The EHD-driven fluid flow and deformation of a liquid jet by a transverse electric field

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a uniform transverse electric field on the steady-state behavior of a liquid cylinder surrounded by another liquid of infinite extent. The governing electrohydrodynamic equations are solved for Newtonian and immiscible fluids in the framework of leaky-dielectric theory and in the limit of small electric field and fluid inertia. A detailed analysis of the electrical and hydrodynamic stresses acting on the interface separating the two fluids is presented, and an expression is found for the interface deformation for small distortions from a circular shape. The electrical stresses acting on the interface of two leaky-dielectric liquids are compared with those acting on an interface separating a perfect dielectric or infinitely conducting core fluid cylinder from a surrounding perfect dielectric fluid. A comparison is made between the results of this study and those of a similar study for fluids with permeable interfaces and the classical results for liquid drops.     

Instability of two streaming conducting and dielectric bounded fluids in porous medium under time-varying electric field

In this paper, we consider the instability of the interface between two superposed streaming conducting and dielectric fluids of finite depths through porous medium in a vertical electric field varying periodically with time. A damped Mathieu equation with complex coefficients is obtained. The method of multiple scales is used to obtain an approximate solution of this equation, and then to analyze the stability criteria of the system. We distinguish between the non-resonance case, and the resonance case, respectively. It is found, in the first case, that both the porosity of porous medium, and the kinematic viscosities have stabilizing effects, and the medium permeability has a destabilizing effect on the system. While in the second case, it is found that each of the frequency of the electric field, and the fluid velocities, as well as the medium permeability, has a stabilizing effect, and decreases the value of the resonance point, while each of the porosity of the porous medium, and the kinematic viscosities has a destabilizing effect, and increases the value of the resonance point. In the absence of both streaming velocities and porous medium, we obtain the canonical form of the Mathieu equation. It is found that the fluid depth and the surface tension have a destabilizing effect on the system. This instability sets in for any value of the fluid depth, and by increasing the depth, the instability holds for higher values of the electric potential; while the surface tension has no effect on the instability region for small wavenumber values. Finally, the case of a steady electric field in the presence of a porous medium is also investigated, and the stability conditions show that each of the fluid depths and the porosity of the porous medium ɛ has a destabilizing effect, while the fluid velocities have stabilizing effect. The stability conditions for two limiting cases of interest, the case of purely fluids), and the case of absence of streaming, are also obtained and discussed in detail.     

Entropy generation in flow field subjected to a porous block in a vertical channel

Entropy generation in the flow field subjected to a porous block situated in a vertical channel is examined. The effects of channel inlet port height (vertical height between channel inlet port and the block center), porosity, and block aspect ratio on the entropy generation rate due to fluid friction and heat transfer in the fluid are examined. The governing equations of flow, heat transfer, and entropy are solved numerically using a control volume approach. Air is used as the flowing fluid in the channel. A uniform heat flux is considered in the block and natural convection is accommodated in the analysis. It is found that entropy generation rate due to fluid friction increases with increasing inlet port height, while this increase becomes gradual for entropy generation rate due to heat transfer for the inlet port height exceeding 0.03 m. The porosity lowers entropy generation rate due to fluid friction and heat transfer. The effect of block aspect ratio on entropy generation rate is notable; in which case, entropy generation rate increases for the block aspect ratio of 1:2.     

横向爆炸载荷下开孔板的动应力集中因子

基于ANSYS 5.7/LS-DYNA程序,对3 m3 m0.25 m四边固支和简支、中心具有0.3 m0.3 m方孔的开孔板和无孔板对应点在两种下三角爆炸载荷作用下的应力响应进行了分析;由开孔板和无孔板边对应点的主应力时程曲线,对提出的能量密度时间分布函数的绝对值平方进行变上限积分,按其比值确定动应力集中因子,该方法简单易行。     

Oscillatory and steady convection in a dielectric viscoelastic layer subjected to a temperature gradient in the presence of an electric field

The linear stability, both stationary and oscillatory, of a horizontal layer of a dielectric Oldroyd fluid under the simultaneous action of a vertical a.c. field and a vertical temperature gradient is analysed. The stability regions in the space of the characteristic parameters are determined by means of a finite difference method. The physical mechanisms relevant to the problem are expounded using a heuristic argument.     

Thermal instability of a boundary layer subjected to external electric and magnetic fields

This paper presents a numerical study of the electrical and magnetic fields on thermal instability in a boundary layer. The criterion on the position marking on the onset of longitudinal vortices is defined in the present paper. The results show that the onset position characterized by the Grashof number depends on the Prandtl number, the Reynolds number, the wave number, the electric field parameter, and the Hartmann number. The flow becomes more stable as the magnetic field increases. However, the destabilizing effect is found on the flow when the negative electric field parameter is applied. The results of the present numerical prediction show reasonable agreement with the experimental data in the case of zero Hartmann number and zero electric field parameter in the literature. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The influence of tip mass on the stability of a rotating cantilever subjected to dissipative and transverse follower forces

Summary The state of stability of a rotating viscoelastic cantilever beam subjected to a transverse follower force applied at its free end in the plane of rotation is determined by a method of approximation that is based upon an adjoint variational principle. Particular attention is devoted to the determination of the dependence of the critical flutter load of the system on the transverse, twisting, and rotary inertia properties of a mass capping the free end of the beam. The equations of motion are derived from a conservation law, the adjoint boundary value problem is introduced, and an approximate stability determinant is developed from the variational principle upon assuming a set of coordinate functions which satisfy a selected set of boundary conditions. The stability determinant is solved numerically for a variety of choices of values for the internal damping, the hub radius, tip mass inertia, the rotational speed, and warping rigidity parameters, and several graphs are presented to show the influence of these parameters upon the value of the critical flutter load.

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Sommario Si constata lo stato di stabilità di una mensola viscoelastica e rotante sollecitata da un carico traversale che ruota con la sezione e che viene applicata all'estremo libero nel piano di rotazione mediante un procedimento approssimativo basato su un principio variazionale per problemi del tipo non autoaggiunti. Attenzione particolare è dedicata alla determinazione della dipendenza del carico critico di flutter del sistema dalle proprietà delle inerzie traversali, torcenti e rotatorie di una massa attaccata all'estremo libero della trave. Si derivano le equazioni di moto mediante un principio di conservazione, e si introduce il problema aggiunto. Assunto un insieme di funzioni di posizione che soddisfano certe condizioni ai limiti, si sviluppa il determinante di stabilità dal principio variazionale. Si risolve numericamente il determinante di stabilità per diverse scelte di valori dei parametri di smorzamento interno, raggio di mozzo, inerzia della massa, velocità di rotazione e rigidezza biflessionale. Parecchi grafici sono inclusi per mostrare l'influenza di questi parametri sul valore del carico critico di flutter.

     

Response of an infinite beam resting on a tensionless elastic foundation subjected to arbitrarily complex transverse loads

This paper presents an investigation into the static response of an infinite beam supported on a unilateral (tensionless) elastic foundation and subjected to arbitrary complex loading, including self-weight. A new numerical method is developed to determine the initially unknown lengths that remain in contact. Based on the continuity conditions at the junctions of contact and non-contact segments, the response of the whole beam may be expressed through the displacement constants of the initial segment, reducing the contact problem to two nonlinear algebraic equations with two unknowns. The technique has been named the transfer displacement function method (TDFM). Comparison with the exact results of a particular limiting case shows the expected complete agreement. Finally, an example of a beam with several contact segments is presented and verified by the application of equilibrium conditions.     

负压爆炸载荷和数据采集间隔对弹性开孔板动应力集中的影响

基于ANSYS 7.0/LS-DYNA程序,对3 m3 m四边简支,厚度0.025 m,中心开有0.3 m0.3 m方孔的弹性板,在正压和负压三角爆炸载荷作用下的应力响应进行了分析,利用能量密度时间分布函数（TDFED）确定了动应力集中因子,并给出其计算步骤。计算结果表明计算总时间和数据采集时间间隔对动应力集中因子影响较大,而负压荷载影响较小。     

The thermostressed state of electrically conductive bodies subjected to an external electromagnetic field

A technique is proposed for mathematical and numerical modeling of thermomechanical processes in electrically conductive bodies subjected to an external electromagnetic field. The initial relations for the determination of the electromagnetic field are the Maxwell equations. The stress and strain states of the body are described using the equations of nonisothermal elastoplasticity. The model takes into account the coupling of the electromagnetic and thermal fields. All physical and mechanical parameters of the material depend on temperature. The process of high-temperature induction treatment of a ferromagnetic cylinder is considered as an example __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 41, No. 12, pp. 13–25, December 2005.     

Dynamic response of a deepwater riser subjected to combined axial and transverse excitation by the nonlinear coupled model

In offshore engineering long slender risers are simultaneously subjected to both axial and transverse excitations. The axial load is the fluctuating top tension which is induced by the floater’s heave motion, while the transverse excitation comes from environmental loads such as waves. As the time-varying axial load may trigger classical parametric resonance, dynamic analysis of a deepwater riser with combined axial and transverse excitations becomes more complex. In this study, to fully capture the coupling effect between the planar axial and transverse vibrations, the nonlinear coupled equations of a riser’s dynamic motion are formulated and then solved by the central difference method in the time domain. For comparison, numerical simulations are carried out for both linear and nonlinear models. The results show that the transverse displacements predicted by both models are similar to each other when only the random transverse excitation is applied. However, when the combined axial dynamic tension and transverse wave forces are both considered, the linear model underestimates the response because it ignores the coupling effect. Thus the coupled model is more appropriate for deep water. It is also found that the axial excitation can significantly increase the riser’s transverse response and hence the bending stress, especially for cases when the time-varying tension is located at the classical parametric resonance region. Such time-varying effects should be taken into account in fatigue safety assessment.     

Motion,deformation, and coalescence of ferrofluid droplets subjected to a uniform magnetic field

In this article, we present the motion, deformation, and coalescence of ferrofluid droplets suspended in a nonmagnetic fluid, subjected to a uniform magnetic field in both vertical and horizontal directions. A coupling between the simplified multiphase lattice Boltzmann method and the self-correcting scheme is constructed to numerically solve the two-dimensional flow field and the magnetostatics equations, respectively. The Cahn-Hilliard equation is employed to seize the diffuse interface between magnetic and nonmagnetic fluids. In order to validate the model, deformation of a ferrofluid droplet suspended in nonmagnetic fluid is simulated as a test case and the results are compared with numerical and experimental results. Furthermore, a detailed analysis on the behavior of falling ferrofluid droplets and the coalescence between a pair of ferrofluid droplets under the effect of different magnetic fields and different droplets configurations are also presented in this article. The results provide significant insight and a better understanding of these phenomena. It is found that for higher values of magnetic bond number and susceptibility, the droplet deformation is significant and the falling process is faster while a reverse behavior is observed for higher values of Eötvös number. Moreover, the magnetic energy density exhibits an interesting behavior in the vicinity of the droplets. It is concentrated between the droplets with a nonuniform distribution when the droplets are close to each other.     

Analysis of a bi-piezoelectric ceramic layer with an interfacial crack subjected to anti-plane shear and in-plane electric loading

The behaviour of a bi-piezoelectric ceramic layer with a centre interfacial crack subjected to anti-plane shear and in-plane electric loading has been studied. The dislocation density functions and the Fourier integral transform method have been employed to eliminate the problem of singular integral equations. The normalized energy release rate, stress and electrical displacement intensity factors, G/G₀,K_III/K_III0 and K_D/K_D0, respectively, were determined for different geometric and property parameters by use of two different crack surface electric boundary conditions, i.e. impermeable and permeable. It has been shown that the effects of the thickness and material constants of the piezoelectric layer on all the three parameters, i.e. G/G₀,K_III/K_III0 and K_D/K_D0 were significant.     

水中爆炸冲击波载荷作用下舰船结构动态响应的数值模拟

采用大型通用有限元软件MSC.DYTRAN,对某型水面舰船全船结构在水下爆炸冲击波载荷作用下的动态响应进行了数值模拟。分别从结构的变形损伤形式、能量吸收和冲击环境等几个方面研究了舰船结构在水下爆炸载荷作用下的破坏机理和响应特征。     

The structure of a three-dimensional boundary layer subjected to streamwise-varying spanwise-homogeneous pressure gradient

A spatially-evolving three-dimensional boundary layer, subjected to a streamwise-varying spanwise-homogeneous pressure gradient, equivalent to a body force, is investigated by way of direct numerical simulation. The pressure gradient, prescribed to change its sign half-way along the boundary layer, provokes strong skewing of the velocity vector, with a layer of nearly collateral flow forming close to the wall up to the position of maximum spanwise velocity. A wide range of flow-physical properties have been studied, with particular emphasis on the near-wall layer, including second-moments, major budget contributions and wall-normal two-point correlations of velocity fluctuations and their angles, relative to wall-shear fluctuations. The results illustrate the complexity caused by skewing, including a damping in turbulent mixing and a significant lag between strains and stresses. The study has been undertaken in the context of efforts to develop and test novel hybrid LES–RANS schemes for non-equilibrium near-wall flows, with an emphasis on three-dimensional near-wall straining. Fundamental flow-physical issues aside, the data derived should be of particular relevance to a priori studies of second-moment RANS closure and the development and validation of RANS-type near-wall approximations implemented in LES schemes for high-Reynolds-number complex flows.     

The transient piezothermoelastic problem of a thick functionally graded thermopiezoelectric strip due to nonuniform heat supply

This paper is concerned with the theoretical treatment of the transient piezothermoelastic problem involving a thick functionally graded thermopiezoelectric strip due to nonuniform heat supply in the width direction. The thermal, thermoelastic and piezoelectric constants of the strip are assumed to vary exponentially in the thickness direction. The transient two-dimensional temperature is analyzed by the methods of Laplace and finite sine transformations. We obtain the exact solution for a simply supported strip under the state of plane strain. Some numerical results for the temperature change, the displacement, the stress and electric potential distributions are presented in figures and table. Furthermore, the influence of the nonhomogeneity of the material and that of the electric boundary conditions are investigated.     

Perturbation solution to unsteady flow in a porous channel with expanding or contracting walls in the presence of a transverse magnetic field

An incompressible flow in a porous channel with expanding or contacting walls in the presence of a transverse magnetic field is considered. Using similarity transformations, the governing equations are reduced to the nonlinear ordinary differential equations. The exact similar solutions for the different cases of the expansion ratio and the Hartmann number are obtained with a singular perturbation method, and the associated behavior is discussed in detail.     

内部爆炸加载下柱壳的环周分裂数

基于有限长度柱壳的Gurney速度公式,以壳体平均半径估算平均应变率,同时考虑壳体剪切断裂时的断裂面长度与径向壁厚的差异,对Grady-Kipp方法进行了修正,得到柱壳剪切断裂模式下环周分裂数的完整表达式。利用修正方法分析得到的环周分裂数计算结果与实验数据分析结果符合更好。以20号低碳钢柱壳为例,对其在TNT爆炸加载下的膨胀断裂进行了三维数值模拟,得到的环周分裂数模拟结果与实验结果符合较好。

     

Flow and heat transfer of an electrically conducting fluid of second grade in a porous medium over a stretching sheet subject to a transverse magnetic field

An analysis is performed for flow and heat transfer of a steady laminar boundary layer flow of an electrically conducting fluid of second grade in a porous medium subject to a transverse uniform magnetic field past a semi-infinite stretching sheet with power-law surface temperature or power-law surface heat flux. The effects of viscous dissipation, internal heat generation of absorption and work done due to deformation are considered in the energy equation. The variations of surface temperature gradient for the prescribed surface temperature case (PST) and surface temperature for the prescribed heat flux case (PHF) with various parameters are tabulated. The asymptotic expansions of the solutions for large Prandtl number are also given for the two heating conditions. It is shown that, when the Eckert number is large enough, the heat flow may transfer from the fluid to the wall rather than from the wall to the fluid when Eckert number is small. A physical explanation is given for this phenomenon.