Large eddy simulations of the turbulent flow between a rotating and a stationary disk

Large eddy simulations of the flow between a rotating and a stationary disk have been performed using a dynamic and a mixed dynamic subgrid-scale model. The simulations were compared to direct numerical simulation results. The mixed dynamic model gave better overall predictions than the dynamic model. Modifications of the near-wall structures caused by the mean flow three-dimensionality were also investigated. Conditional averages near strong stress-producing events led to the same conclusions regarding these modifications as studies of the flow generated by direct numerical simulation, namely a distinct asymmetry of the vortices producing sweeps and ejections.     

The flow due to a rough rotating disk

Von Kármáns problem of a rotating disk in an infinite viscous fluid is extended to the case where the disk surface admits partial slip. The nonlinear similarity equations are integrated accurately for the full range of slip coefficients. The effects of slip are discussed. An existence proof is also given.     

Global solutions for the incompressible rotating stably stratified fluids

We consider the initial value problem of the 3D incompressible Boussinesq equations for rotating stratified fluids. We establish the dispersive and the Strichartz estimates for the linear propagator associated with both the rotation and the stable stratification. As an application, we give a simple proof of a unique existence of global in time solutions to our system using just a contraction mapping principle.     

A blow-up criterion for 3D Boussinesq equations in Besov spaces

In this paper, we consider the 3D Boussinesq equations with the incompressibility condition. We obtain a regularity condition for the three-dimensional Boussinesq equations by means of the Littlewood-Paley theory and Bony’s paradifferential calculus.     

Blow-up criteria of smooth solutions to the 3D Boussinesq system with zero viscosity in a bounded domain

We prove that a smooth solution of the 3D Boussinesq system with zero viscosity in a bounded domain breaks down, if a certain norm of vorticity blows up at the same time. Here this norm is weaker than the bmo-norm.     

Global regularity of solutions of 2D Boussinesq equations with fractional diffusion

The goal of this work is to study the Boussinesq equations for an incompressible fluid in R², with diffusion modeled by fractional Laplacian. The existence, the uniqueness and the regularity of solution has been proved.     

Numerical solution of the time-dependent incompressible Navier–Stokes equations by piecewise linear finite elements

In this paper we present a new method to solve the 2D generalized Stokes problem in terms of the stream function and the vorticity. Such problem results, for instance, from the discretization of the evolutionary Stokes system. The difficulty arising from the lack of the boundary conditions for the vorticity is overcome by means of a suitable technique for uncoupling both variables. In order to apply the above technique to the Navier–Stokes equations we linearize the advective term in the vorticity transport equation as described in the development of the paper. We illustrate the good performance of our approach by means of numerical results, obtained for benchmark driven cavity problem solved with classical piecewise linear finite element.     

Vanishing viscosity limit for an expanding domain in space

We study the limiting behavior of viscous incompressible flows when the fluid domain is allowed to expand as the viscosity vanishes. We describe precise conditions under which the limiting flow satisfies the full space Euler equations. The argument is based on truncation and on energy estimates, following the structure of the proof of Kato's criterion for the vanishing viscosity limit. This work complements previous work by the authors, see Iftimie et al. (2009) [5], Kelliher (2008) [8].     

A model for gravity driven flow of a thin liquid-solid solution with evaporation effects

A vertical substrate is coated with a thin film of a solution consisting of a volatile viscous liquid and a solid solute. The liquid film thins under gravity while the volatile component simultaneously evaporates. We develop a model to predict the evolving film thickness and in so doing we develop an approximation for the later stages of the well-known dip-coating process.Received: October 10, 2003; revised: May 4 and July 19, 2004     

The stationary Oseen equations in an exterior domain: An approach in weighted Sobolev spaces

In this work, we study the linearized Navier–Stokes equations in an exterior domain of R³${\mathbb{R}}^3$ at the steady state, that is, the Oseen equations. We are interested in the existence and the uniqueness of weak, strong and very weak solutions in L^p$L^p$-theory which makes our work more difficult. Our analysis is based on the principle that linear exterior problems can be solved by combining their properties in the whole space R³${\mathbb{R}}^3$ and the properties in bounded domains. Our approach rests on the use of weighted Sobolev spaces.     

Slip at the surface of a sphere translating perpendicular to a plane wall in micropolar fluid

The Stokes axisymmetrical flow caused by a sphere translating in a micropolar fluid perpendicular to a plane wall at an arbitrary position from the wall is presented using a combined analytical-numerical method. A linear slip, Basset type, boundary condition on the surface of the sphere has been used. To solve the Stokes equations for the fluid velocity field and the microrotation vector, a general solution is constructed from fundamental solutions in both cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems. Boundary conditions are satisfied first at the plane wall by the Fourier transforms and then on the sphere surface by the collocation method. The drag acting on the sphere is evaluated with good convergence. Numerical results for the hydrodynamic drag force and wall effect with respect to the micropolarity, slip parameters and the separation distance parameter between the sphere and the wall are presented both in tabular and graphical forms. Comparisons are made between the classical fluid and micropolar fluid.      

Boundary-layer effects for the 2-D Boussinesq equations with vanishing diffusivity limit in the half plane

The main purpose of this paper is to justify the Stokes-Blasius law of boundary-layer thickness for the 2-D Boussinesq equations with vanishing diffusivity limit in the half plane, i.e., we shall prove that the boundary-layer thickness is of the value δ(ε)=εα with any α∈(0,1/2) for small diffusivity coefficient ε>0. Moreover, the convergence rates of the vanishing diffusivity limit are also obtained.     

Vanishing viscosity in the plane for vorticity in borderline spaces of Besov type

The existence and uniqueness of solutions to the Euler equations for initial vorticity in BΓ∩Lp₀∩Lp₁ was proved by Misha Vishik, where BΓ is a borderline Besov space parameterized by the function Γ and 1<p₀<2<p₁. Vishik established short time existence and uniqueness when Γ(n)=O(logn) and global existence and uniqueness when . For initial vorticity in BΓ∩L², we establish the vanishing viscosity limit in L²(R²) of solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations to a solution of the Euler equations in the plane, convergence being uniform over short time when Γ(n)=O(logn) and uniform over any finite time when Γ(n)=O(logκn), 0?κ<1, and we give a bound on the rate of convergence. This allows us to extend the class of initial vorticities for which both global existence and uniqueness of solutions to the Euler equations can be established to include BΓ∩L² when Γ(n)=O(logκn) for 0<κ<1.     

A new algorithm for simulating viscoelastic flows accommodating piecewise linear finite elements

A three-field finite element scheme designed for solving time-dependent systems of partial differential equations governing viscoelastic flows is introduced. The linearized form of this system is a generalized time-dependent Stokes system. Once a classical time-discretization is performed, the resulting three-field system of equations allows for a stable approximation of velocity, pressure and extra stress tensor, by means of continuous piecewise linear finite elements, in both two and three dimension space. Another advantage of the new formulation is the fact that it implicitly provides an algorithm for the iterative resolution of system non-linearities, in the case of viscoelastic flows. Additionally, convergence in an appropriate sense applying to these three flow fields is demonstrated, for such generalized Stokes system. Numerical results are given in order to illustrate the performance of the new approach.     

Crocco variable formulation for uniform shear flow over a stretching surface with transpiration: Multiple solutions and stability

The simultaneous effects of transpiration through and tangential movement of a semi-infinite flat plate on the self-similar boundary layer flow driven by uniform shear in the far field is considered. Difficulties with standard shooting techniques are overcome using Crocco variables which also serve to better elucidate the solution structure. The stabilities of dual, triple and even quadruple steady flow solutions encountered in different ranges of plate stretching and wall stress are determined using a linear temporal stability analysis for the self-similar flow.      

A scaling and energy equality preserving approximation for the 3D Navier-Stokes equations in the finite energy case

We discuss a new model (inspired by the work of Vishik and Fursikov) approximating the 3D Navier-Stokes equations, which preserves the scaling as in the Navier-Stokes equations and thus allows the study of self-similar solutions. Using some energy estimates and Leray’s limiting process, we show the existence of a solution of this model in the finite energy case, and the energy equality and inequality fulfilled by it. This approximation can be shown to converge to the Navier-Stokes equations using a mild approach based on the approximated pressure, and the solution satisfies Scheffer’s local energy inequality, an essential tool for proving Caffarelli, Kohn and Nirenberg’s regularity criterion. We also give a partial result of self-similarity satisfied by the approximated solution in the infinite energy case.     

Stokes flow inside a porous spherical shell: Stress jump boundary condition

An arbitrary Stokes flow of a viscous, incompressible fluid inside a sphere with internal singularities, enclosed by a porous spherical shell, using Brinkmans equation for the flow in the porous region is discussed. At the interface of the clear fluid and porous region stress jump boundary condition for tangential stresses is used. The drag and torque are found by deriving the corresponding Faxens laws. It is found that drag and torque not only change with the varying permeability, but also change for different values of stress jump coefficient. Critical permeability is found for which drag and torque change their behavior. As a limiting case the corresponding Faxens laws for the rigid spherical shell with internal singularities has been obtained.Received: December 17, 2002; revised: February 3, 2004     

Jet profile solutions of the Falkner-Skan equation

New solutions of the Falkner-Skan equation are presented which display jet-like behaviour. Within non-uniform flow the parameter range over which the new solutions exist is bounded by a singular limit. The limit is shown to be closely related to the well-known plane jet similarity solution.     

On instability and stability of three-dimensional gravity driven viscous flows in a bounded domain

We investigate the instability and stability of some steady-states of a three-dimensional nonhomogeneous incompressible viscous flow driven by gravity in a bounded domain Ω   of class C²$C^2$. When the steady density is heavier with increasing height (i.e., the Rayleigh–Taylor steady-state), we show that the steady-state is linear unstable (i.e., the linear solution grows in time in H²$H^2$) by constructing a (standard) energy functional and exploiting the modified variational method. Then, by introducing a new energy functional and using a careful bootstrap argument, we further show that the steady-state is nonlinear unstable in the sense of Hadamard. When the steady density is lighter with increasing height, we show, with the help of a restricted condition imposed on steady density, that the steady-state is linearly globally stable and nonlinearly asymptotically stable in the sense of Hadamard.