Structure of the drift flow initiated by periodic waves traveling over a viscous fluid surface

An analytical procedure used in calculating the Stokes drift velocity (the drift motion initiated by the propagation of a capillary-gravity wave over an ideal fluid surface) is applied to the problem of the calculation of an analogous drift flow in a viscous fluid. An expression for the velocity of the Stokes drift modified with allowance for viscosity is constructed. The properties and the role of the modified Stokes drift in the general pattern of the drift in a viscous fluid are analyzed.     

Three-dimensional waves on the surface of a viscous fluid

The study of the effect of viscosity on the propagation of surface waves has traditionally been confined to the consideration of plane (two-dimensional) waves [1, 2]. So far the effect associated with taking the transverse modulation of the wave profile into account have not been studied. In what follows, a solution is constructed and analyzed for linear three-dimensional periodic waves in an infinitely deep fluid. Their distinguishing property is the presence of a vorticity in the direction of propagation. An expression for the average (over the wavelength) velocity of horizontal particle drift is found in the quadratic approximation in the small wave steepness.     

Nonlinear standing waves on the surface of a viscous fluid

Standing surface waves in a viscous infinite-depth fluid are studied. The solution of the problem is obtained in the linear and quadratic approximations. The case of long, as compared with the boundary layer thickness, waves is analyzed in detail. The trajectories of fluid particles are determined and an expression for the vorticity is derived.     

Nonlinear capillary waves on a viscous fluid jet surface

Capillary instability of a fluid jet is one of the classical problems of hydrodynamics [1]. Studying it is of practical interest, particularly for the optimization of the ignition of a liquid propellant and the development of granulating apparatus in the chemical industry [2]. Until recently, the main attention has been paid to analyzing linear problems. Dispersion equations have been obtained for small perturbations of a jet surface with the viscosity of the external medium taken into account [3]. The construction of a theory of finite-amplitude waves on an ideal fluid jet surface was started in [4, 5]. Up to now this theory has achieved substantial results, as can be assessed by the successful numerical modeling of the dissociation of an inviscid fluid jet into drops [6] (see [7, 8] also). This paper is devoted to a discussion of the nonlinear development stage of viscous fluid jet instability under conditions allowing the influence of the surrounding medium and the gravity field to be neglected.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 179–182, March–April, 1977.The author is grateful to B. M. Konyukhov and G. D. Kuvatov for suggesting this problem and performing the experiment and to M. I. Rabinovich for useful discussions.     

Wave regimes on a nonlinearly viscous fluid film flowing down a vertical plane

The flow of a thin film of a nonlinearly viscous fluid whose stress tensor is modeled by a power law, flowing down a vertical plane in the field of gravity, is considered. For the case of low flow rates, an equation that describes the evolution of surface disturbances is derived in the long-wave approximation. The domain of linear stability of the trivial solution is found, and weakly nonlinear, steady-state travelling solutions of this equation are obtained. The mechanism of branching of solution families at the singular point of the neutral curve is described. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 73–84, May–June, 2005.     

The role of external influences in the formation of waves on the surface of a flowing-down film of a viscous fluid

The example of two non-stationary forces is used to study the impact of external influences leading to the occurrence of additional ponderomotive forces on the wave regimes of the film freely flowing down a vertical surface. The first case describes a ferromagnetic fluid film affected by the magnetic field, and the second case touches upon a dielectric fluid film affected by the electric field. For the given forces, in the case of small flow rates, the problem is reduced to the solution of a model equation for the perturbation of the film thickness. The numerical solutions of the problem are obtained, and several characteristic scenarios of evolution of periodical perturbations are considered. It is shown that changes in the boundaries of the region of linear stability of the unperturbed flow with a flat free surface under the influence of ponderomotive forces have a great impact on the flow.     

Solitary waves in a viscous liquid film flowing down a thin vertical cylinder

Several equations to describe the flow of a viscous liquid film on a thin cylinder are derived. The solitary-wave solutions to these equations are studied. The families of solutions are constructed for the first two eigenvalues that correspond to single-humped and double-humped waves. It is found that these families become similar as the similarity parameter increases. The dependencies of phase velocities and wave amplitudes on the free parameters of the problem are analyzed. The resulting solutions are compared with solitary waves in films on a flat surface.     

Stability of a viscous liquid film flowing down a periodic surface

The paper is devoted to a theoretical analysis of linear stability of the viscous liquid film flowing down a wavy surface. The study is based on the Navier–Stokes equations in their full statement. The developed numerical algorithm allows us to obtain pioneer results in the stability of the film flow down a corrugated surface without asymptotic approximations in a wide range over Reynolds and Kapitsa’s numbers. It is shown that in the case of moderate Reynolds numbers there is a region of the corrugation parameters (amplitude and period) where all disturbances decay in time and the wall corrugation demonstrates a stabilizing effect. At the same time, there exist corrugation parameters at which the steady-state solution is unstable with respect to perturbations of the same period as the period of corrugation. In this case the waveless solution cannot be observed in reality and the wall corrugation demonstrates a destabilizing effect.     

Capillary waves in a relaxing conducting viscous fluid with a surface charge

The influence of weak viscosity and dynamical surface tension relaxation effect on the structure of the wave motion spectrum in a conducting viscous fluid with a surface charge is investigated. Taking these phenomena into account leads to the appearance of additional branches of both wave and aperiodic motions associated with fluid elasticity effects and the finite time taken by the fluid surface layer to respond to fast external excitation.Yaroslavl. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, pp. 98–105, January–February, 1996.     

Stability in film flow of a viscous fluid in a centrifugal force field

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Vortex on the surface of a viscous fluid

The system of Navier-Stokes equations is solved for boundary conditions corresponding to the case when an axisymmetric tangential transversal load acts at the surface of a gravity viscous incompressible fluid of infinite depth. An integral representation is obtained for the shape of the free surface under the prolonged effect of a stationary vortex load. The example of a tangential load, similar to a concentrated vortex, is examined. In this case a column is squeezed out of the fluid, the height of the column being directly proportional to the square of the moment of the transverse tangential forces and inversely proportional to the square of the product of the dynamic fluid viscosity and the area of the tangential stress distribution. The depth of the annular funnel being formed in front of the column is determined.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 127–132, July–August, 1978.     

Set of steady-state traveling waves on the surface of a liquid film flowing down an inclined plane

The nonlinear evolution equation often encountered in modeling the behavior of perturbations in various nonconservative media, for example, in problems of the hydrodynamics of film flow, is examined. Steady-state traveling periodic solutions of this equation are found numerically. The stability of the solutions is investigated and a bifurcation analysis is carried out. It is shown how as the wave number decreases ever new families of steady-state traveling solutions are generated. In the limit as the wave number tends to zero a denumerable set of these solutions is formed. It is noted that solutions which also oscillate in time may be generated from the steadystate solutions as a result of a bifurcation of the Landau-Hopf type.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 6, pp. 120–125, November–December, 1989.     

Stability of wave regimes in film flow along a vertical surface

The stability of nonlinear traveling waves with respect to all possible two-dimensional infinitesimal perturbations is numerically investigated. The stability zones are determined for two families. It is shown that regimes of the second family, which in the limit go over into positive solitons, are the more stable. Novosibirsk. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 126–131, September–October, 1988.