Pressure of a circular stamp on a composite layer

The method of dual integral equations is used to obtain a solution to the problem of a rigid circular stamp pressing on an elastic composite layer, with a cylindrical surface separating the materials. A large number of papers have already been published, dealing with the mechanics of multilayered media in which the surfaces separating the layers from each other do not intersect the outer boundary (see references in /1/). The formulation and methods of solution of the fundamental boundary value problems can be found for such media in the monographs /2,3/.

Considerably less attention has been given to the study of the boundary value problems for composite media in which the surfaces separating the layers do intersect the outer boundary. The authors of /4, 5/ call such media the regions with transverse (vertical) layer folding. Out of the publications dealing with the methods of solving contact problems for transversely layered regions, attention should be drawn to /4–11/.     

Modeling of flow in a very small surface separation

When a fluid flows in a very small surface separation, the very thin boundary layer physically adhering to the solid surface will participate in the flow, while between the two boundary layers is a continuum fluid flow. An analysis is here presented for this multiscale flow. The continuum fluid is treated as Newtonian. The physical adsorbed boundary layer is treated as non-continuum across the layer thickness. The interfacial slippage can occur on the adsorbed layer-solid surface interface, while it is absent on the adsorbed layer-fluid interface. Three flow equations are derived respectively for the two adsorbed layers and the intermediate continuum fluid. They together govern the multiscale flow in such a small surface separation.     

The mathematics of scattering by unbounded,rough, inhomogeneous layers

In this paper we study, via variational methods, a boundary value problem for the Helmholtz equation modelling scattering of time harmonic waves by a layer of spatially varying refractive index above an unbounded rough surface on which the field vanishes. In particular, in the 2D case with TE polarization, the boundary value problem models the scattering of time harmonic electromagnetic waves by an inhomogeneous conducting or dielectric layer above a perfectly conducting unbounded rough surface, with the magnetic permeability a fixed positive constant in the medium. Via analysis of an equivalent variational formulation, we show that this problem is well-posed in two important cases: when the frequency is small enough; and when the medium in the layer has some energy absorption. In this latter case we also establish exponential decay of the solution with depth in the layer. An attractive feature is that all constants in our estimates are bounded by explicit functions of the index of refraction and the geometry of the scatterer.     

Convex solutions of a general similarity boundary layer equation for power-law fluids

This paper is devoted to a general similarity boundary layer equation for power-law fluids, which includes many important similarity boundary layer problems such as the Falker-Skan equation and the magnetohydrodynamic boundary layer equation which arises in the study of self-similar solutions of the two-dimensional steady laminar boundary layer flow for an incompressible electrically conducting power-law fluids along an isolated surface in the presence of an exterior magnetic field orthogonal to the flow. By a rigorous mathematical analysis, the uniqueness, existence and nonexistence results for convex solutions, normal convex solutions and generalized convex solutions to the general similarity boundary layer equation are established. Also the asymptotic behavior of the normal convex solutions at the infinity are displayed.     

Kinetic boundary layers: on the adequate discretization of the Boltzmann collision operator

We develop criteria for the discretization of the Boltzmann collision operator under which linearized kinetic boundary layers exhibit the same algebraic structure as their continuous counterparts. These criteria are shown to be sufficient for the well-posedness of kinetic boundary layers. After the analysis of the discrete layer, an example illustrates how to include models which lead to differential algebraic problems. Existence and uniqueness of nonlinear boundary layers adjacent to an equilibrium state are proven.     

The Love's problem for hyperbolic thermoelasticity

In our paper we investigated the initial-boundary value problem for elastic layer situated on half space of another elastic medium. In this medium the thermomechanical interactions were taken into consideration. The system of equations with initial-boundary conditions describes the phenomenon of wave propagation with finite speed. In our problem there are two surfaces ie. free surface and contact surface between layer and half space. On the free surface are setting boundary conditions for normal and tangent surface force. We consider two types of contact between layer and half-space: rigid contact and slip contact. The initial-boundary value problem was solved by using integral transformations and Cagniard-de Hoope methods. From the solution of this problem follows that in layer and half space exist some kind of thermoelastic waves. We investigated moreover the conditions which should be fullfiled for propagation of Rayleigh and Love's type waves on the contact surface between layers and half space. The results obtained in our investigation were used in technical applications especially engineering design and diagnostics of roads and airfields. (© 2012 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Instationäre Grenzschichten an langsam bewegten Körpern in einer rotierenden Flüssigkeit

Summary In this work equations of boundary layers on arbitrary smooth surfaces are derived which are moving relatively slowly through a rotating fluid. For the case of the impulsive start of the motion from rest, the equations are solved exactly for arbitrary velocities at the outer edge of the boundary layer. The results are applied to the case of the motion of a sphere in the direction of the axis of revolution using Stewartson's velocity at the outer edge. The boundary layer calculated in such a way does not separate from the sphere surface; this makes it possible to calculate the total drag. The formula reduces for the case of non-viscous fluid to the known result given by Stewartson.     

Adaptive pseudospectral solution of a diffuse interface model

A diffuse interface type model, using an energy-based variational formulation with a free energy that is a function of the density and its gradients is presented. All of the boundary terms are retained and related to external surface forces, which can be of particular interest when considering the fluid–fluid–solid region. The numerical solution of these types of problems can be troublesome if a thin transition layer is desired. Here, Chebyshev pseudospectral methods with mesh adaptation for the solution of diffuse interface type problems are studied. A mesh adaptation algorithm based in the equidistribution principle following a continuation process is derived. In order to achieve high precision for problems exhibiting thin transition layers, a modified version of the arc-length monitor function is proposed which yields a sufficiently smooth coordinate transformation. At every step of the continuation process, a fixed number of iterations is implemented, so that the equidistribution equations are not solved completely at each step, which saves a considerable amount of computational effort. Numerical results for the static phase field model exhibiting thin transition layers are presented.     

Asymptotic expansions for hyperbolic–parabolic systems with a small parameter

In this paper we consider initial-boundary value problems for systems with a small parameter ?. The problems are mixed hyperbolic–parabolic when ? > 0 and hyperbolic when ? = 0. Often the solution can be expanded asymptotically in ? and to first approximation it consists of the solution of the corresponding hyperbolic problem and a boundary layer part. We prove sufficient conditions for the expansion to exist and give estimates of the remainder. We also examine how the boundary conditions should be choosen to avoid O(1) boundary layers.     

The antiplane problem of the motion of a point shear load over a two-layer elastic base at a constant velocity

The problem of modelling the motion of a force disturbance in an elastic medium that is heterogeneous over its depth is investigated. It is in an antiplane formulation in a moving system of coordinates that all possible versions of the ratio of the velocity of motion of the surface point shear load to the velocities of the shear waves in the layers of the two-layer elastic base are examined. Cases of a subsonic regime (SBR) in the upper and lower layers, of a supersonic regime (SPR) in the upper layer and an SBR in the lower layer, and of an SBR in the upper layer and an SPR in the lower layer are studied using the Fourier transform and the theory of residues. The last two cases are extremely interesting from the mathematical point of view, as here, on the boundary between the layers, the solutions of elliptic and hyperbolic equations meet, and previously unknown features arise in the displacements that,it seems, should also occur in the solution of the corresponding plane problem. The case of an SPR in the upper and lower layers is investigated using a special method for successive allowance for the incident, reflected and refracted shock wave fronts. In all cases, expressions are obtained for the displacements in the layers, and their characteristic features are investigated.     

Asymptotic determination of the formation process of nonlinear distortion of one-dimensional pulses in a layered medium : PMM vol.40, n 6, 1976, pp. 1093–1103

Nonlinear effects in the propagation, reflection, and refraction of one-dimensional pulses in a medium consisting of two layers lying on a half-space are considered and analyzed. Properties of layers and of the half-space are different, and stresses are defined by an expansion in powers of strains. The initial pulse of finite duration is specified in the form of boundary condition at the surface of the external layer either for the deformation or for the dislocation rate, and the problem of wave pattern when the initial pulse amplitude tends to zero,i.e. in the case of small nonlinear effects, is solved.Problem is solved by the method of successive integration of nonhomogeneous linear wave equations, in which the solution of the linear problem is taken as the first approximation and the subsequent approximations are derived by approximating the nonlinear terms with the use of the preceding approximation.     

Three-dimensional contact problems with friction for a composite elastic wedge

Contact problems for a composite elastic wedge in the form of two joined wedge-shaped layers with different aperture angles joined by a sliding clamp, where the layer under the punch is incompressible, are studied in a three-dimensional formulation. Conditions for a sliding or rigid clamp or the absence of stresses are set up on one face of the composite wedge. The integral equations of the problems are derived taking account of the friction forces perpendicular to the edge of the wedge. The method of non-linear boundary integral equations of the Hammerstein type is used when the contact area is unknown. A regular asymptotic solution is constructed for an elliptic contact area. By virtue of the incompressibility of the material of the layer in contact with the punch, this solution retains the well known root singularity in the boundary of the contact area when account is taken of friction.     

Expansion problems in the linear stability of boundary layer flows

Several problems in the linearized stability of boundary layers are examined. They are all treated as perturbations of constant coefficient differential operators. Spectral theory and spectral expansions are developed. Possible anomalies, which might arise for nonparallel boundary layer flows with nonzero transverse component at infinity are also handled.     

Monotone iterative method of upper and lower solutions applied to a multilayer combustion model in porous media

This paper presents a new nonlinear reaction–diffusion–convection system coupled with a system of ordinary differential equations that models a combustion front in a multilayer porous medium. The model includes heat transfer between the layers and heat loss to the external environment. A few assumptions are made to simplify the model, such as incompressibility; then, the unknowns are determined to be the temperature and fuel concentration in each layer. When the fuel concentration in each layer is a known function, we prove the existence and uniqueness of a classical solution for the initial and boundary value problem for the corresponding system. The proof uses a new approach for combustion problems in porous media. We construct monotone iterations of upper and lower solutions and prove that these iterations converge to a unique solution for the problem, first locally and then, in time, globally.     

Cooling of a composite slab in a two-fluid medium

A mixed boundary value problem associated with the diffusion equation that involves the physical problem of cooling of an infinite parallel-sided composite slab in a two-fluid medium, is solved completely by using the Wiener-Hopf technique. An analytical solution is derived for the temperature distribution at the quench fronts being created by two different layers of cold fluids having different cooling abilities moving on the upper surface of the slab at constant speedv. Simple expressions are derived for the values of the sputtering temperatures of the slab at the points of contact with the respective layers, assuming the front layer of the fluid to be of finite width and the back layer of infinite extent. The main problem is solved through a three-part Wiener-Hopf problem of a special type and the numerical results under certain special circumstances are obtained and presented in the form of a table.     

Solution of the Basic Boundary Value Problems of Stationary Thermoelastic Oscillations for Domains Bounded by Spherical Surfaces

The boundary value problems of stationary thermoelastic oscillations are investigated for the entire space with a spherical cavity, when the limit values of a displacement vector and temperature or of a stress vector and heat flow are given on the boundary. Also, consideration is given to the boundary-contact problems when a nonhomogeneous medium fills up the entire space and consists of several homogeneous parts with spherical interface surfaces. Given on an interface surface are differences of the limit values of displacement and stress vectors, also of temperature and heat flow, while given on a free boundary are the limit values of a displacement vector and temperature or of a stress vector and heat flow. Solutions of the considered problems are represented as absolutely and uniformly convergent series.     

Volume integral equations of the scattering problem of poroelasticity and their properties

Scattering of monochromatic waves on an isolated inhomogeneity (inclusion) in an infinite poroelastic medium is considered. Wave propagation in the medium and the inclusion are described by Biot's equations of poroelasticity. The problem is reduced to 3D‐integro‐differential equations for displacement and pressure fields in the region occupied by the inclusion. Properties of the integral operators in these equations are studied. Discontinuities of the fields on the inclusion boundary are indicated. The case of a thin inclusion with low permeability is considered. The corresponding scattering problem is reduced to a 2D integral equation on the middle surface of the inclusion. The unknown function in this equation is the pressure jump in the transverse direction to the inclusion middle surface. An inclusion with a thin layer of low permeability on its interface is considered. The appropriate boundary conditions on the inclusion interface are pointed out. Methods of numerical solution of the volume integral equations of the scattering problems of poroelasticity are discussed.     

Parametric Vibrations of a Three-Layer Conical Piezoshell

Based on the Kirchhoff-Love hypotheses and adequate supplementary hypotheses for the distribution of electric field quantities, a model for parametric vibrations of composite shells of revolution made of a passive (without a piezoeffect) middle layer and two active (with a piezoeffect) surface layers under the action of harmonic mechanical and electric loads is developed. The dissipative material properties are taken into account by linear viscoelastic models. Since the vibrations on the boundary of the main domain of dynamic instability (MDDI) are harmonic, the investigation of this domain, in a first approximation, is reduced to generalized eigenvalue problems, which are solved by the finite-element method. The problem on parametric vibrations of a three-layer conical shell under harmonic mechanical loading is considered. The influence of the shell thickness, dissipation, and electric boundary conditions on the MDDI is investigated. Two limiting cases of electric boundary conditions are considered, where the electrodes are short-circuited or not. The curves presented show a considerable influence of the electric boundary conditions on the characteristics of the MDDI, namely on its width and position on the frequency axis and on the critical parameter of excitation.     

Local Well-posedness for Linearized Degenerate MHD Boundary Layer Equations in Analytic Setting

In this note we derive MHD boundary layer equations according to viscosity and resistivity coefficients. Especially, when these viscosity and resistivity coefficients are of different orders, it leads to degenerate MHD boundary layer equations. We prove these degenerate boundary layers are stable around a steady solution.     

Application of homotopy analysis method for natural convection of Darcian fluid about a vertical full cone embedded in pours media prescribed surface heat flux

In this paper, a powerful analytical method, called homotopy analysis method (HAM) is used to obtain the analytical solution for a nonlinear ordinary deferential equation that often appear in boundary layers problems arising in heat and mass transfer which these kinds of the equations contain infinity boundary condition. The boundary layer approximations of fluid flow and heat transfer of vertical full cone embedded in porous media give us the similarity solution for full cone subjected to surface heat flux boundary conditions. Nonlinear ODE which is obtained by similarity solution has been solved through homotopy analysis method (HAM). The main objective is to propose alternative methods of solution, which do not require small parameters and avoid linearization and physically unrealistic assumptions. The obtained analytical solution in comparison with the numerical ones represents a remarkable accuracy. The results also indicate that HAM can provide us with a convenient way to control and adjust the convergence region.