Finite Element Iterative Methods for the Stationary Double-Diffusive Natural Convection Model

In this paper, we consider the stationary double-diffusive natural convection model, which can model heat and mass transfer phenomena. Based on the fixed point theorem, the existence and uniqueness of the considered model are proved. Moreover, we design three finite element iterative methods for the considered problem. Under the uniqueness condition of a weak solution, iterative method I is stable. Compared with iterative method I, iterative method II is stable with a stronger condition. Moreover, iterative method III is stable with the strongest condition. From the perspective of viscosity, iterative method I displays well in the case of a low viscosity number, iterative method II runs well with slightly low viscosity, and iterative method III can deal with high viscosity. Finally, some numerical experiments are presented for testing the correctness of the theoretic analysis.     

Two-Level Defect-Correction Method for Steady Navier-Stokes Problem with Friction Boundary Conditions

In this paper, we present two-level defect-correction finite element method for steady Navier-Stokes equations at high Reynolds number with the friction boundary conditions, which results in a variational inequality problem of the second kind. Based on Taylor-Hood element, we solve a variational inequality problem of Navier-Stokes type on the coarse mesh and solve a variational inequality problem of Navier-Stokes type corresponding to Newton linearization on the fine mesh. The error estimates for the velocity in the $H^1$ norm and the pressure in the $L^2$ norm are derived. Finally, the numerical results are provided to confirm our theoretical analysis.     

Error Analysis and Adaptive Methods of Least Squares Nonconforming Finite Element for the Transport Equations

In this paper, we consider a least squares nonconforming finite element of low order for solving the transport equations. We give a detailed overview on the stability and the convergence properties of our considered methods in the stability norm. Moreover, we derive residual type a posteriori error estimates for the least squares nonconforming finite element methods under $H^{−1}$-norm, which can be used as the error indicators to guide the mesh refinement procedure in the adaptive finite element method. The theoretical results are supported by a series of numerical experiments.     

Error Estimates of Mixed Methods for Optimal Control Problems Governed by General Elliptic Equations

In this paper, we investigate the error estimates of mixed finite element methods for optimal control problems governed by general elliptic equations. The state and co-state are approximated by the lowest order Raviart-Thomas mixed finite element spaces and the control variable is approximated by piecewise constant functions. We derive $L^2$ and $H^{-1}$-error estimates both for the control variable and the state variables. Finally, a numerical example is given to demonstrate the theoretical results.     

格子Boltzmann方法模拟自然对流作用下融化传热过程

建立自然对流作用下融化的格子Boltzmann双分布函数模型,根据非线性对流扩散方程的格子Boltzmann模型理论提出一个新的表征融化温度场的分布函数演化方程,并通过变松弛时间方法处理固液两相变热物性传热问题.应用模型对热传导融化及自然对流融化特别固液变热物的融化过程进行模拟.模拟结果与分析解、经典的关联式结果吻合较好,模型的正确性得到了验证.模拟结果表明,自然对流对融化传热过程有着重要的影响,此外固相热传导也对融化传热、融化速率及固液两相温度分布都有一定影响.     

Numerical Analysis and Comparison of Three Iterative Methods Based on Finite Element for the 2D/3D Stationary Micropolar Fluid Equations

In this paper, three iterative methods (Stokes, Newton and Oseen iterative methods) based on finite element discretization for the stationary micropolar fluid equations are proposed, analyzed and compared. The stability and error estimation for the Stokes and Newton iterative methods are obtained under the strong uniqueness conditions. In addition, the stability and error estimation for the Oseen iterative method are derived under the uniqueness condition of the weak solution. Finally, numerical examples test the applicability and the effectiveness of the three iterative methods.     

An Error Analysis for the Finite Element Approximation to the Steady-State Poisson-Nernst-Planck Equations

Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations are a coupled system of nonlinear partial differential equations consisting of the Nernst-Planck equation and the electrostatic Poisson equation with delta distribution sources, which describe the electrodiffusion of ions in a solvated biomolecular system. In this paper, some error bounds for a piecewise finite element approximation to this problem are derived. Several numerical examples including biomolecular problems are shown to support our analysis.     

Natural Convection of Temperature-Sensitive Magnetic Fluids in Porous Media

In this article, natural convection of a temperature-sensitive magnetic fluid in a porous media is studied numerically by using lattice Boltzmann method. Results show that the heat transfer decreases when the ball numbers increase. When the magnetic field is increased, the heat transfer is enhanced; however, the average wall Nusselt number increases at small ball numbers but decreases at large ball numbers due to the induced flow being more likely confined near the bottom walls with a high number of obstacles.     

格子Boltzmann方法模拟填充纳米流体三角形腔内的自然对流

采用格子Boltzmann方法研究填充水-氧化铝纳米流体的等腰直角三角形腔体中的自然对流.讨论瑞利数、颗粒体积分数、热源位置等因素对对流换热的影响,以及不同纳米流体模型对模拟结果的影响.结果表明:在低瑞利数下,随着热源在左壁面向上移动,换热效率逐渐增加.而在高瑞利数(Ra=106)时,观察到相反的现象;采用单相纳米流体...     

Thermal Lattice Boltzmann Flux Solver for Natural Convection of Nanofluid in a Square Enclosure

In the present study, mathematical modeling was performed to simulate natural convection of a nanofluid in a square enclosure using the thermal lattice Boltzmann flux solver (TLBFS). Firstly, natural convection in a square enclosure, filled with pure fluid (air and water), was investigated to validate the accuracy and performance of the method. Then, influences of the Rayleigh number, of nanoparticle volume fraction on streamlines, isotherms and average Nusselt number were studied. The numerical results illustrated that heat transfer was enhanced with the augmentation of Rayleigh number and nanoparticle volume fraction. There was a linear relationship between the average Nusselt number and solid volume fraction. and there was an exponential relationship between the average Nusselt number and Ra. In view of the Cartesian grid used by the immersed boundary method and lattice model, the immersed boundary method was chosen to treat the no-slip boundary condition of the flow field, and the Dirichlet boundary condition of the temperature field, to facilitate natural convection around a bluff body in a square enclosure. The presented numerical algorithm and code implementation were validated by means of numerical examples of natural convection between a concentric circular cylinder and a square enclosure at different aspect ratios. Numerical simulations were conducted for natural convection around a cylinder and square in an enclosure. The results illustrated that nanoparticles enhance heat transfer in higher Rayleigh number, and the heat transfer of the inner cylinder is stronger than that of the square at the same perimeter.     

Two-Level Stabilized Finite Volume Methods for the Stationary Navier-Stokes Equations

In this work, two-level stabilized finite volume formulations for the 2D steady Navier-Stokes equations are considered. These methods are based on the local Gauss integration technique and the lowest equal-order finite element pair. Moreover, the two-level stabilized finite volume methods involve solving one small Navier-Stokes problem on a coarse mesh with mesh size $H$, a large general Stokes problem for the Simple and Oseen two-level stabilized finite volume methods on the fine mesh with mesh size $h$=$\mathcal{O}(H^2)$ or a large general Stokes equations for the Newton two-level stabilized finite volume method on a fine mesh with mesh size $h$=$\mathcal{O}(|\log h|^{1/2}H^3)$. These methods we studied provide an approximate solution $(\widetilde{u}_h^v,\widetilde{p}_h^v)$ with the convergence rate of same order as the standard stabilized finite volume method, which involve solving one large nonlinear problem on a fine mesh with mesh size $h$. Hence, our methods can save a large amount of computational time.     

An Analytical Technique,Based on Natural Transform to Solve Fractional-Order Parabolic Equations

This research article is dedicated to solving fractional-order parabolic equations using an innovative analytical technique. The Adomian decomposition method is well supported by natural transform to establish closed form solutions for targeted problems. The procedure is simple, attractive and is preferred over other methods because it provides a closed form solution for the given problems. The solution graphs are plotted for both integer and fractional-order, which shows that the obtained results are in good contact with the exact solution of the problems. It is also observed that the solution of fractional-order problems are convergent to the solution of integer-order problem. In conclusion, the current technique is an accurate and straightforward approximate method that can be applied to solve other fractional-order partial differential equations.     

自然对流换热的高精度非结构网格有限体积法

用非结构网格有限体积法求解自然对流换热时,传统的对流项离散格式难以兼顾数值精度与计算效率,我们发展了一种耦合高精度格式的延迟修正方法,用于对流项的离散.高Re数下方腔驱动流数值计算验证了该方法具有较高的计算精度和较好的稳定性.Boussinesq流体的自然对流换热数值模拟,表明该方法能有效克服高Ra数时数值计算发散,可准确捕捉自然对流换热问题中不同偏心率下的等温线和流线分布特征.     

圆内开缝圆自然对流的Ruelle-Takens混沌道路

使用热格子Boltzmann方法针对圆内开缝圆自然对流的流动与换热进行数值模拟,通过相空间、功率谱等进行非线性动力学特性分析,研究其流动与换热的稳定性.结果表明：随着瑞利数Ra的增加,流场的相图从开始稳定的平衡点经历Hopf分岔后转变为极限环,表明流场进入一个倍周期性振荡状态;随着瑞利数进一步增加,稳定的极限环分岔为二维环面,系统相空间结构复杂化;当瑞利数Ra大于某一临界值时,二维环面分岔突变进入混沌状态,系统在相空间中出现非常复杂的轨线结构.总体上,通过系统不同瑞利数所对应的非线性动力学特性的表现形式,表明系统经过Ruelle-Takens道路到达混沌,展现出自然对流从稳定的流动和换热发展到非线性运动特征的混沌历程.     

热电制冷LED自然对流散热的设计与优化

为提升高热流密度下LED灯具的自然对流散热性能,以一款基于热电制冷（TEC）的单颗LED小型灯具模组为研究对象,在采用实验测量和回归拟合准确获得TEC性能参数的基础上,建立了有无TEC参与散热的等效热路模型,并选择合理的数学公式对其进行性能描述,进而遵循本文设计的计算流程快速得到各种散热性能数据。LED模组的散热分析表明：在恒定的LED热功率下,施加最佳的TEC电流可获得最高的散热性能;LED热功率越低,安装TEC的散热性能越比常规方法优异。经遗传算法优化前后的性能对比分析表明：优化后结构中TEC的合理工作区明显增大,能满足LED更高功率的散热需求;当LED为0.493 W时,优化后结构的最佳结温仅为15.66℃,远低于30℃的环境温度。基于TEC实验数据建立的等效热路模型,能为装配TEC的LED模组提供快速完整的散热设计分析与结构优化的合理方案。     

底部加热长方体腔内自然对流的非线性特性

采用SIMPLE算法,QUICK差分格式,对底部加热三维长方体腔内空气的自然对流进行了数值模拟。根据模拟结果,探讨了方腔内流体流动与换热的静态分岔与振荡等非线性现象。数值结果显示,在固定的几何尺寸和不同Ra的情况下,当初始场不同时,会出现若干不同的解,即存在解的静态分岔;在固定的几何尺寸和相同的初始场情况下,低Ra时流动和换热处于稳态,当Ra超过某一临界值时,流动和换热就会随时间振荡,并通过倍周期分岔过渡到混沌;当方腔的几何尺寸不同时,分岔点的特征值Ra也发生变化。     

Error Analysis of a PFEM Based on the Euler Semi-Implicit Scheme for the Unsteady MHD Equations

In this article, we mainly consider a first order penalty finite element method (PFEM) for the 2D/3D unsteady incompressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations. The penalty method applies a penalty term to relax the constraint “∇·u=0”, which allows us to transform the saddle point problem into two smaller problems to solve. The Euler semi-implicit scheme is based on a first order backward difference formula for time discretization and semi-implicit treatments for nonlinear terms. It is worth mentioning that the error estimates of the fully discrete PFEM are rigorously derived, which depend on the penalty parameter ϵ, the time-step size τ, and the mesh size h. Finally, two numerical tests show that our scheme is effective.     

Natural Convection in a Concentric Annulus: A Lattice Boltzmann Method Study with Boundary Condition-Enforced Immersed Boundary Method

In this paper, a boundary condition-enforced IBM is introduced into the LBM in order to satisfy the non-slip and temperature boundary conditions, and natural convections in a concentric isothermal annulus between a square outer cylinder and a circular inner cylinder are simulated. The obtained results show that the boundary condition-enforced method gives a better solution for the flow field and the complicated physics of the natural convections in the selected case is correctly captured. The calculated average Nusselt numbers agree well with the previous studies.     

烧结金属纤维板大空间自然对流实验研究

实验研究了烧结金属纤维板在大空间下的自然对流换热,分析了倾角、孔隙率、纤维丝经、Ra数和金属纤维导热系数对换热性能的影响.实验结果表明:存在最优的角度(60°左右)使烧结金属纤维板的自然对流换热性能最好,但倾斜角度对烧结金属纤维板的换热影响没有光板显著;加热面的平均Nu数随着纤维直径和孔隙率的增加均先增加后减小;在实验...     

Posteriori Error Estimation for an Interior Penalty Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Maxwell's Equations in Cold Plasma

In this paper, we develop a residual-based a posteriori error estimator for the time-dependent Maxwell's equations in the cold plasma. Here we consider a semi-discrete interior penalty discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method for solving the governing equations. We provide both the upper bound and lower bound analysis for the error estimator. This is the first posteriori error analysis carried out for the Maxwell's equations in dispersive media.