matched asymptotic expansions. In. the present paper, this method is used to analyze the same problem, but in the case of turbulent flow in the boundary layer and the wake. A system of linear equations of elliptic type with variable coefficients is obtained for the averaged values of the flow parameters in the main part of the boundary layer and the wake that is responsible for the change in the displacement thickness. A solution of this system is constructed by the Fourier method in the case of a power law of the velocity in front of the interaction region.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 6, pp. 17–23, November–December, 1983.     

Viscous incompressible flow in a narrow channel with one free wall and fluid supply through a porous insert

The problem investigated relates the plane unsteady flow of a viscous incompressible fluid in a narrow channel one of whose walls is free and acted upon by a given load, while the other is rigidly fixed. The fluid enters the channel through a porous insert in the stationary wall. A model of the flow of a thin film of viscous incompressible fluid and Darcy's law for flow in a porous medium are used to find the distribution of fluid pressure and velocity in the channel and the porous insert in the two-dimensional formulation for fairly general boundary conditions in the case where the length of the porous insert exceeds the length of the free wall. In the particular case where the length of the porous insert is equal to the length of the free wall an exact stationary solution of the problem is obtained for a given value of the channel height. The stability of the equilibrium position of the free wall supported on a hydrodynamic fluid film is examined.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, pp. 16–24, January–February, 1986.     

Singularity in the solution of the equations of a three-dimensional boundary layer due to the collision of wall jets

The problem of the propagation of a three-dimensional jet of viscid incompressible fluid flowing from a narrow curved slot into a fluid-filled space along a rigid plane is considered within the framework of the equations of a steady laminar boundary layer. A class of initial conditions at the slot outlet which generates in the jet a velocity field without secondary flows is identified. Within this class the boundaryvalue problem for the three-dimensional boundary layer can be divided into two problems of lower dimensionality: a dynamic and a kinematic problem. As a result of the analysis of the kinematic problem the general structure of the regions of existence and uniqueness of the solution is determined. An investigation of the dynamic problem shows that as the boundaries of the region of existence are approached a singularity characterized by an infinite increase in the thickness of the jet is formed in the solution of the boundary layer equations.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 75–81, July–August, 1991.     

A self-similar solution for a weakly swirling jet

A study is made of the laminar flow of a viscous incompressible fluid in a swirling jet that is produced by the action of a point source which transmits to the medium surrounding it a finite momentum flux. The limit of large Reynolds numbers is investigated under the assumption that the circulation of the azimuthal component of the velocity is a constant quantity at large distances from the jet axis. The boundary layer equations are solved asymptotically for the case of small circulation. It is shown that in the case of weak swirling of the jet the interaction of the azimuthal and axial motions is basically nonlinear.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 45–50, July–August, 1984.     

Self-similar “diffusion” of momentum in an ideal fluid

It is proposed to consider plane or axisymmetric incompressible flows when at a certain point in space a finite source of momentum is instantaneously created. This type of flow is characterized by the continuous setting in motion of new volumes of fluid with a simultaneous decrease in velocity. It is usual to associate this diffusional process with viscosity [1]. Here it is shown, that such processes can be described within the framework of an ideal fluid. The main concern is to prove the existence of four-parameter plane ideal-fluid flow. The method of constructing the solution is based on the conformal transformation of the dimensionless variable, so that from the relatively simple self-similar solution the unknown flow can be obtained. It is shown that this method can be applied to other problems. The results obtained are compared with the well-known [2] solution of the linearized dipole diffusion problem for the plane motion of a viscous fluid and with certain generalizations of that solution.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 73–83, July–August, 1990.The author is grateful to A. A. Barmin and A. G. Kulikovskii for useful discussions.     

Stability of quasistatic equilibrium state of an inhomogeneous viscous layer on an inclined plane

A study is made of the stability against small perturbations [1] of a slow flow of an incompressible inhomogeneous linearly viscous liquid under the influence of a force of gravity on an unbounded inclined plane. Problems of such kind arise in glaciology when one estimates the stability of snow on mountain slopes or determines the catastrophic movement of a glacier; the results can also be applied to solifluction phenomena [2, 3]. Equations for perturbations of parallel flows of linearly viscous fluids in the case of a continuous variation of the viscosity and density across the flow were derived in [4]. An attempt to solve the hydrodynamic problem with allowance for a perturbation of the viscosity was made in [5]; however, in the equations for the perturbations, simplifications resulted in the neglect of terms that take into account perturbations of the viscosity. In the quasistatic formulation considered here in the case when allowance is made for perturbation of the density and viscosity, the equation for the perturbation amplitudes is an ordinary differential equation with variable coefficients; analytic solution of the equation is very difficult, even for long-wave perturbations. In this connection a study is made of the stability of a laminar model; the viscosity and density are constant within each layer. A similar hydrodynamic problem in the long-wave approximation was considered in [6]. In the present paper an exact solution is constructed in the quasistatic formulation for a two-layer model; the solution shows that the viscosity of the lower layer has an important influence on the stability. Essentially, instability is observed when the lower layer acts as a lubricant.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 6, pp. 20–24, November–December, 1973.     

Propagation of a laminar jet of electrically conducting fluid in a uniform magnetic field

Several papers [1–4] have considered the propagation of a plane laminar jet of incompressible conducting fluid in a uniform magnetic field for magnetic Reynolds numbers much less than unity. These papers have investigated the flow of a free jet in a transverse magnetic field for small values of the magnetic interaction parameter. Equations for the first approximations were obtained in [1, 2] by a series expansion in the small interaction parameter close to the ordinary solution (without magnetic field) for the jet. The equations for the zero-th and first approximations were integrated in [3]. The same author also found a similar solution for a turbulent jet, the turbulent transfer coefficient being chosen according to Prandtl's method. As regards the solution found in [4], it suffers from the defect that the constant of integration which connects the real velocity profiles with those found in the paper remains undetermined. The present paper gives an approximate solution of the same dynamic problem of the propagation of a free plane jet in a uniform field, no assumption being made as to the smallness of the interaction parameter. In order to do this the integral method of solution, common in ordinary hydrodynamics [5, 6] is employed. The solution of the problem is generalized to include the case of a finite value of the Hall parameter.     

Effect of proximity of barrier on lifting force produced by vertical solid jets

The effect of proximity to the ground on the lifting force generated by a vertical solid jet is studied in connection with development of vertical takeoff and landing devices and of air cushion devices. Such a study was made in [1 ] for planar flow by an incompressible ideal fluid. There a generalization of the results obtained on a compressible fluid was made by the approximation method. In the present work the planar problem of streamline flow past a dihedral barrier of a gas jet emerging from a channel with parallel walls was solved by the Chaplygin-Fal'kovich method [2, 3], The results of [1, 4–9] follow as a particular case from the solution obtained. Calculations were carried out clarifying the effect of the proximity of a barrier and the lifting effect of a fluid on flow characteristics at subsonic speeds.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 5, pp. 123–131, September–October, 1971.     

Hydraulic fracture crack propagation driven by a non-Newtonian fluid

The problem of hydraulic fracture crack propagation in a porous medium is considered. The fracture is driven by an incompressible viscous fluid with a power-law rheology of the pseudoplastic type. The fluid seepage is described by an equation generalizing the Darcy law in the hydraulic approximation. It is shown that the system of governing equations has a power-law self-similar solution, whereas, in the limiting cases of low and high fluid saturation in the porous medium, there are some families of power-law or exponential self-similar solutions. The complete self-similar solution is constructed. The effect of the nonlinear rheology of the fracturing fluid on the behavior of the solution is studied. The problem is solved analytically for an arbitrary boundary condition at the crack inlet when the viscous stresses in the non-Newtonian fluid are close to a constant.     

Detached flow over a step with the formation of a turbulent wake

A method of calculating the plane turbulent layer behind a step interacting with a free potential flow of incompressible fluid is developed. The method includes consideration of the initial boundary layer and injection (or suction) in the isobaric bottom region. Friction on the wall behind the step is neglected, which corresponds to symmetric quasisteady flow behind the straight edge of a plate. The inviscid flow is represented by the Keldysh-Sedov integral equations; the flow in the wake with a one-parameter velocity profile is represented by three first-order differential equations—the equations of momentum for the wake and motion along its axis and the equation of interaction (through the displacement thickness) of the viscous flow with the external potential flow. The turbulent friction in the wake is given, accurate to the single empirical constant, by the Prandtl equation. The different flow regions — on the plate behind the step, the isobaric bottom region, and the wake region — are joined with the aid of the quasi-one-dimensional momentum equation for viscous flow. The momentum equation for the flow as a whole serves as the closure condition. The obtained integrodifferential system of equations is approximated by a system of nonlinear finite-difference equations, whose solution is obtained on a computer by minimization of the sum of the squares of the discrepancies. The results of the calculations agree satisfactorily with experimental data.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 17–25, May–June, 1977.We are grateful to V. I. Kuptsov for consultation and help in programming and to Z. A. Donskova who assisted in the calculations and preparation of the paper.     

Stability of convective motion in a two-dimensional vertical fluid layer with permeable boundaries

The stability of the convective motion of a viscous incompressible fluid in a channel between permeable vertical planes heated to different temperatures is considered under the assumption of homogeneous transverse air blasting. Stability boundaries for different values of the Prandtl number Pr and Peclet number Pe that characterize the intensity of transverse motion are numerically determined. The results demonstrate that transverse blasting substantially influences both the hydrodynamic instability mechanism and instability due to the growth of thermal waves in the flow.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 1, pp. 94–101, January–February, 1976.In conclusion, I wish to express my appreciation to E. M. Zhukhovitskii for supervising the study. and G. Z. Gershuni for useful discussion of the results.     

Simulation of the motion of thin rotating jets of a viscous incompressible fluid

A regular procedure is proposed for deriving approximate equations of motion of straight thin rotating jets of a viscous incompressible fluid, and similarity parameters of such flows are established. The problem of the stability of free steady motion of a finite jet is considered in the framework of a model that takes into account in the zeroth approximation the effects of viscosity, the rotation of the jet, and capillarity.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 51–59, March–April, 1984.