Conservation laws and conserved quantities for laminar two-dimensional and radial jets

A systematic way to derive the conserved quantities for the liquid jet, free jet and wall jet using conservation laws is presented. Both two-dimensional and radial jets are considered. The jet flows are described by Prandtl’s momentum boundary layer equation and the continuity equation. The multiplier approach (also know as variational derivative approach) is first applied to construct a basis of conserved vectors for the system. The basis consists of two conserved vectors. By integrating the corresponding conservation laws across the jet and imposing the boundary conditions, conserved quantities are derived for the liquid jet and the free jet. The multiplier approach is then applied to construct a basis of conserved vectors for the third-order partial differential equation for the stream function. The basis consists of two local conserved vectors one of which is a non-local conserved vector for the system. The conserved quantities for the free jet and the wall jet are derived from the corresponding conservation laws and boundary conditions. The approach gives a unified treatment to the derivation of conserved quantities for jet flows and may lead to a new classification of jets through conserved vectors and their multipliers.     

Conservation laws via the partial Lagrangian and group invariant solutions for radial and two-dimensional free jets

The conservation laws for Prandtl’s boundary layer equations for an incompressible fluid governing the flow in radial and two-dimensional jets are investigated. For both radial and two-dimensional jets the partial Lagrangian method is used to derive conservation laws for the system of two differential equations for the velocity components. The Lie point symmetries are calculated for both cases and a symmetry is associated with the conserved vector that is used to establish the conserved quantity for the jet. This associated symmetry is then used to derive the group invariant solution for the system governing the flow in the free jet.     

Invariant solution for an axisymmetric turbulent free jet using a conserved vector

An axisymmetric turbulent free jet described by an effective viscosity, which is the sum of the kinematic viscosity and the kinematic eddy viscosity, is investigated. The conservation laws of the jet are derived using the multiplier method. A second conserved vector, in addition to the elementary conserved vector, exists provided the effective viscosity has a special form. The Lie point symmetry associated with the elementary conserved vector is obtained and used to generate the invariant solution. The analytical solution is derived when the effective viscosity depends only on the distance along the jet. The numerical solution is obtained when the effective viscosity depends also on the distance across the jet. The eddy viscosity causes an apparent increase in the viscosity of the mean flow which produces an increase in the width of the jet due to an increase in diffusion and also a decrease in the maximum mean velocity along the axis of the jet.     

Eigenfrequencies of radial vibrations of a spherical sandwich shell

Free across-the-thickness vibrations of a closed spherical shell consisting of three rigidly connected layers with arbitrary physical constants and thicknesses are studied. A closed-form solution in displacements to a one-dimensional (along the radius) vibration problem for a homogeneous spherical shell is derived and then used in posing a boundary-value problem on free vibrations of a heterogeneous sphere. Based on the degeneration of the sixth-order determinant of a system of homogeneous equations satisfying the corresponding boundary conditions, a transcendental equation for eigenfrequencies is found. Transformation variants for the equation of eigenfrequencies in the cases of degeneration of physical and geometric parameters of the compound shell are considered. The main attention in investigating the lowest frequency is given to its dependence on the structure of shell wall, whose parameters greatly affect the calculated values of the high-frequency vibration spectrum of the shell. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 839–852, November–December, 2008.     

Flow past a porous approximate spherical shell

In this paper, the creeping flow of an incompressible viscous liquid past a porous approximate spherical shell is considered. The flow in the free fluid region outside the shell and in the cavity region of the shell is governed by the Navier–Stokes equation. The flow within the porous annulus region of the shell is governed by Darcy’s Law. The boundary conditions used at the interface are continuity of the normal velocity, continuity of the pressure and Beavers and Joseph slip condition. An exact solution for the problem is obtained. An expression for the drag on the porous approximate spherical shell is obtained. The drag experienced by the shell is evaluated numerically for several values of the parameters governing the flow.     

Flow past a porous approximate spherical shell

In this paper, the creeping flow of an incompressible viscous liquid past a porous approximate spherical shell is considered. The flow in the free fluid region outside the shell and in the cavity region of the shell is governed by the Navier–Stokes equation. The flow within the porous annulus region of the shell is governed by Darcy’s Law. The boundary conditions used at the interface are continuity of the normal velocity, continuity of the pressure and Beavers and Joseph slip condition. An exact solution for the problem is obtained. An expression for the drag on the porous approximate spherical shell is obtained. The drag experienced by the shell is evaluated numerically for several values of the parameters governing the flow.     

Prolongations to higher jets of Estabrook-Wahlquist coverings for PDE's

Using a definition of the (infinite-dimensional) Lie algebras introduced by Estabrook and Wahlquist (EW) that lives directly on the jet bundle, we establish explicit methods to determine prolongations of these algebras to higher jet spaces, and calculate these prolongations for Burgers' equation and the KdV equation, to arbitrary level on the infinite jet bundle. Each level of prolongation introduces additional generator(s) of the algebra. For Burgers' equation, we first find the Kac-Moody algebra that is the (universal) completion of that algebra on the lowest-order jet space. We then show how each new generator creates a free flow of the lower-order algebra over the jet bundle, without requiring any new commutation relations. For the KdV equation, one new generator creates a flow, but the other introduces into the structure of the prolonged total derivative operators the characteristics for the hierarchy of conserved quantities of the PDE, thereby mixing together these nonlocal symmetries with the local ones in a way that may be valuable. In the limit to the infinite jet bundle, we acquire the EW algebra for the entire KdV hierarchy of PDE's, moving toward a comparison of this approach with the work of the Japanese school.     

A criterion of the linear long wave stability of steady magnetohydrodynamic jet flows of an ideal fluid

The problem of the linear stability of steady axisymmetric shear magnetohydrodynamic jet flows of an inviscid ideally conducting incompressible fluid with a free boundary is investigated. It is assumed that the jet is of unlimited length, there is a longitudinal constant electric current along its surface, and it is directed along the axis of a cylindrical shell with infinite conductivity, such that there is a vacuum layer between its free boundary and the inner surfaces of the shell. The necessary and sufficient condition for the stability of such flows with respect to small axisymmetric long-wave perturbations of special form is obtained by Lyapunov's direct method. Bilateral exponential estimates of the growth of small perturbations are constructed in the case when this stability condition breaks down, where the indices in their exponents are calculated from the parameters of the steady flows and the initial data for the perturbations. An example of a steady axisymmetric shear magnetohydrodynamic jet flow and of the initial small axisymmetric long-wave perturbations imposed on it is given, which, at the linear stage, will evolve in time and space in accordance with the estimates constructed.     

A Remark on the Global Existence of a Third Order Dispersive Flow into Locally Hermitian Symmetric Spaces

We prove time-global existence of solutions to the initial value problem for a third order dispersive flow into compact locally Hermitian symmetric spaces. The equation under consideration generalizes two-sphere-valued completely integrable systems modeling the motion of vortex filament. Unlike one-dimensional Schrödinger maps, our third order equation is not completely integrable under the curvature condition on the target manifold in general. The idea of our proof is to exploit two conservation laws and an “almost conserved quantity” which prevents the formation of a singularity in finite time.     

A novel matrix method for coupled vibration and damping effect analyses of liquid-filled circular cylindrical shells with partially constrained layer damping under harmonic excitation

A novel matrix method is further developed for a liquid-filled circular cylindrical shell with partially constrained layer damping (CLD), which consists of treating liquid domain with Bessel function approach, and shell domain with transfer matrix equation based on a new set of first order matrix differential equation. In order to indicate its advantage to the finite element method (FEM), free vibration analysis on such an empty shell under clamped–clamped boundary are carried out by using the present method together with FEM. Meanwhile, coincident result is yielded for the liquid-filled shell by adopting the present method with by other transfer matrix method. Finally, a series of valuable numerical results are obtained by this method.     

Dynamic stability of a porous cylindrical shell

This paper is devoted to a closed cylindrical shell made of a porous-cellular material. The mechanical properties vary continuously on the thickness of a shell. The mechanical model of porosity is as described as presented by Magnucki, Stasiewicz. A shell is simply supported on edges. On the ground of assumed displacement functions the deformation of shell is defined. The displacement field of any cross section and linear geometrical and physical relationships are assumed in cylindrical coordinate system. The components of deformation and stress state were found. Using the Hamilton's principle the system of differential equations of dynamic stability is obtained. The forms of unknown functions are assumed and the system of a differential equations is reduced to a simple ordinary equation of dynamic stability of shell (Mathieu's equation). The derived equation are used for solving a problem of dynamic stability of porous-cellular shell with intensity of load directed in generators of shell. The critical loads are derived for a family of porous shells. The unstable space of family porous shells is found. The influence a coefficient of porosity on the stability regions in Figures is presented. The results obtained for porous shell are compared to a homogeneous isotropic cylindrical shell. (© 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Free convection from a point heat source in a stratified fluid

A non-stationary problem of free convection from a point heat source in a stratified fluid is considered. The system of equations is reduced to a single equation for a special scalar function which determinos the velocity field, and the temperature and salinity distribution. Relations are found connecting the spatial and temporal scales of the phenomenon with the parameters of the medium and the intensity of the heat source. The magnitude of the critical source intensity at which the fluid begins to move in a jet-flow mode is established.The structure of convective flows above the heat sources depends, in the stratified media, essentially on the nature of the stratification /1/ which may be caused by a change in the temperature of the medium /2, 3/ or its salinity /4–7/, and by the form of the heat source. When a temperature gradient exists within the medium, an ascending jet forms above the point source, mushrooming outwards near the horizon of the hydrostatic equilibrium. In the case of a fluid with salinity gradient, the jet is surrounded by a sheet of descending salty fluid, and a regular system of annular convective cells is formed around it /1/.The height of the stationary jet computed in /2, 3/ on the basis of conservative laws agrees with experiment. However, this approach does not enable the temperature and velocity distribution over the whole space to be found and does not enable the problem of determining the flow to be investigated. A stationary solution of the linearized convection equations /8/ does not correspond to detail to the observed flow pattern /1, 5–7/. In this connection the study of the non-linear, non-stationary convection equations is of interest.The purpose of this paper is to construct a non-linear, non-stationary free convection equation above a point heat source, and to analyse the scales of the resulting structure and the critical conditions under which the flow pattern changes.     

Free-surface shapes of a jet injecting through a porous wall

For a jet incident on a porous wall at which the normal fluidspeed is specified, it is found that the problem of determiningthe free surface of the jet is governed by a system of nonlinearintegral equations relating the flow angles on the boundary,on the free surface, and on the porous wall. With a constantnormal speed at the porous wall, the system reduces to an integralequation for the flow angle, which is solved numerically; anda comparison with previous results is made. Numerical results,corresponding to different nonconstant normal jet speeds alongthe porous wall, are also presented. The extension of this formulationto include the effect of gravity is also given.     

准坐标下非完整力学系统的Lie对称性和守恒量

研究准坐标下非完整系统的Ｌｉｅ对称性,首先,对准坐标下非完整力学系统定义无限小变换生成元,由微分方程在无限小变换下的不变性,建立Ｌｉｅ对称性的确定方程,得到结构方程并求出守恒量;其次,研究上述问题的逆问题;根据已知积分求相应的Ｌｉｅ对称性,举例说明结果的应用。     

A note on integration of the Navier–Stokes equations

In this study the 2D Navier–Stokes equations are used to obtain a new self-similar equation. The latter equation, subject to appropriate boundary conditions and volume discharge, describes the pressure distribution and velocity field of a plane free jet.     

Nonequilibrium jet boundary layer in a polyatomic gas

The two-dimensional nonequilibrium hypersonic free jet boundary layer gas flow in the near wake of a body is studied using a closed system of macroscopic equations obtained (as a thin-layer version) from moment equations of kinetic origin for a polyatomic single-component gas with internal degrees of freedom. (This model is can be used to study flows with strong violations of equilibrium with respect to translational and internal degrees of freedom.) The solution of the problem under study (i.e., the kinetic model of a nonequilibrium homogeneous polyatomic gas flow in a free jet boundary layer) is shown to be related to the known solution of the well-studied simpler problem of a Navier-Stokes free jet boundary layer, and a method based on this relation is proposed for solving the former problem. It is established that the gas flow velocity distribution along the separating streamline in the kinetic problem of a free jet boundary layer coincides with the distribution obtained by solving the Navier-Stokes version of the problem. It is found that allowance for the nonequilibrium nature of the flow with respect to the internal and translational degrees of freedom of a single-component polyatomic gas in a hypersonic free jet boundary layer has no effect on the base pressure and the wake angle.     

Generalized thermo-visco-elastic problem of a spherical shell with three-phase-lag effect

This problem deals with the thermo-visco-elastic interaction due to step input of temperature on the stress free boundaries of a homogeneous visco-elastic isotropic spherical shell in the context of generalized theories of thermo-elasticity. Using the Laplace transformation the fundamental equations have been expressed in the form of vector–matrix differential equation which is then solved by eigen value approach. The inverse of the transformed solution is carried out by applying a method of Bellman et al. [R. Bellman, R.E. Kolaba, J.A. Lockette, Numerical Inversion of the Laplace Transform, American Elsevier Publishing Company, New York, 1966]. The stresses are computed numerically and presented graphically in a number of figures for copper material. A comparison of the results for different theories (TEWED (GN-III), three-phase-lag method) is presented. When the body is elastic and the outer radius of the shell tends to infinity, the corresponding results agree with the result of existing literature.     

Nonlinear free dynamic response of laminated compressible cylindrical shell panels

The governing equations for a free dynamic response of a symmetrically laminated composite shell are used to analyze a nonlinear differential panel. The FEM and the Lindstedt–Poincare perturbation technique are invoked to construct a uniform asymptotic expansion of the solution to a nonlinear differential equation ofmotion. A comparison between numerical and finite-element methods for analyzing a symmetrically laminated graphite/epoxy shell panel is performed to show that the nonlinearities are of hardening type and are more repeated for smaller opening angles. It is also shown that large-amplitude motions are dominated by lower modes.     

Turbulent, mixing of a scalar quantity in a 2-d mixing layer using matched asymptotic expansions

In this note analytical solutions for the turbulent mixing of a scalar quantity (mass, temperature, etc.) for a 2-d, free shear flow are developed. Approximate, i.e. thin shear layer self-similar forms for mass, momentum and the scalar quantity are derived, linearized using Göertler’s [ZAMM 22 (1942) 244] perturbation argument and examined. Though successful for the mean velocity field, the regular expansion yields inconsistent solutions for the transport of a scalar. Sources of the non-uniformity are identified and a consistent result is obtained using matched asymptotic expansions. This result explains the success of semi-empirical convective velocity closures used by several researchers for a turbulence length scale equation.