The stability of the plane Poiseuille flow of a non-Newtonian fluid

Rheologica Acta - This paper considers the flow and the stability of the flow of a fluid whose viscosity depends on the shear in the form $$\nu = {\nu _0}\left\{ {r - s{{\left( {\frac{{d\bar...     

The influence of vibration on Poiseuille flow of a non-Newtonian fluid. II

Summary An incompressible, isotropic, non-Newtonian fluid undergoes plane Poiseuille flow between two parallel plates, or through a pipe of circular cross-section, as a result of a uniform time-independent pressure gradient. The effect is studied of superposed vibrations of the boundaries, which are not necessarily purely sinusoidal, on the mean rate of discharge of the fluid. The calculations are carried out in detail for a particular constitutive equation of the Rivlin-Ericksen type, with the assumption that the fluid is slightly non-Newtonian. It is seen that in addition to a change in the mean rate of discharge which arises as an interaction of the vibration with the pressure gradient, there may also occur a change in the mean rate of discharge which arises from the interaction of the harmonic components of the vibration and may be independent of the pressure gradient.

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Zusammenfassung Gegenstand der Untersuchung ist eine inkompressible, isotrope, nicht-newtonsche Flüssigkeit entweder in einer ebenen Poiseuille-Strömung zwischen zwei parallelen Platten oder einer solchen durch ein kreiszylindrisches Rohr unter dem Einfluß eines zeitunabhängigen Druckgradienten. Es wird der Einfluß von überlagerten Vibrationen der Wände, die nicht rein sinusförmig zu sein brauchen, auf den mittleren Flüssigkeitsdurchsatz untersucht. Die Rechnungen werden im einzelnen für eine spezielle Stoffgleichung vom Rivlin-Ericksen-Typ durchgeführt, wobei die Flüssigkeit als nur schwach nicht-newtonisch angenommen wird. Man findet, daß außer der Änderung des mittleren Durchsatzes als Folge der Wechselwirkung von Vibration und Druckgradient eine solche Änderung auch als Folge der Wechselwirkung der harmonischen Komponenten der Vibration auftreten kann, die u. U. vom Druckgradienten unabhängig ist.

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The influence of vibration on Poiseuille flow of a non-Newtonian fluid,I.

Summary The effect is calculated of a superposed sinusoidal vibration on the rate of discharge of an incompressible, isotropic, non-Newtonian fluid, which is in plane Poiseuille flow, under a constant pressure gradient, between two parallel plates. The calculations are made both when the vibration is longitudinal and when it is transverse. Calculations are also made in the case of Poiseuille flow through a straight pipe of circular cross-section, when a sinusoidal vibration, either longitudinal ar rotational, about the axis of the pipe is superposed.

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Zusammenfassung Es wird die Wirkung einer überlagerten Sinusschwingung auf den Durchsatz einer inkompressiblen, isotropen, nicht-newtonschen Flüssigkeit berechnet, die in einer ebenen Poiseuille-Strömung zwischen zwei parallelen Platten unter der Wirkung eines konstanten Druckgefälles ausfließt. Dabei werden sowohl Longitudinal- als auch Transversal-Schwingungen betrachtet. Anschließend werden analoge Rechnungen für eine Poiseuille-Strömung in einem geraden zylindrischen Rohr durchgeführt, wobei eine in bezug auf die Rohrachse entweder longitudinale oder rotatorische Sinusschwingung überlagert wird.

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Effect of fluid compressibility on the linear stability of Poiseuille flow in a circular tube

The linear stability of a barotropic fluid flow in a circular absolutely rigid tube is considered. The behavior of perturbations in the form of monoharmonic waves resulting from the viscosity as well as the compressibility of the fluid is investigated. It is shown that the compressibility of the fluid affects the first type of perturbations only slightly and the second significantly and that the latter can be more dangerous from the standpoint of initiating instability, even for weakly compressible flows. Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 5–10, March–April, 1994.     

Slow flow of a non-Newtonian fluid past a micro-capsule

The streaming motion past a spherical microcapsule is studied. The particle consists of a thin elastic membrane enclosing an incompressible fluid. Since the problem is highly nonlinear, a perturbation solution is sought in the limiting case where the deviation from sphericity is small. Obviously, the capsule remains nearly spherical when λ, the ratio of viscous forces to elastic (shape-restoring) membrane forces is small. In this limit, the rheology of the inside fluid is immaterial and the problem is essentially characterized by three parameters: λ, the Reynolds number Re (interia effect), and the Weissenberg number We (non-newtonian effect). The deformation is obtained explicitly under the restriction We<1, Re<1. It is shown that to leading order, the capsule deforms exactly into a spheroid which can be either oblate or prolate, depending mainly upon the elasticity number We/Re: for We/Re<0.57 the spheroid is oblate, while for We/Re>0.81 a prolate spheroid results. For 0.57<We/Re<0.81 additional details of the rheology of the membrane and of the suspending fluid are needed. The degree of the deformation is governed by the parameters λ Re. All parameters of the problem enter into the expression of the drag force. On a qualitative basis, these results are similar to those for droplets although major differences exist quantitatively.     

Free-surface non-Newtonian fluid flow in a round pipe

Free-surface pseudoplastic and viscoplastic fluid flows in a round pipe were studied for the case where the direction of motion coincides with the direction of gravity. Numerical modeling was performed using a technique based on a combination of the SIMPLE algorithm and the method of invariants. Three characteristic filling regimes were found to exist: a complete filling regime, a regime characterized by air-cavity formation on the solid wall, and a jet regime. Critical parameter values separating the regions of existence of these regimes were calculated. The evolution of quasisolid cores was studied for flow of a fluid with an yield point.     

Stability of plane Poiseuille flow of a slightly viscoelastic fluid

Consideration is given to the stability of planePoiseuille flow of a slightly viscoelastic fluid which has a constant viscosity and normal stress differences varying nearly with the shear rate. It is shown that the presence of elasticity lowers the criticalReynolds number at which instability occurs.     

Nonlinear stability of Poiseuille flow of a Bingham fluid: theoretical results and comparison with phenomenological criteria

We present new results on the nonlinear stability of Bingham fluid Poiseuille flows in pipes and plane channels. These results show that the critical Reynolds number for transition, Re_c, increases with Bingham number, B, at least as fast as Re_cB^1/2 as B→∞. Estimates for the rate of increase are also provided. We compare these bounds and existing linear stability bounds with predictions from a series of phenomenological criteria for transition, as B→∞, concluding that only Hanks [AIChE J. 9 (1963) 306; 15 (1) (1963) 25] criteria can possibly be compatible with the theoretical criteria as B→∞. In the more practical range of application, 0≤B≤50, we show that there exists a large disparity between the different phenomenological criteria that have been proposed.     

Perturbation solution of Poiseuille flow of a weakly compressible Oldroyd-B fluid

The isothermal, planar Poiseuille flow of a weakly compressible Oldroyd-B fluid is considered under the assumption that the density of the fluid obeys a linear equation of state. A perturbation analysis for all the primary flow variables is carried out with the isothermal compressibility serving as the perturbation parameter. The sequence of partial differential equations which results from the perturbation procedure is solved analytically up to second order. The effects of the compressibility parameter, the aspect ratio, and the Weissenberg number are discussed. In particular, it is demonstrated that compressibility has a significant effect on the transverse velocity and the first normal stress difference.     

Nonisothermal viscoplastic fluid flow through porous media

The Alishaev model [1] is extended to the case of nonisothermal flow. Neglecting conductive heat transfer, it is shown that for the model in question in the plane of the complex potential not only are the problems linear but the decoupling of the thermal and hydrodynamic problems is also allowed. The latter is reduced to a mixed problem for an analytic function. This makes it possible to use the wellknown methods and results of the theory of limiting equilibrium pillars for isothermal flow [2–5]. It is also established that the solutions of the unsteady problems tend asymptotically to the solutions of the corresponding steady-state problems and can be obtained from the latter by simpler conversion. The effectiveness of the approach proposed is illustrated with reference to the problem of a source-sink system [1–4].Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 117–122, July–August, 1990.     

Stability of steady-state non-Newtonian fluid layer flow

The stability of the steady-state plane-parallel flow of a non-Newtonian fluid layer in the gravity field along an inclined rigid surface is investigated. It is shown that the most dangerous are the long-wave perturbations propagating over the free surface. The stability maps are plotted for such perturbations in the Reynolds number — gravity parameter plane. With increase in the gravity number the layer flow becomes less stable. The layer deviation from the vertical lines stabilizes the flow.     

Very slow flow of Bingham viscoplastic fluid around a circular cylinder

Numerical simulations have been used to study the flow of a Bingham viscoplastic fluid around a circular cylinder in an infinite medium with negligible inertia effects. Papanastasiou's regularisation technique has been adopted to approximate the model. The case corresponding to preponderant plasticity effects has been particularly studied and convergence of the solutions examined in detail. The flow kinematics and stresses have been determined. The rigid zones have been identified and characterised. At large Oldroyd numbers, when plasticity effects become preponderant, a viscoplastic boundary layer appears around the cylinder. The characteristics of this viscoplastic boundary layer are quantified. The results are compared with existing theoretical results, concerning particularly the predictions of the viscoplastic boundary layer theory and the plasticity theory.     

Perturbation solution of the compressible annular Poiseuille flow of a viscous fluid

The isothermal annular Poiseuille flow of a weakly compressible Newtonian liquid with constant shear and bulk viscosities is considered. A linear equation of state is assumed and a perturbation analysis in terms of the primary flow variables is performed up to the first order using the isothermal compressibility as the perturbation parameter. The effects of compressibility, the bulk viscosity, the radii ratio, the aspect ratio, and the Reynolds number on the velocity and pressure fields are studied.     

Similarity solutions for non-Newtonian power-law fluid flow

The problem of the boundary layer flow of power law non-Newtonian fluids with a novel boundary condition is studied.The existence and uniqueness of the solutions are examined,which are found to depend on the curvature of the solutions for different values of the power law index n.It is established with the aid of the Picard-Lindel¨of theorem that the nonlinear boundary value problem has a unique solution in the global domain for all values of the power law index n but with certain conditions on the curvature of the solutions.This is done after a suitable transformation of the dependent and independent variables.For 0 n 1,the solution has a positive curvature,while for n 1,the solution has a negative or zero curvature on some part of the global domain.Some solutions are presented graphically to illustrate the results and the behaviors of the solutions.     

Non-steady MHD flow for a non-Newtonian fluid with variable conductivity

This paper deals with a similarity solution for the unsteady flow of a conducting non-Newtonian power-law in-compressible fluid, when a porous plate is moving uniformly in the presence of a transverse magnetic field, assuming that the electrical conductivity is a function of the velocity. The aim of this analysis is to determine the velocity and the effect of variation of the electrical conductivity on the solution. The basic equations have been solved by applying the perturbation method for small and large values of the magnetic interaction parameterN. The main features of the exact solution is that it represents shear flow.     

An asymptotic theory for laminar pipe flow of a non-Newtonian fluid

For a generalized Newtonian fluid the viscosity * varies with the shear rate . Instead of assuming a certain dependence like rheological models do, the viscosity is expanded in a Taylor serie with respect to . Based on this expansion a perturbation approach to laminar pipe flow withq _w = const. and viscous heating included is formulated. The basic flow (zero order solution) is that of a Newtonian fluid. Higher order terms successively account for the influence of a non-Newtonian fluid. — The asymptotic results compare reasonably well with those of specific rheological models like power law or Ellis model. — The influence of temperature dependent properties (including the viscosity) can be accounted for by the same kind of asymptotic approach. The influence of shear rate as well as temperature dependence thus can be combined in general results valid for all generalized Newtonian fluids.Für ein verallgemeinertes Newtonsches Fluid ist die Viskosität * von der Scherrate abhängig. Statt nun eine bestimmte Abhängigkeit anzunehmen, wie dies für rheologische Modelle geschieht, wird die Viskosität als Taylor-Reihe in Bezug auf entwickelt. Ausgehend von dieser Entwicklung wird eine reguläre Störungsrechnung durchgeführt. Dies schließt den Effekt der Reibungswärme ein. Die Grundströmung ist die Strömung eines Newtonschen Fluides. Terme höherer Ordnung berücksichtigen den Einfluß des nicht-Newtonschen Fluidverhaltens. — Die asymptotischen Ergebnisse stimmen gut mit denen spezifischer rheologischer Modelle (power law, Ellis) überein. — Mit der gleichen asymptotischen Methode kann auch der Einfluß der Temperaturabhängigkeit der Stoffwerte erfaßt werden. Damit kann dann der Einfluß sowohl der Scherraten- als auch der Temperaturabhängigkeit auf eine allgemeine Weise für verallgemeinerte Newtonsche Fluide formuliert werden.