Solvability of the plane problem of thermocapillary convection

For small Reynolds numbers one proves the unique solvability of the problem describing the stationary thermocapillary convection of a viscous incompressible fluid in a closed vessel in the plane. The solution is found in a class of functions belonging to a weighted Hölder space.Translated from Problemy Matematicheskogo Analiza, No. 10, pp. 33–47, 1986.In conclusion, the author expresses her gratitude to her scientific advisor V. A. Solonnikov for his considerable help.     

On the solvability of a three-dimensional problem of thermocapillary convection

The solvability of a stationary problem with a free boundary, for a system of Navier-Stokes equations and an equation of thermal balance of a viscous incompressible fluid that partially fills a vessel, is established. It is assumed that the surface tension coefficient of the fluid depends on the temperature and that the difference between the temperature of the wall of the vessel and of its surroundings is nonzero but sufficiently small.Translated from Problemy Matematicheskogo Analiza, No. 11, pp. 18–27, 1990.     

Steady convection in the presence of an external magnetic field

The problem of the equilibrium of a liquid enclosed in a vessel heated from below has been considered by Sorokin [1], Iudovich and Ukhovskii [2] and Velt [3]. It has been established that if the Rayleigh number λ exceeds a certain critical value λ₀, then secondary steady flows arise in the liquid.

The stability of a conductive liquid heated from below has been studied by many authors. The most complete and general studies are those of Sorokin and Sushkin [4], whose paper contains the appropriate bibliography, and that of Shliomis [5]. The results of [4 and 5] make clear the physical picture of the phenomena associated with the heating of a conductive fluid and indicate the possible existence of secondary steady and periodic flows.

The existence of steady convective flows in a conductive liquid are proved below. Our study is based on the procedure set forth in [2].     

Existence and uniqueness of the solution to a free boundary-value problem with thermocapillary convection in an unbounded domain

A free boundary-value problem for a nonisothermal flow of two heavy viscous incompressible capillary liquids descibing a slot coating process is mathematically studied. The problem is stationary and two-dimensional and the Boussinesq approximation for the Navier-Stokes equations is used. The existence and uniqueness of a weak solution is proved in weighted Holder spaces for small data.     

Thermomagnetic convection in magnetic fluids influenced by a time-modulated magnetic field

Material– and flow properties of magnetic fluids can be influenced by applying an external magnetic field. In this work we will particularly consider the onset of convection in magnetic fluids which is influenced by a magnetic force. In a horizontal magnetic fluid layer the force arises if a temperature gradient and an external magnetic field is applied. The behaviour of the onset of convection is investigated for a static and a time–modulated magnetic field. For the case of a static magnetic field the onset of convection depends on the strength of the field and for a time–modulated magnetic field an additional dependence on the frequency of magnetic field variation is found. The experimental results presented here confirm in principle the theoretical predictions about the influence of static and time–modulated magnetic forces on the onset of convection. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Double diffusive convection in porous media under the action of a magnetic field

The onset of thermal convection in an electrically conducting fluid saturating a porous medium, uniformly heated from below, salted by one chemical and embedded in an external transverse magnetic field is analyzed. The critical Rayleigh thermal numbers at which steady and Hopf convection can occur, are determined. Sufficient conditions guaranteeing the effective onset of convection via steady or oscillatory state are provided.

     

The effect of vertical vibration on the onset of thermocapillary convection in a horizontal liquid layer

The effect of vertical vibration on the onset of Marangoni convection in a horizontal layer of a viscous incompressible uniform liquid with a free surface and a hard (solid) or soft (impermeable and stress-free) wall is investigated. In the case of harmonic vibration, a dispersion relation is constructed in explicit form using continued fractions. From this, equations are obtained for determining the critical values of the parameters for all three main types of loss of stability. Neutral curves of the monotonic and oscillatory instability are constructed, for fixed frequency and amplitude of the vibration, in the form of a graph of the Marangoni number against the wave number. The regions of parametric resonances, corresponding to synchronous and subharmonic modes are determined. The frequency values for which a high-frequency asymptotic form is reached are obtained. The long-wave Marangoni oscillatory instability is investigated, and it is shown that in this case the Marangoni numbers are negative and depend only on the Prandtl and Biot numbers.     

Inhibition or enhancement of chaotic convection via inclined magnetic field

In this paper, we investigate the onset of convection in a horizontal layer of fluid which is heated from the underside. An inclined magnetic field is applied to the layer. The Galerkin truncated approximations were used to obtain a Lorenz-like model. The nonlinear system was solved by the fourth-order Runge–Kutta method. The results show that the Hartmann number and the angle of inclination of the magnetic field could inhibit or enhance the onset of chaotic convection.     

On the initial-boundary value problem for the one-dimensional motion of an emulsion in a field of micro-accelerations and thermocapillary forces

The correctness of a setting the initial-boundary value problem is discussed for the one-dimensional motion of an emulsion in a field of micro-accelerations and thermocapillary forces with the heat conductivity depending on concentration and with nonzero buoyancy. We prove the local solvability in time of the problem with zero velocities of both phases at both ends of the interval and zero concentration flow at one of its ends. Also, we establish the uniqueness of the classical solution on the interval of existence.     

On Rayleigh-Bénard convection with rotation and magnetic field

A sufficient condition for the validity of the principle of exchange of stabilities in the Rayleigh-Bénard convection problem under the simultaneous action of a uniform vertical rotation and magnetic field is derived. Furthermore the complex growth rate of an arbitrary oscillatory perturbation, neutral or unstable, is shown to lie inside a semicircle in the right half of the complexp-plane. These results are uniformly valid for all combinations of free insulating, rigid perfectly conducting and rigid insulating boundaries.

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Zusammenfassung Für die Gültigkeit des Prinzipes der Vertauschung der Stabilitäten im Rayleigh-Bénard-Konvektionsproblem mit simultanen Wirkungen einer gleichförmigen vertikalen Rotation und eines Magnetfeldes wird eine hinreichende Bedingung hergeleitet. Weiterhin wird gezeigt, daß die komplexe Anfachungsrate für eine beliebige oszillatorische Störung innerhalb eines Halbkreises in der rechten Hälfte der komplexenp-Ebene liegt. Diese Resultate sind gleichermaßen gültig für alle Kombinationen von freien isolierten, starren vollkommen leitenden und starren isolierten Begrenzungen.

     

The boundary rigidity problem in the presence of a magnetic field

For a compact Riemannian manifold with boundary, endowed with a magnetic potential α, we consider the problem of restoring the metric g and the magnetic potential α from the values of the Mañé action potential between boundary points and the associated linearized problem. We study simple magnetic systems. In this case, knowledge of the Mañé action potential is equivalent to knowledge of the scattering relation on the boundary which maps a starting point and a direction of a magnetic geodesic into its end point and direction. This problem can only be solved up to an isometry and a gauge transformation of α.For the linearized problem, we show injectivity, up to the natural obstruction, under explicit bounds on the curvature and on α. We also show injectivity and stability for g and α in a generic class G including real analytic ones.For the nonlinear problem, we show rigidity for real analytic simple (g,α), rigidity for metrics in a given conformal class, and locally, near any (g,α)∈G. We also show that simple magnetic systems on two-dimensional manifolds are always rigid.     

Mixed convection heat transfer in the boundary layers on an exponentially stretching surface with magnetic field

An analysis has been carried out to describe mixed convection heat transfer in the boundary layers on an exponentially stretching continuous surface with an exponential temperature distribution in the presence of magnetic field, viscous dissipation and internal heat generation/absorption. Approximate analytical similarity solutions of the highly non-linear momentum and energy equations are obtained. The present results are found to be in excellent agreement with previously published work on various special cases of the problem. Numerical results for temperature distribution and the local Nusselt number have been obtained for different values of the governing parameters. The numerical solutions are obtained by considering an exponential dependent stretching velocity and prescribed boundary temperature on the flow directional coordinate. The effects of various physical parameters like Prandtl number, Hartman number, Grashof number on dimensionless heat transfer characteristics are discussed in detail. In particular, it has been found that increase in Prandtl number decreases the skin-friction coefficient at the stretching surface, while increase in the strength of the magnetic field leads to increase in the local Nusselt number.     

Direct problem of calculating the magnetic dipole field in a quasilayered medium

A method is developed for calculating the electromagnetic field of a magnetic dipole in a quasilayered two-dimensional medium. The quasi-three-dimensional problem is reduced to a two-dimensional problem for the Fourier-transformed electromagnetic field. An equivalent system of integral equations on the layer boundaries is obtained. This research was partially supported by the State Scientific-Technical Program “Future Information Technologies” (grant No. 0201.06.010) and the Interuniversity Scientific Program “Russian Universities: Basic Research.” Translated from Chislennye Metody v Matematicheskoi Fizike, Moscow State University, pp. 94–110, 1998.