Identification of a time-dependent source term for a time fractional diffusion problem

In this paper, we study an inverse problem of identifying a time-dependent term of an unknown source for a time fractional diffusion equation using nonlocal measurement data. Firstly, we establish the conditional stability for this inverse problem. Then two regularization methods are proposed to for reconstructing the time-dependent source term from noisy measurements. The first method is an integral equation method which formulates the inverse source problem into an integral equation of the second kind; and a prior convergence rate of regularized solutions is derived with a suitable choice strategy of regularization parameters. The second method is a standard Tikhonov regularization method and formulates the inverse source problem as a minimizing problem of the Tikhonov functional. Based on the superposition principle and the technique of finite-element interpolation, a numerical scheme is proposed to implement the second regularization method. One- and two-dimensional examples are carried out to verify efficiency and stability of the second regularization method.     

Inverse determination of thermal conductivity using semi-discretization method

In this work a semi-discretization method is presented for the inverse determination of spatially- and temperature-dependent thermal conductivity in a one-dimensional heat conduction domain without internal temperature measurements. The temperature distribution is approximated as a polynomial function of position using boundary data. The derivatives of temperature in the differential heat conduction equation are taken derivative of the approximated temperature function, and the derivative of thermal conductivity is obtained by finite difference technique. The heat conduction equation is then converted into a system of discretized linear equations. The unknown thermal conductivity is estimated by directly solving the linear equations. The numerical procedures do not require prior information of functional form of thermal conductivity. The close agreement between estimated results and exact solutions of the illustrated examples shows the applicability of the proposed method in estimating spatially- and temperature-dependent thermal conductivity in inverse heat conduction problem.     

非线性二维导热反问题的混沌-正则化混合解法

考虑热传导系数随温度变化,建立了非线性二维稳态导热反问题数值计算模型。并把混沌优化方法和梯度正则化方法相结合,构成一种混沌-正则化混合算法求该计算模型的全局解。以热传导系数随温度线性变化为例,由布置在结构边界上的观测点温度信息确定了结构材料热传导系数及其随温度变化规律。结果表明混合算法计算结果与初值无关,具有很好的全局寻优性能,而且计算量远比经典遗传算法和单纯采用混沌优化方法小。     

Perturbation analysis of the heat transfer in porous media with small thermal conductivity

An approximate analytical solution for the one-dimensional problem of heat transfer between an inert gas and a porous semi-infinite medium is presented. Perturbation methods based on Laplace transforms have been applied using the solid thermal conductivity as small parameter. The leading order approximation is the solution of Nusselt (or Schumann) problem. Such solution is corrected by means of an outer approximation. The boundary condition at the origin has been taking into account using an inner approximation for a boundary layer. The gas temperature presents a discontinuous front (due to the incompatibility between initial and boundary conditions) which propagates at constant velocity. The solid temperature at the front has been smoothed out using an internal layer asymptotic approximation. The good accuracy of the resulting asymptotic expansion shows its usefulness in several engineering problems such as heat transfer in porous media, in exhausted chemical reactions, mass transfer in packed beds, or in the analysis of capillary electrochromatography techniques.     

Effects of defects on the effective thermal conductivity of thermal barrier coatings

It is difficult to establish structure-property relationships in thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) because of their inhomogeneous-geometry microstructures caused by defects. In the current research, the effects of pores and cracks on the effective thermal conductivity of TBCs are studied. Based on the law of the conservation of energy, mathematical formulations are proposed to indicate the relationship between defects and the effective thermal conductivity. In this approach, detailed equations are illustrated to represent the shape and size of defects on the effective thermal conductivity of TBCs. Different from traditional empirical analyses, mixture law or statistical method, for the first time, our results with the aid of finite element method (FEM) and strict analytical calculation show the influence of pore radius and crack length on effective thermal conductivity can be quantified. As an example to a typical microstructure of plasma sprayed TBCs, the effects of defects on the effective thermal conductivity of TBCs are expressed by the influence parameter, which indicating that the longest transverse crack dominates the contribution of the effective thermal conductivity along the spray direction compared with any individual defect.     

Improved lumped models for transient heat conduction in a slab with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity

This work reports improved lumped-parameter models for transient heat conduction in a slab with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity. The improved lumped models are obtained through two point Hermite approximations for integrals. For linearly temperature-dependent thermal conductivity, it is shown by comparison with numerical solution of the original distributed parameter model that the higher order lumped model (_H1,₁/_H0,₀$H_{1\text{,}1}/H_{0\text{,}0}$ approximation) yields significant improvement of average temperature prediction over the classical lumped model. A unified Biot number limit depending on a single dimensionless parameter β$\beta$ is given both for cooling and heating processes.     

一个抛物型方程侧边值问题的正则逼近解在一类Sobolev空间中的最优误差界

逆热传导问题(IHCP)是严重不适定问题,即问题的解(如果存在)不连续依赖于数据．但目前关于逆热传导问题的已有结果主要是针对标准逆热传导问题．文中给出了出现在实际问题中的一个抛物型方程侧边值问题,即一个含有对流项的非标准型逆热传导问题的正则逼近解一类Sobolev空间中的最优误差界．     

Residue minimization technique to analyze the efficiency of convective straight fins having temperature-dependent thermal conductivity

In this article, we propose and implement a numerical technique based on residue minimization to solve the nonlinear differential equation, which governs the temperature distribution in straight convective fins having temperature-dependent thermal conductivity. The form of temperature distribution is approximated by a polynomial series, which exactly satisfies the boundary conditions of the problem. The unknown coefficients of the assumed series are optimized using the Nelder–Mead simplex algorithm such that the squared L₂ norm of the residue attains its minimum value within a specified tolerance limit. The near-exact solution thus obtained is further used to calculate the fin efficiency. For the case of constant thermal conductivity, the obtained results are validated with the analytical solutions, while for the case of variable thermal conductivity, the obtained results are corroborated with those previously published in the literature. An excellent agreement in each case consolidates the effectiveness of the proposed numerical technique.     

A modified Tikhonov regularization method for an axisymmetric backward heat equation

This paper deals with the inverse time problem for an axisymmetric heat equation. The problem is ill-posed. A modified Tikhonov regularization method is applied to formulate regularized solution which is stably convergent to the exact one. estimate between the approximate solution and exact technical inequality and improving a priori smoothness Meanwhile, a logarithmic-HSlder type error solution is obtained by introducing a rather assumption.     

On the finite integral transform method for exact bending solutions of fully clamped orthotropic rectangular thin plates

Exact bending solutions of fully clamped orthotropic rectangular thin plates subjected to arbitrary loads are derived using the finite integral transform method. In the proposed mathematical method one does not need to predetermine the deformation function because only the basic governing equations of the classical plate theory for orthotropic plates are used in the procedure. Therefore, unlike conventional semi-inverse methods, it serves as a completely rational and accurate model in plate bending analysis. The applicability of the method is extensive, and it can handle plates with different loadings in a uniform procedure, which is simpler than previous methods. Numerical results are presented to demonstrate the validity and accuracy of the approach as compared with those previously reported in the bibliography.     

对流弥散方程的时间依赖反应系数反演及应用

探讨了一维对流弥散方程的时间依赖反应系数函数的反演问题及其在一个土柱渗流试验中的应用.借助一个积分恒等式,讨论了正问题单调解的存在条件及反问题的数据相容性.进一步考虑一个扰动土柱试验模型模拟问题,应用一种最佳摄动量正则化算法,对反应系数函数进行了数值反演模拟,并应用于实际试验数据的反分析,反演重建结果不仅与相容性分析一致,而且与实际观测数据基本吻合.     

Uniqueness in an integral geometry problem and an inverse problem for the kinetic equation

In this paper, we discuss the uniqueness in an integral geometry problem along the straight lines in a strongly convex domain. Our problem is related with the problem of finding a Riemannian metric by the distances between all pairs of the boundary points. For the proof, the problem is reduced to an inverse source problem for a kinetic equation and then the uniqueness theorem is proved using the tools of Fourier analysis.     

反演二维瞬态热传导问题随温度变化的导热系数

基于边界元法反演二维瞬态热传导问题随温度变化的导热系数.采用Kirchhoff变换将非线性的控制方程转变为线性方程.边界元法用于构建二维瞬态热传导问题的数值分析模型.将反演参数作为优化变量,测点温度计算值与测量值之间的残差平方和作为优化目标函数.引入复变量求导法求解目标函数的梯度矩阵,梯度正则化法用于优化目标函数获得反演结果.探讨时间步长、测点数量和随机偏差对反演结果的影响.减小步长、增加测点数量收敛速度加快.降低了随机偏差,计算结果更精确.算例证明了算法的有效性与稳定性.     

On the inverse problem of determining the right-hand side of a parabolic equation under an integral overdetermination condition

We study the unique solvability of the inverse problem of determining the righthand side of a parabolic equation whose leading coefficient depends on both the time and the spatial variable under an integral overdetermination condition with respect to time. We obtain two types of condition sufficient for the local solvability of the inverse problem as well as study the so-called Fredholm solvability of the inverse problem under consideration.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, vol. 77, no. 4, 2005, pp. 522–534.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by V. L. Kamynin.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected issue number.     

Determining the parameters of a stratified piecewise constant medium for the unknown shape of an impulse source

For a hyperbolic wave equation with some parameter λ, we consider the problem of finding the piecewise constant wave propagation speed and a series of parameters in the conjugation condition. Moreover, the shape is assumed unknown of the impulse point source that excites the oscillation process. We prove that, under certain assumptions on the structure of the medium, its sought parameters are determined uniquely from the displacements of points of the boundary given for two different values of λ. We give an algorithm for solving the problem.     

具有变化热导率的不均匀材料中的光吸收系数的反演计算

In this paper,for an inhomogeneous material in which the thermal conductivity varies as a function of depth,an efficient treatment is proposed to inversely calculate the depth distribution of optical-absorption coefficient by the surface temperature of the material. It is demonstrated that the results of inverse computation by that method are more similar to the experimental ones measured by some destructive method. Thus ,the treatment is more feasible to nondestructively estimate the distribution.     

Numerical solution of the linear inverse problem for the Euler-Darboux equation

An inverse problem of the reconstruction of the right-hand side of the Euler-Darboux equation is studied. This problem is equivalent to the Volterra integral equation of the third kind with the operator of multiplication by a smooth nonincreasing function. Numerical solution of this problem is constructed using an integral representation of the solution of the inverse problem, the regularization method, and the method of quadratures. The convergence and stability of the numerical method is proved.     

Solvability of the Inverse Problem of Finding Thermal Conductivity

We study the inverse problem of finding the coefficient of thermal conductivity of the heat equation (along with the solution). As the overdetermination condition we take the values of the solution at the final time. Existence of a regular solution is proven.     

Three-dimensional numerical simulation of the inverse problem of thermal convection using the quasi-reversibility method

Inverse (time-reverse) simulation of three-dimensional thermoconvective flows is considered for a highly viscous incompressible fluid with temperature-dependent density and viscosity. The model of the fluid dynamics is described by the Stokes equations, the incompressibility and heat balance equations subject to the appropriate initial and boundary conditions. To solve the problem backward in time, the quasi-reversibility method is applied to the heat balance equation. The numerical solution is based on the introduction of a two-component vector potential for the velocity of the medium, on the application of the finite element method with a special tricubic spline basis for computing this potential, and on the application of the splitting method and the method of characteristics for computing the temperature. The numerical algorithm is designed to be executed on parallel computers. The proposed numerical algorithm is used to reconstruct the evolution of diapiric structures in the Earth’s upper mantle. The computational efficiency of the algorithm is analyzed on the basis of the appropriate functionals of residuals.