Technical stability of panel motion in a gas stream

Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 6, pp. 93–99, November–December, 1988.     

Solution of some variational problems of two-phase gas dynamics

The problem of constructing an optimal-profile nozzle for a two-phase medium is considered in the one-dimensional approximation. A problem of this type to find an optimal-thrust nozzle was considered by Kraiko, Starkov, and Sternin [1]. In contrast to their study, a more complete model of the two-phase medium is used in the present paper, and the nozzles are optimized with respect to the efficiency, gas velocity, and velocity of the suspended particles. The problem is solved using the formalism of optimal control theory [2, 3]. The change in the vapor concentration and phase transitions are taken into account. A method of numerical solution of the problem is proposed. It has been realized on a computer. The method can be used to solve similar problems for a more complicated model of the two-phase medium.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, pp. 52–58, January–February, 1982.     

Wavy motion of liquid films flowing concurrently with a gas stream

An experimental study was made of the wavy motion of a water film flowing concurrently with a turbulent flow of air. The measurements of the parameters of the film were made by an optical method for the absorption of light in a colored film. The sources of monochromatic radiation were heliumneon lasers. Near the curve of neutral stability, the data of the experiment were compared with the results of a calculation in accordance with the linear theory. A plane-parallel flow of a film loses its stability somewhat earlier than is predicted by the linear theory; the divergence decreases with an increase in the thickness of the film. Far from the curve of neutral stability, the simultaneous existence of two groups of waves was observed.     

Solution of some periodic elastoplastic problems

The article considers an elastoplastic problem for a plane weakened by an infinite number of round openings. It is assumed that the level of the stresses and the distance between the openings are such that the round openings are completely enveloped by the corresponding plastic zone; under these circumstances, the adjacent plastic regions do not coalesce. The article also considers the inverse elastoplastic problem under conditions of plane strain for an unbounded plane, weakened by a periodic series of openings. A number of communications have been devoted to periodic problems in the theory of elasticity and plasticity with an unknown boundary [1–8]. In distinction from [1–8], in which the method of perturbations was used, another method is used to solve periodic elastoplastic problems, making it possible to obtain a solution with any arbitrary relative dimensions of the region.     

Solution of the equations of motion for a selectively radiating gas in a shock layer

Numerical solutions are obtained for the system of integro-differential equations describing the flow of a viscous, heat-conducting, selectively radiating gas in the region between the shock wave and a blunt body. The calculations are made for bodies of radius from 0.1 to 3 m with stagnation temperature from 6000° to 15 000° K. As a result of the calculations the convective and radiative thermal fluxes in the vicinity of the stagnation point are obtained. The effect of injection on convective and radiative heat transfer is studied.The first calculations of radiative thermal fluxes in air were made about 10 years ago in [1,2]. However, the results did not take account of the effects of emission and reabsorption, nor the interaction of the convective and radiative heating processes. These effects have been studied primarily with the use of simplified models of a radiating gas. Most often the approximation used is that of a gray gas with absorption coefficient which is independent of wavelength ([3–6] and others).The appearance in the literature of quite detailed data on the selective spectral absorption coefficients of air over a wide temperature range [7,8] has made it possible to solve the direct problem of calculating the flow field of a selectively radiating gas behind a shock wave with account for all the effects mentioned above.     

Limiting self-similar motion of a solid particle in a free-molecular gas flow escaping from an orifice

A problem of motion of a single spherical solid particle in the far wake of a free-molecular gas flow escaping from an orifice is considered. It is shown that the spatial distributions of macroscopic parameters of the gas are completely determined by functions of one variable: coordinate along an arbitrary straight line normal to the axis of symmetry. Based on this property, a dimensionless equation of particle motion is derived, which has self-similar solutions: trajectories of motion and particle coordinates (traces) on the target for different initial conditions. Conditions of determining the gas flow behavior on the basis of particle traces on the target are considered.     

Solution of linear problems of the uniform motion of a vortex source in a multilayer fluid

A method of solving linear problems of the uniform motion of a vortex source in a multilayer fluid having an arbitrary finite number of layers is proposed. As an example, the problem of the motion of a vortex source of given intensity in a three-layer fluid is solved. Formulas for the complex velocities and hydrodynamic reactions are obtained.Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 127–132, May–June, 1995.     

New integrable problems of motion of a rigid body with a particle oscillating or bouncing in it

Some qualitative aspects of the problem of motion about a fixed point of a rigid body with a particle moving in it in a prescibed (sinusoidal) way was treated in [1–3]. The mechanical system comprised of a rigid body containing an internal mass that moves along a fixed line in the body was considered in several works [4–5]. Recently, an integrable case of this system was found, in which the body is dynamically axisymmetric and moves under no external forces while the particle moves on the axis of dynamical symmetry under the action of Hooke's force to the fixed point [5].In the present note we introduce a more general integrable case in which the particle moves on the axis of dynamical symmetry and is subject to an arbitary conservative force that depends only on the distance from the fixed point. Separation of variables is accomplished and the solution is reduced to quadratures. As a special version of this problem, the case when the particle bounces elastically between two points is briefly discussed.     

Parabolic method of solving problems of the flow of a sonic gas stream around a thin symmetric profile

A parabolic method consisting of replacement of the stream acceleration ?_xx in the non-linear member of (1.1) by a specially chosen constant has been proposed [1] for the solution of the mixed-type transonic equation with boundary conditions on the profile, and the solution of the linear parabolic-type equation obtained can be considered as a certain approximation to the solution of the initial problem. An improvement of the parabolic method is the method of local linearization [2] (see [3] also), in which the acceleration ?_xx fixed from the beginning is replaced by a function of the coordinate x which satisfies some condition. An ordinary first-order differential equation is obtained for the velocity distribution along the profile in [2]. Another method of “defrosting” the acceleration ?_xx “frozen” from the beginning is proposed in this paper; a second-order ordinary differential equation is obtained for the velocity on the profile, which permits getting rid of some disadvantages of the local linearization method. Several solutions of (2.3) are presented in comparison to known exact solutions.     

Solution of some problems of flow through fractured porous media

Problems of fluid flow through a fractured porous medium consisting of fractures and blocks with different filter characteristics are solved. The mass exchange between fractures and blocks is assumed to be proportional to the pressure difference between them. The porosity in the fractures is assumed to be negligibly small. Under these assumptions the determination of the pressure fields reduces to the integration of a system of linear differential equations. The solution is found by the operational method using the Efros theorem. The cases of oil reservoir operation by means of both galleries and wells are considered. The solutions are obtained in an analytical form convenient for calculations.Kazan'. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, pp. 94–102, January–February, 1995.     

Indirect temperature determination of a hot gas stream

The method for indirect temperature measurement of a hot flowing gas presented in this paper evolved out of the need to determine experimentally the temperature of hot gas leaving a hydrogen production solar thermal water dissociation reactor. The method is based on Fanno line choked flow theory. It enables gas-temperature determination from gas flow rate and pressure measurement. The reliability of the method was tested by applying it to determine the temperature of a relatively cold gas stream and by comparing the result with the gas temperature measured directly with a thermocouple.     

Self-similar solutions for energy liberation in a gas stream

By using dimensional analysis some possible kinds of nonstationary and stationary gas flows with energy liberation which result in self-similar problems are investigated. The cases of energy liberation in a gas at rest and in uniform supersonic and hypersonic streams are examined. The gas is assumed inviscid and perfect. Results of a computation of some hypersonic self-similar gas motions are presented. Three classes of self-similar gas motions have been well studied at this time: the strong explosion, the power-law flow caused by the expansion of a plane, cylindrical, or spherical piston [1], and conical flow (including combustion and detonation waves [2–4]). Some new self-similar motions caused by energy liberation on certain lines, surfaces, or in volumes will be examined below.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 6, pp. 106–113, November–December, 1974.     

Deceleration and deformation of a liquid drop in a gas stream

An analytic method is developed for calculating the nonstationary motion and spreading of two-dimensional and axisymmetric liquid drops in a gas stream. The method is based on an expansion of the Navier-Stokes equations in a small parameter.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 58–69, March–April, 1981.