Hydroelastic vibration of two annular plates coupled with a bounded compressible fluid

A theoretical study on a linear hydroelastic vibration of two annular plates coupled with a bounded fluid is presented. The proposed method, based on the Rayleigh–Ritz method and the finite Hankel transform, is verified through a finite element analysis by using a commercial computer code, with an excellent accuracy. It is assumed that plates with an unequal thickness and with an unequal inner radius are clamped along their edges and an inviscid compressible fluid fills the space between the annular plates and the outer rigid vessel. When the two annular plates are identical, distinct in-phase and out-of-phase modes are observed. By increasing the difference in the plate thickness, the symmetric in-phase and out-of-phase modes with respect to the middle plane of the system are gradually shifted to pseudo in-phase and out-of-phase modes, and eventually they are changed to mixed modes. It is found that the natural frequencies decrease with an increase of the fluid compressibility, and additional modes due to a fluid concentration are observed when the plates are coupled with a compressible fluid. The fluid compressibility effect on the natural frequency is dominant in the out-of-phase modes and the higher modes. Also, the effects of the fluid thickness or the distance between the plates and the inner radius of the plates on the natural frequencies of the wet modes are investigated.     

Laminar axisymmetric flow of a weakly compressible viscoelastic fluid

The combined effects of weak compressibility and viscoelasticity in steady, isothermal, laminar axisymmetric Poiseuille flow are investigated. Viscoelasticity is taken into account by employing the Oldroyd-B constitutive model. The fluid is assumed to be weakly compressible with a density that varies linearly with pressure. The flow problem is solved using a regular perturbation scheme in terms of the dimensionless isothermal compressibility parameter. The sequence of partial differential equations resulting from the perturbation procedure is solved analytically up to second order. The two-dimensional solution reveals the effects of compressibility and the other dimensionless numbers and parameters in the flow. Expressions for the average pressure drop, the volumetric flow rate, the total axial stress, as well as for the skin friction factor are also derived and discussed. The validity of other techniques used to obtain approximate solutions of weakly compressible flows is also discussed in conjunction with the present results.     

Spectral-finite element method for compressible fluid flow

In this paper, a combined Fourier spectral-finite element method is proposed for solving n-dimensional (n=2, 3), semi-periodio compressible fiuid flow problems. The strict error estimation as well as the convergence rate, is presented.     

Modelling high speed flow of a compressible fluid in a saturated porous medium

A modification to the Forchheimer-Brinkman equation, for the modelling of high speed flow of a compressible fluid in a dense saturated porous medium, is proposed. The modified equation is applied to a flow in which choking can occur.     

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.     

Calculation of axisymmetric cavities downstream of a disk in subsonic compressible fluid flow

Cavitation subsonic water flow past a disk is calculated in accordance with the Riabouchinsky scheme by a finite-difference method at Mach numbers M0.95 and cavitation number –0.02. The calculated results are compared with the data of slender body theory and the results obtained from some approximate formulas.Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 94–103, March–April, 1996.     

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.     

Numerical study of wave propagation in compressible two‐phase flow

We propose a new model and a solution method for two‐phase two‐fluid compressible flows. The model involves six equations obtained from conservation principles applied to a one‐dimensional flow of gas and liquid mixture completed by additional closure governing equations. The model is valid for pure fluids as well as for fluid mixtures. The system of partial differential equations with source terms is hyperbolic and has conservative form. Hyperbolicity is obtained using the principles of extended thermodynamics. Features of the model include the existence of real eigenvalues and a complete set of independent eigenvectors. Its numerical solution poses several difficulties. The model possesses a large number of acoustic and convective waves and it is not easy to upwind all of these accurately and simply. In this paper we use relatively modern shock‐capturing methods of a centred‐type such as the total variation diminishing (TVD) slope limiter centre (SLIC) scheme which solve these problems in a simple way and with good accuracy. Several numerical test problems are displayed in order to highlight the efficiency of the study we propose. The scheme provides reliable results, is able to compute strong shock waves and deals with complex equations of state. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A CWENO ghost fluid method for compressible multimaterial flow

In this work a new ghost fluid method (GFM) is introduced for multimaterial compressible flow with arbitrary equation of states. In previous researches, it has been shown that accurate wave decomposition at the interface by solving a Riemann problem alleviates the shortcomings of the standard GFM in dealing with the impingement of strong waves onto the interface but these Riemann‐based GFM are not consistent with the framework of the central WENO scheme in which the emphasis is to avoid solving Riemann problems at control volume faces and enjoy the black box property (being independent of equation of state). The aim of this work is to develop a new GFM that is completely consistent with the methodology behind central schemes; that is, it enjoys a black box property. The capabilities of the proposed GFM method is shown by solving various types of multimaterial compressible flows including gas–gas, gas–water and fluid–solid interfaces interacting with strong shock waves in one and two space dimensions. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Oblique wave propagation in a compressible general magnetoplasma

Summary The refractive index equation has been derived for arbitrarily directed oblique waves in compressible general magnetoplasma with arbitrarily directed magneto-static field. The q factor obeys a general sixth order algebraic equation. Booker's quartic equation and Seshadri's result are found as particular cases and other particular cases have been discussed. The general result is checked by using tensor analysis methods and transformation of coordinates.Any views expressed in this paper are those of the author. They should not be interpreted as reflecting the views of The RAND Corporation or the official opinion or policy of any of its governmental or private research sponsors.Consultant to The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California; affiliated with the Electrical Engineering Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A.     

Laminar compressible flow in a tube

A two-dimensional solution for the velocity and pressure distributions in steady, laminar, isothermal flow of an ideal gas in a long tube is obtained as a double perturbation expension in β, the radius to length ratio, and ε, the relative pressure drop. It is found that simple approximations estimate the exact flow rate-pressure drop relationship accurately.     

Unsteady compressible flow due to relative rotation and translation of a viscous fluid on a disk

Summary The modification of the axisymmetric viscous flow due to relative rotation of the disk or fluid by a translation of the boundary is studied. The fluid is taken to be compressible, and the relative rotation and translation velocity of the disk or fluid are time-dependent. The nonlinear partial differential equations governing the motion are solved numerically using an implicit finite difference scheme and Newton's linearisation technique. Numerical solutions are obtained at various non-dimensional times and disk temperatures. The non-symmetric part of the flow (secondary flow) describing the translation effect generates a velocity field at each plane parallel to the disk. The cartesian components of velocity due to secondary flow exhibit oscillations when the motion is due to rotation of the fluid on a translating disk. Increase in translation velocity produces an increment in the radial skin friction but reduces the tangential skin friction.     

Unsteady compressible boundary layer flow in the stagnation region of a sphere with a magnetic field

Summary An analysis is performed to study the unsteady compressible laminar boundary layer flow in the forward stagnation-point region of a sphere with a magnetic field applied normal to the surface. We have considered the case where there is an initial steady state that is perturbed by the step change in the total enthalpy at the wall. The nonlinear coupled parabolic partial differential equations governing the flow and heat transfer have been solved numerically using a finite-difference scheme. The numerical results are presented, which show the temporal development of the boundary layer. The magnetic field in the presence of variable electrical conductivity causes an overshoot in the velocity profile. Also, when the total enthalpy at the wall is suddenly increased, there is a change in the direction of transfer of heat in a small interval of time. Received 15 January 1996; accepted for publication 21 November 1996     

Combined effects of rotation and translation on a MHD flow due to compressible viscous fluid

Summary The modification of an axi-symmetric viscous flow due to a relative rotation of a disk or fluid by a translation of the boundary are studied. The fluid is taken to be compressible and electrically conducting. The equations governing the motion are solved iteratively through a central-difference scheme. The effect of an axial magnetic field and disk temperature on the flow and heat transfer are included in the present analysis. The translation of the disk or fluid generates a velocity field at each plane parallel to the disk (secondary flow). The cartesian components of the velocity due to the secondary flow are oscillatory in nature when a rigid body rotation of the free stream along with a translation of the disk is considered. The magnetic field damps out the velocity field, and reduces the thickness of the boundary layer. The cross component of wall shear due to secondary flow acts in a direction opposite to the rotation of the disk or fluid for all cases of the motion. The rise in disk temperature produces an increment in the magnitude of the wall shear associated with the secondary flow.     

Dynamics of a small bubble in a compressible fluid

An efficient (simplified) method for solving problems of spherically symmetric dynamics of a small gas bubble in a compressible fluid is proposed. The method is based on the joint use of the full problem statement (the gas dynamics equations for the gas and the fluid) and its relevant simplifications. Some approximate statements are discussed. In the proposed method, the rarefaction and compression of the gas during the slow motion of the bubble surface is assumed to be uniform over the bubble volume. At the same time the fluid in the thin zone adjacent to the bubble is considered to be slightly compressible. Otherwise the gas dynamics equations are used for the gas and the fluid. The dynamics of the fluid in the thick external zone are described by the linear acoustics only. The proposed simplified method and two others used in literature are estimated by comparison of their numerical results with those obtained in full statement. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.