Existence of solution for a micro-macro model of polymeric fluid: the FENE model

We analyse a non-linear micro-macro model of polymeric fluids in the case of a shear flow. More precisely, we consider the FENE dumbbell model, which models polymers by nonlinear springs, accounting for the finite extensibility of the polymer chain. We prove the existence of a unique solution to the stochastic differential equation which rules the evolution of a representative polymer in the flow and next deduce a local-in-time existence and uniqueness result on the system coupling the stochastic differential equation and the momentum equation on the fluid.     

Global existence of weak solutions to the FENE dumbbell model of polymeric flows

Systems coupling fluids and polymers are of great interest in many branches of sciences. One of the most classical models to describe them is the FENE (Finite Extensible Nonlinear Elastic) dumbbell model. We prove global existence of weak solutions to the FENE dumbbell model of polymeric flows. The main difficulty is the passage to the limit in a nonlinear term that has no obvious compactness properties. The proof uses many weak convergence techniques. In particular it is based on the control of the propagation of strong convergence of some well chosen quantity by studying a transport equation for its defect measure. In addition, this quantity controls a rescaled defect measure of the gradient of the velocity.     

Global solutions for micro-macro models of polymeric fluids

We provide a new proof for the global well-posedness of systems coupling fluids and polymers in two space dimensions. Compared to the well-known existing method based on the losing a priori estimates, our method is more direct and much simpler. The co-rotational FENE dumbbell model and the coupling Smoluchowski and Navier-Stokes equations are studied as examples to illustrate our main ideas.     

Optimal control of non-isothermal viscous fluid flow

For flow inside a four-to-one contraction domain, we minimize the vortex that occurs in the corner region by controlling the heat flux along the corner boundary. The problem of matching a desired temperature along the outflow boundary is also considered. The energy equation is coupled with the mass, momentum, and constitutive equations through the assumption that viscosity depends on temperature. The latter three equations are a non-isothermal version of the three-field Stokes–Oldroyd model, formulated to have the same dependent variable set as the equations governing viscoelastic flow. The state and adjoint equations are solved using the finite element method. Previous efforts in optimal control of fluid flows assume a temperature-dependent Newtonian viscosity when describing the model equations, but make the simplifying assumption of a constant Newtonian viscosity when carrying out computations. This assumption is not made in the current work.     

Regularity of the solutions for micro-macro models near equilibrium

In this paper, we study the regularity of solutions to two microscopic-macroscopic models: Hookean spring model and FENE dumbbell model. By making use of the structure of Fokker-Planck operator and establishing the general Hardy-Littlewood's inequality, we show that the classical solutions near the equilibrium obtained in [F. Lin, C. Liu, Ping Zhang, On a micro-macro model for polymeric fluids near equilibrium, Comm. Pure Appl. Math. 60 (6) (2007) 838-866] and [F. Lin, Ping Zhang, The FENE dumbbell model near equilibrium, Acta Math. Sinica (Chin. Ser.) 24 (2008) 529-538] become smooth with respect to the end-to-end vector variable q for any positive time.     

Thermo-elastodynamic response of a spherical cavity in saturated poroelastic medium

In this paper, an attempt has been made to investigate the thermo-hydro-elastodynamic response of a spherical cavity in isotropic saturated poroelastic medium when subjected to a time dependent thermal/mechanical source. The fully coupling thermo-hydro-elastodynamic model is presented on the basis of equations of motion, fluid flow, feat flow and constitutive equation with effective stress and temperature change. Solutions of displacement, temperature and stresses are obtained by using a semi-analytical approach in the domain of Laplace transform. Numerical results are also performed for portraying the nature of variations of the field variables, i.e. the coefficient of thermo-osmosis, the permeability. In addition, comparisons are presented with the corresponding partially thermo-hydro-elastodynamic model and thermo-elastodynamic model to ascertain the validity and the difference between these models.     

The FENE dumbbell model near equilibrium

We study the global existence of smooth solutions near the equilibrium to a coupled microscopic-macroscopic FENE dumbbell model which arises from the kinetic theory of diluted solutions of polymeric liquids with noninteracting polymer chains.     

On the stability of the upper airways system

Simple models for upper pharyngeal obstruction, describing the sleep apnea syndrome are proposed. Stability is discussed, of two and three individualized elements, with and without elastic connections, interacting with the steady flow. Considering the flow as the controlling parameter, critical steady state flows are located and their post-critical behavior is discussed for various models. It is pointed out that non-linear constitutive elastic laws are necessary contrary to the linear ones introduced by Fodil (1998) [15]. Finally the three element model will be presented and studied with non-linear constitutive relations and side connections. Applications of the theory will be performed and discussion for the three models will be presented. It is pointed out that the sleep apnea syndrome is due to the instability of the upper pharyngeal region.     

Constitutive Modelling of Resins in the Stiffness Domain

An analytic method for inverting the constitutive compliance equations of viscoelasticity for resins is developed. These equations describe the HWKK/H rheological model, which makes it possible to simulate, with a good accuracy, short-, medium- and long-term viscoelastic processes in epoxy and polyester resins. These processes are of first-rank reversible isothermal type. The time histories of deviatoric stresses are simulated with three independent strain history functions of fractional and normal exponential types. The stiffness equations are described by two elastic and six viscoelastic constants having a clear physic meaning (three long-term relaxation coefficients and three relaxation times). The time histories of axiatoric stresses are simulated as perfectly elastic.The inversion method utilizes approximate constitutive stiffness equations of viscoelasticity for the HWKK/H model. The constitutive compliance equations for the model are a basis for determining the exact complex shear stiffness, whereas the approximate constitutive stiffness equations are used for determining the approximate complex shear stiffness. The viscoelastic constants in the stiffness domain are derived by equating the exact and approximate complex shear stiffnesses. The viscoelastic constants are obtained for Epidian 53 epoxy and Polimal 109 polyester resins. The accuracy of the approximate constitutive stiffness equations are assessed by comparing the approximate and exact complex shear stiffnesses. The constitutive stiffness equations for the HWKK/H model are presented in uncoupled (shear/bulk) and coupled forms. Formulae for converting the constants of shear viscoelasticity into the constants of coupled viscoelasticity are given as well.     

非线性各向同性弹性材料热应力本构方程

在非线性各向同性弹性体张量形式的本构方程基础上,仅考虑温度初值和增值,按照表示定理,补充考虑温度影响的完备项,建立了非线性各向同性弹性材料完备的多项式形式的热应力本构方程和应变能函数．作为应用举例,利用MATLAB软件,将本构方程与现有文献中高温金属材料单向拉伸和压缩情况下弹性阶段的实验数据进行了拟合,结果表明实验值与所提出的理论模型的结果显示了良好的一致性．     

Constitutive Modelling of Resins in the Compliance Domain

A rheological HWKK/H model for resins is developed taking into consideration the up-to-date analyses of experimental results. Constitutive compliance equations of linear are formulated for this model in the shear/bulk form, which describes, among other things, the first-rank reversible isothermal creep. The shear (distorsional) deformations are simulated with three independent stress history functions of fractional and normal exponential types. The volume deformations are simulated as perfectly elastic. The model is described by two elastic and six viscoelastic constants, namely three long-term creep coefficients and three retardation times.The constitutive compliance equations of viscoealsticity for resins are also formulated in the coupled form. Formulae for converting the constants of shear/bulk (uncoupled) viscoelasticity into the constants of coupled viscoelasticity are given too.An algorithm for identifying the material constants, based on the creep of uniaxially tensioned bar samples, is formulated in a way that gives unique results. The material constants are fiund for Epidian 53 epoxy and Polimal 109 polyester resins. The creep processes, simulated based on the experimental data, are presented graphically for both the resins examined.     

非牛顿流体内流传热研究

在本文中,研究了注入轴对称模腔非牛顿流体非定常流动.本文的第二部份研究了上随体Maxwell流体管内热流动.对于注入模腔流动.其本构方程采用幂律流体模型方程.为了避免在表现粘度中温度关系引起的非线性.引进了一特征粘度的概念.描述本力学过程的基本方程是,本构方程、定常状态的运动方程、非定常能量方程及连续方程.该方程组在空间是二维问题,在数学上是三维问题.采用分裂差分格式求得本方程组的数值解答.分裂法曾成功应用于求解牛顿流体问题.在本文中,首次将分裂法成功地应用解决非牛顿流体流动问题.对于圆管内热流,给出了差分格式,使基本方程组化为一个三对角方程组.其结果,给出了不同时刻的模腔内二维温度分布.     

Local Existence of Smooth Solutions to the FENE Dumbbell Model

The author proves the local existence of smooth solutions to the finite extensible nonlinear elasticity (FENE) dumbbell model of polymeric flows in some weighted spaces if the non-dimensional parameter...     

研究金属中激波构造与衰减的一个物理模型

本文给出了研究金属中激波构造与衰减的一个物理模型.为了建立高速形变下材料的本构方程和研究激波过渡带的构造,需要考虑二个独立的理论方面.首先,将比内能分解成弹性压缩能和弹性形变能,而将形变能作为弹性应变和熵的函数展开到三阶项,其中考虑了热与机械能的耦合效应.其次,从位错动力学角度建议了一个塑性松弛函数以便描述高温、高压下塑性流动的特性.另外,本文给出了一个常微分方程组用以计算定态激波过渡带中各状态变量的分布以及激波的厚度.倘若假定在激波上熵的跳跃可以忽略,并用Hugoniot压缩模量代替等熵压缩摸量,可以获得一个分析解.最后,本文还提出了求解平板对称碰撞中激波波头衰减的一个近似方法。     

各向同性弹性损伤本构方程的一般形式

直接从不可逆热力学基本定律出发,推导出弹性各向同性损伤材料本构方程的一般形式,克服了由应变等效假设建立的经典损伤本构方程的缺陷,并阐明了两种各向同性弹性损伤模型(单标量模型与双标量模型)之间的联系.研究表明,采用单标量描述的损伤模型,在材料损伤本构方程中含有两个“损伤效应函数”,反映损伤对于两个弹性常数的不同影响.应变等效假设给出的损伤本构方程,是该文方程的一个近似形式,常常不能满意地描述实际材料的损伤行为.     

On the thermodynamics of fluids defined by implicit constitutive relations

In this paper, we develop a thermodynamically consistent theory for describing the response of nonlinear viscous fluids whose constitutive equations are of the form f (T, D) = 0. We show that such constitutive equations which include classical constitutive equations wherein the stress is expressed explicitly in terms of the kinematical quantities, provide a rich class of physically meaningful fluid response functions which allows us to describe a wider range of material behavior, including that of a general class of incompressible fluids, incompressible fluids with pressure dependent viscosity, and Bingham (or pseudoplastic) materials.     

Restrictions placed on constitutive relations by angular momentum balance and Galilean invariance

In this note, we will show that for describing the response of a wide class of bodies, it is sufficient to invoke only the balance of angular momentum to obtain the restrictions on the constitutive functions that one obtains by appealing to frame indifference. While this result is known for hyperelastic materials (although it is not found in any standard text on the subject), we extend this result to classes of elasto-plastic and viscoelastic materials as well as for a class of implicit constitutive equations for viscous fluids. In particular, we show that for a class of bodies capable of instantaneous elastic response that is dictated by a stored energy function, the symmetry of the Cauchy stress alone is enough to obtain all the necessary restrictions. The result is related to Noether’s theorem; if we know that there is a conserved quantity (i.e., angular momentum), we can then show that the energy function must be invariant under a group of transformations. For a class of generalized Newtonian fluids (including the Navier Stokes fluid and the Bingham fluid), the symmetry of the stress and Galilean invariance of the response functions are all that are required to obtain restrictions that are usually obtained by enforcing frame indifference.     

Drained analyses of cylindrical cavity expansion in sand incorporating a bounding-surface model with state-dependent dilatancy

This paper presents a semi-analytical drained solution for cylindrical cavity expansion in sand. By introducing an auxiliary variable, defined as the ratio of the original position to the current position of a material particle, the governing differential equations of the cylindrical cavity expansion problem can be transformed into a group of first-order ordinary differential equations. These equations are solved as an initial value problem by incorporating a bounding-surface model with state-dependent dilatancy. This approach does not require the division of the material around the cavity into an elastic zone and a plastic zone. The state-dependent dilatancy model employed in this study allows the investigation of the effects of the initial relative density and mean normal stress of the sand, whereas the rigorous definitions of the invariant stresses permit the examination of the effect of the initial ratio of the horizontal stress to the vertical stress. Moreover, the model parameters that are of paramount importance for the cylindrical cavity expansion analyses are determined via comprehensive parametric studies.     

Mass Transfer in Porous Media

In this contribution, a constitutive model based on the macromechanical Theory of Porous Media (TPM) for a saturated thermo elastic porous body has been developed. The body under investigation consists of an organic and inorganic moisturized phases and a gas phase. Based on a consistent thermomechanical treatment, the governing equations and constitutive equations will be given. Thus, we obtain a mathematical concept describing the motion of the solid phase, the pressure of the gas phase, the temperature of the mixture and the biodegradation of organic material into a gas mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by bacterial decomposition during stable methane fermentation (biogas). (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

高速扩展平面应力裂纹尖端的理想塑性应力场

在裂纹尖端的理想塑性应力分量都只是θ的函数的条件下,利用Tresca屈服条件、定常运动方程及弹塑性本构方程,我们导出了高速扩展平面应力裂纹尖端的理想塑性应力场的一般解析表达式。将这些一般解析表达式用于具体裂纹,我们就得到高速扩展Ⅰ型和Ⅱ型平面应力裂纹尖端的理想塑性应力场的解析表达式。