Electrode layers in flows of an inviscid plasma with good conductivity

The structure of the electromagnetic electrode layers that are produced in flows across a magnetic field by a completely ionized and inviscid plasma with good conductivity and a high magnetic Reynolds number is examined in a linear approximation. Flow past a corrugated wall and flow in a plane channel of slowly varying cross section with segmented electrodes are taken as specific examples. The possibility is demonstrated of the formation of nondissipative electrode layers with thicknesses on the order of the Debye distance or electron Larmor radius and of dissipative layers with thicknesses on the order of the skin thickness, as calculated from the diffusion rate in a magnetic field [2].In plasma flow in a transverse magnetic field, near the walls, along with the gasdynamie boundary layers, which owe their formation to viscosity, thermal conductivity, etc. (because of the presence of electromagnetic fields, their structures may vary considerably from that of ordinary gasdynamic layers), proper electromagnetic boundary layers may also be produced. An example of such layers is the Debye layer in which the quasi-neutrality of the plasma is upset. No less important, in a number of cases, is the quasi-neutral electromagnetic boundary layer, in which there is an abrupt change in the frozen-in parameter k=B/p (B is the magnetic field and p is the density of the medium). This layer plays a special role when we must explicitly allow for the Hall effect and the related formation of a longitudinal electric field (in the direction of the veloeiryv of the medium). We will call this the magnetic layer. The magnetic boundary layer can be dissipative as well as noudissipative (see below). The dissipative magnetic layer has been examined in a number of papers: for an incompressible medium with a given motion law in [1], for a compressible medium with good conductivity in [2], and with poor conductivity in [3]. In the present paper, particular attention will be devoted to nondissipative magnetic boundary layers.     

Flow Structure in the Separation Zone in the Interaction between Shock Waves and the Boundary Layer on a Plate with Slip

A model which makes it possible to calculate the reverse-flow parameters in the separation zone is constructed on the basis of the results of an integrated experimental study of the characteristics of the separated flow developed in the transition from free to non-free interaction between plane shock waves and the boundary layer on a plate with slip. The effect of the Mach number of the reverse flow in the separation zone on the properties of inner boundary layer separation is analyzed. Features of the interference flow due to boundary layer transition are described. The present study is a continuation of investigations [1–3] devoted to the study of a new steady-state type of interaction between shock waves and the boundary layer on a plate with slip in which the separation line formed would propagate upstream beyond the sharp leading edge if no leading edge was present, i.e., so-called non-free interaction.     

Calculation of heat transfer accompanying hypersonic three-dimensional flow of air over slender blunt-nosed cones

The effective length method [1, 2] has been used to make systematic calculations of the heat transfer for laminar and turbulent boundary layers on slender blunt-nosed cones at small angles of attack ( + 5° in a separationless hypersonic air stream dissociating in equilibrium (half-angles of the cones 0 20°, angles of attack 0 15°, Mach numbers 5 M 25). The parameters of the gas at the outer edge of the boundary layer were taken equal to the inviscid parameters on the surface of the cones. Analysis of the results leads to simple approximate dependences for the heat transfer coefficients.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 173–177, September–October, 1981.     

Construction of exact numerical solutions of the stationary traveling wave type for viscous thin films

An effective numerical procedure, based on the Galerkin method, for finding solutions of the stationary traveling wave type in the complete formulation is proposed for the case of viscous liquid films. Examples of a viscous film flowing freely down a vertical surface have been calculated. The calculations have been made for various values of the dimensionless surface tension , including =0. The method makes it possible to predict a number of bifurcations that occur as decreases. The existence of numerous families of stationary traveling waves when 1 was demonstrated in [6]. The present study shows that as 1 all but one of these families of wave solutions disappear. The shape of the periodic and solitary waves and the pressure distribution in the film are found for various . When =0 and the wave number is fairly small, the periodic solution has a singularity, as predicted in [14]: at the crest of the wave a corner point appears; the angle between the tangents at this point =140–150. The method proposed can be used to calculate other wavy film flows.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 94–100, May–June, 1990.     

Analysis of suddenly started laminar flow in the entrance region of a circular tube

Suddenly started laminar flow in the entrance region of a circular tube, with constant inlet velocity, is investigated analytically by using integral momentum approach. A closed form solution to the integral momentum equation is obtained by the method of characteristics to determine boundary layer thickness, entrance length, velocity profile, and pressure gradient.Nomenclature M(, , ) a function - N(, , ) a function - p pressure - p* p/1/2U ², dimensionless pressure - Q(, , ) a function - R radius of the tube - r radial distance - Re 2RU/, Reynolds number - t time - U inlet velocity, constant for all time, uniform over the cross section - u velocity in the boundary layer - u* u/U, dimensionless velocity - u ₁ velocity in the inviscid core - x axial distance - y distance perpendicular to the axis of the tube - y* y/R, dimensionless distance perpendicular to the axis - boundary layer thickness - * displacement thickness - /R, dimensionless boundary layer thickness - momentum thickness - absolute viscosity of the fluid - /, kinematic viscosity of the fluid - x/(R Re), dimensionless axial distance - density of the fluid - tU/(R Re), dimensionless time - _w wall shear stress     

Boundary layer stability on a rotating disk with corotation of the surrounding fluid

The stability of the steady self-similar flow in the boundary layer on a rotating disk of infinite radius with corotation of the surrounding fluid is analyzed by the normal mode method. The spectral problem for infinitesimal three-dimensional disturbances is solved by a collocation method with expansion of the amplitude functions in Chebyshev polynomials. It is established that for all values of the parameter 0, equal to the ratio of the angular velocities of the fluid and the disk, the lower critical Reynolds number is determined byA-type, waves, whose development is governed by the parallel instability mechanism typical of an Ekman layer. TheB-type instability, associated with the presence of an inflection point on the velocity profile, disappears when 4. The neutral surfaces are calculated for Karman flow (=0) and Bödewadt flow (). It is found that in Karman flowA-type waves may grow at values of the Reynolds number several times smaller than the critical Reynolds number for spiral vortices. The results of the analysis are compared with the available experimental data.Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No.5, pp. 69–77, September–October, 1992.     

Shear Instability at the “Explosion Product–Metal” Interface for Sliding Detonation of an Explosive Charge

Periodic perturbations at the explosion product–metal interface were studied experimentally. Experiments were performed for both spherical and plane geometry. Critical conditions of wave formation (detonation velocity of an explosive charge D 6.9 mm/sec) are determined, and an explanation of this effect is given. It is found experimentally that a dynamic pulse causes intense plastic strains at the explosion products–metal interface, leading to thermal softening of the steel boundary layer. In this layer, Kelvin–Helmholtz instability occurs. Calculationanalytical estimates of the critical boundary unstable wavelength agree satisfactorily with experimental results.     

On the Ellipticity of the Middle Surface of a Shell and its Application to the Asymptotic Analysis of ‘Membrane’ Shells

We consider a surface S = (), where ² is a bounded, connected, open set with a smooth boundary and : ³ is a smooth map; let () denote the components of the two-dimensional linearized strain tensor of S and let 0 with length 0 > 0. We assume the the norm ,|| ()||0, in the space V0() = { H¹() × H¹() × L²(); = 0 on 0 } is equivalent to the usual product norm on this space. We then establish that this assumption implies that the surface S is uniformly elliptic and that we necessarily have 0 = .     

Analysis of turbulent boundary layer interaction with an external supersonic flow behind a step

An integral method of analyzing turbulent flow behind plane and axisymmetric steps is proposed, which will permit calculation of the pressure distribution, the displacement thickness, the momentum-loss thickness, and the friction in the zone of boundary layer interaction with an external ideal flow. The characteristics of an incompressible turbulent equilibrium boundary layer are used to analyze the flow behind the step, and the parameters of the compressible boundary layer flow are connected with the parameters of the incompressible boundary layer flow by using the Cowles-Crocco transformation.A large number of theoretical and experimental papers devoted to this topic can be mentioned. Let us consider just two [1, 2], which are similar to the method proposed herein, wherein the parameter distribution of the flow of a plane nearby turbulent wake is analyzed. The flow behind the body in these papers is separated into a zone of isobaric flow and a zone of boundary layer interaction with an external ideal flow. The jet boundary layer in the interaction zone is analyzed by the method of integral relations.The flow behind plane and axisymmetric steps is analyzed on the basis of a scheme of boundary layer interaction with an external ideal supersonic stream. The results of the analysis by the method proposed are compared with known experimental data.Notation x, y longitudinal and transverse coordinates - X, Y transformed longitudinal and transverse coordinates - , ^*, ^** boundary layer thickness, displacement thickness, momentum-loss thickness of a boundary layer - , ^*, ^** layer thickness, displacement thickness, momentum-loss thickness of an incompressible boundary layer - u, velocity and density of a compressible boundary layer - U, velocity and density of the incompressible boundary layer - , stream function of the compressible and incompressible boundary layers - , dynamic coefficient of viscosity of the compressible and incompressible boundary layers - r₁ radius of the base part of an axisymmetric body - r radius - R transformed radius - M Mach number - friction stress - p pressure - a speed of sound - s enthalpy - v Prandtl-Mayer angle - P Prandtl number - P_t turbulent Prandtl number - r₂ radius of the base sting - b step depth - =0 for plane flow - =1 for axisymmetric flow Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 33–40, May–June, 1971.In conclusion, the authors are grateful to M. Ya. Yudelovich and E. N. Bondarev for useful comments and discussions.     

Effect of the specific heat ratio on the stability and laminar-turbulent transition of a supersonic boundary layer

At high supersonic velocities the specific heat ratio of the flow impinging on a body may change in connection with the considerable increase in stagnation temperature and chemical reactions (strictly speaking, in this case the flow can be described by means of the perfect gas model with an effective specific heat ratio _ef; as a rule, _gf<). This may entail a change in the point of laminar-tubulent boundary layer transition on the model. This paper is concerned with the determination of the effect of the specific heat ratio on boundary layer transition.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 179–183, March–April, 1989.The author wishes to thank M. I. Yaroslavtsev and V. A. Dmitriev for assisting with the experiments.     

Investigation of the flow past wings of infinite span with a blunt leading edge in the vorticity interaction regime

An asymptotic analysis of the Navier-Stokes equations is carried out for the case of hypersonic flow past wings of infinite span with a blunt leading edge when 0, Re , and M . Analytic solutions are obtained for an inviscid shock layer and inviscid boundary layer. The results of a numerical solution of the problems of vorticity interaction at the blunt edge and on the lateral surface of the wing are presented. These solutions are compared with the solution of the equations of a thin viscous shock layer and on the basis of this comparison the boundaries of the asymptotic regions are estimated.deceasedTranslated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 6, pp. 120–127, November–December, 1987.     

Existence theorem for a minimum problem with free discontinuity set

We study the variational problem Where is an open set in ⁿ ,n2gL ^q () L (), 1q<+, O<, <+ andH _n–1 is the (n–1)-dimensional Hausdorff Measure.     

About the Regularized Navier–Stokes Equations

The first goal of this paper is to study the large time behavior of solutions to the Cauchy problem for the 3-dimensional incompressible Navier–Stokes system. The Marcinkiewicz space L^3, is used to prove some asymptotic stability results for solutions with infinite energy. Next, this approach is applied to the analysis of two classical regularized Navier–Stokes systems. The first one was introduced by J. Leray and consists in mollifying the nonlinearity. The second one was proposed by J.-L. Lions, who added the artificial hyper-viscosity (–)^{/ 2}, > 2 to the model. It is shown in the present paper that, in the whole space, solutions to those modified models converge as t toward solutions of the original Navier–Stokes system.     

A turbulent immersed air wall jet on a burning graphite surface

The turbulent boundary layer in an immersed air jet traveling along a burning graphite wall is analyzed. In order to study the heat and mass transfer and the friction in the boundary layer, a method of calculation based on the solution of the integrated energy and momentum relations is employed, allowing for the conservative properties of the turbulent boundary layer at the wall [1].Notation x longitudinal coordinate - y transverse coordinate - s height of slot - thickness of boundary layer - * displacement thickness - ** momentum-loss thickness - velocity - j transverse mass flow (flux) - density - T temperature - i total enthalpy - temperature factor - ₁ enthalpy factor - k reduced concentration of the i-th component - tangential stress - b permeability parameter - C₁ form (shape) parameter - dynamic viscosity coefficient - c _f friction coefficient - relative friction coefficient Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 1, pp. 60–67, January–February, 1971.     

Gasdynamics of a plasma in a multiple-mirror magnetic trap with “point” mirrors

Equations are derived for the gasdynamics of a dense plasma confined by a multiple-mirror magnetic field. The limiting cases of large and small mean free paths have been analyzed earlier: ₀ and k, where is the length of an individual mirror machine, ₀ is the size of the mirror, and k is the mirror ratio. The present work is devoted to a study of the intermediate range of mean free paths ₀ k. It is shown that in this region of the parameters the process of expansion of the plasma has a diffusional nature, and the coefficients of transfer of the plasma along the magnetic field are calculated.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 6, pp. 14–19, November–December, 1974.The authors thank D. D. Ryutov for the statement of the problem and interest in the work.     

Anwendung des Übertragungsverfahrens bei stark abklingenden Lösungsfunktionen

Übersicht Bei stark abklingenden Funktionen wird die Übertragungsmatrix U() aufgespalten in die Anteilc U ₁() e^– und U ₂() e. Der zweite Term spielt am Rand = 0 keinc Rolle. Die unbekannten Anfangswerte sind über die Matrix U ₁(0) an die bekannten gebunden und eindeutig bestimmbar.

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Summary For strongly decaying solution functions the transfer matrix U() is splitted into the parts U ₁() e^– and U ₂() e. The second term does not influence at the boundary = 0. The unknown initial values are related by the matrix U ₁(0) to the known values and they can be uniquely determined.

     

Calculation of the pressure on the side surface of bodies consisting of a spherical segment joined to an inverted cone in a supersonic stream

The results of investigations of inviscid flow over inverted cones with nose consisting of a spherical segment were published for the first time in Soviet literature in [1–4]. In the present paper, a numerical solution to this problem is obtained using the improved algorithms of [5, 6], which have proved themselves well in problems of exterior flow over surfaces with positive angles of inclination to the oncoming flow. It is shown that the Mach number 2 M , equilibrium and nonequilibrium physicochemical transformations in air (H = 60 km, V = 7.4 km/sec, R₀ = 1 m), and the angle of attack 0 40° influence the investigated pressure distributions. A comparison of the results of the calculations with drainage experiments for M = 6, = 0-25° confirms the extended region of applicability of the developed numerical methods. Also proposed is a simple correlation of the dependence on the Mach number in the range 1.5 M of the shape of the shock wave near a sphere in a stream of ideal gas with adiabatic exponent = 1.4.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, pp. 178–183, January–February, 1981.     

Green's functions,bi-linear forms,and completeness of the eigenfunctions for the elastostatic strip and wedge

The bi-harmonic Green's functionG(r,r) for the infinite strip region -1y1, -<x<, with the boundary conditionsG=G/y ony=±1, is obtained in integral form. It is shown thatG has an elegant bi-linear series representation in terms of the (Papkovich-Fadle) eigenfunctions for the strip. This representation is then used to show that any function bi-harmonic in arectangle, and satisfying the same boundary conditions asG, has a unique representation in the rectangle as an infinite sum of these eigenfunctions. For the case of the semi-infinite strip, we investigate conditions on sufficient to ensure that is exponentially small asx. In particular it is proved that this is so, solely under the condition that be bounded asx.A corresponding pattern of results is established for the wedge of general angle. The Green's function is obtained in integral form and expressed as a bilinear series of the (Williams) eigenfunctions. These eigenfunctions are proved to be complete for all functions bi-harmonic in anannular sector (and satisfying the same boundary conditions as the Green's function). As an application it is proved that if an elastostatic field exists in a corner region with free-free boundaries, and with either (i) the total strain energy bounded, or (ii) the displacement field bounded, then this field has a unique representation as a sum of those Williams eigenfunctions whichindividually posess the properties (i), (ii).The methods used here extend to all other linear homogeneous boundary conditions for these geometries.On leave of absence at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, during 1977–79. This work was supported in part by N.R.C. grants Nos. A9259 and A9117.     

Flow in porous media II: The governing equations for immiscible,two-phase flow

The Stokes flow of two immiscible fluids through a rigid porous medium is analyzed using the method of volume averaging. The volume-averaged momentum equations, in terms of averaged quantities and spatial deviations, are identical in form to that obtained for single phase flow; however, the solution of the closure problem gives rise to additional terms not found in the traditional treatment of two-phase flow. Qualitative arguments suggest that the nontraditional terms may be important when / is of order one, and order of magnitude analysis indicates that they may be significant in terms of the motion of a fluid at very low volume fractions. The theory contains features that could give rise to hysteresis effects, but in the present form it is restricted to static contact line phenomena.Roman Letters (, = , , and ) A interfacial area of the- interface contained within the macroscopic system, m² - A _e area of entrances and exits for the -phase contained within the macroscopic system, m² - A interfacial area of the- interface contained within the averaging volume, m² - A ^* interfacial area of the- interface contained within a unit cell, m² - A _e ^* area of entrances and exits for the-phase contained within a unit cell, m² - g gravity vector, m²/s - H mean curvature of the- interface, m^–1 - H area average of the mean curvature, m^–1 - H – H , deviation of the mean curvature, m^–1 - I unit tensor - K Darcy's law permeability tensor, m² - K permeability tensor for the-phase, m² - K viscous drag tensor for the-phase equation of motion - K viscous drag tensor for the-phase equation of motion - L characteristic length scale for volume averaged quantities, m - characteristic length scale for the-phase, m - n unit normal vector pointing from the-phase toward the-phase (n = –n ) - p _c p – P , capillary pressure, N/m² - p pressure in the-phase, N/m² - p intrinsic phase average pressure for the-phase, N/m² - p – p , spatial deviation of the pressure in the-phase, N/m² - r ₀ radius of the averaging volume, m - t time, s - v velocity vector for the-phase, m/s - v phase average velocity vector for the-phase, m/s - v intrinsic phase average velocity vector for the-phase, m/s - v – v , spatial deviation of the velocity vector for the-phase, m/s - V averaging volume, m³ - V volume of the-phase contained within the averaging volume, m³ Greek Letters V /V, volume fraction of the-phase - mass density of the-phase, kg/m³ - viscosity of the-phase, Nt/m² - surface tension of the- interface, N/m - viscous stress tensor for the-phase, N/m² - / kinematic viscosity, m²/s     

Exact solutions and mathematical properties of boundary‐value problems for dynamic‐diffusion boundary layers

The paper studies boundaryvalue problems for dynamicdiffusion boundary layers occurring near a vertical wall at high Schmidt numbers and for dynamic boundary layers whose inner edge is adjacent to the dynamicdiffusion layers. Exact solutions for boundary layers at small and large times are derived. The wellposedness of the boundaryvalue problem for a steady dynamicdiffusion layer is studied.