Flow stability of a Grad-model liquid layer on an inclined plane

A study is presented of the flow of stability of a Grad-model liquid layer [1, 2] flowing over an inclined plane under the influence of the gravity force.It is assumed that at every point of the considered material continuum, along with the conventional velocity vector v, there is defined an angular velocity vector , the internal moment stresses are negligibly small, and in the general case the force stress tensor _kj is asymmetric. The model is characterized by the usual Newtonian viscosity , the Newtonian rolling viscosity _r, and the relaxation time = J/4 _r, where J is a scalar constant of the medium with dimensions of moment of inertia per unit mass, is the density. It is assumed that the medium is incompressible, the coefficients , _r, J are constant [2].The exact solution of the equations of motion, corresponding to flow of a layer with a plane surface, coincides with the solution of the Navier-Stokes equations in the case of flow of a layer of Newtonian fluid. The equations for three-dimensional periodic disturbances differ considerably from the corresponding equations for the problem of the flow stability of a layer of a Newtonian medium. It is shown that the Squire theorem is valid for parallel flows of a Grad liquid.The flow stability of the layer with respect to long-wave disturbances is studied using the method of sequential approximations suggested in [3, 4].     

Chaos and integrability in a nonlinear wave equation

We consider the parametrized family of equations _tt ,u- _xx u-au+u ₂ ² u=O,x(0,L), with Dirichlet boundary conditions. This equation has finite-dimensional invariant manifolds of solutions. Studying the reduced equation to a four-dimensional manifold, we prove the existence of transversal homoclinic orbits to periodic solutions and of invariant sets with chaotic dynamics, provided that =2, 3, 4,.... For =1 we prove the existence of infinitely many first integrals pairwise in involution.     

On laminar flow through a uniformly porous pipe

Numerous investigations ([1] and [4–9]) have been made of laminar flow in a uniformly porous circular pipe with constant suction or injection applied at the wall. The object of this paper is to give a complete analysis of the numerical and theoretical solutions of this problem. It is shown that two solutions exist for all values of injection as well as the dual solutions for suction which had been noted by previous investigators. Analytical solutions are derived for large suction and injection; for large suction a viscous layer occurs at the wall while for large injection one solution has a viscous layer at the centre of the channel and the other has no viscous layer anywhere. Approximate analytic solutions are also given for small values of suction and injection.

Nomenclature

General r distance measured radially - z distance measured along axis of pipe - u velocity component in direction of z increasing - v velocity component in direction of r increasing - p pressure - density - coefficient of kinematic viscosity - a radius of pipe - V velocity of suction at the wall - r ²/a ² - R wall or suction Reynolds number, Va/ - f() similarity function defined in (6) - u ₀() eigensolution - U(0) a velocity at z=0 - K an arbitrary constant - B _K Bernoulli numbers Particular Section 5 perturbation parameter, –2/R - ² a constant, –K - x / - g(x) f()/ Section 6 perturbation parameter, –R/2 - ² a constant, –K - g() f() - g _c ()=g() near centre of pipe - * point where g()=0 Section 7 2/R - ² K - t (1–)/ - w(t, ) [1–f(t)]/ - ₀, ₁ constants - g() f()– ₀ - ₀/ - ₀ a constant - * point where f()=0     

Comparison of a new internal viscosity model with other constrained-connector theories of dilute polymer solution rheology

Complex viscosity ^* = -i predictions of the Dasbach-Manke-Williams (DMW) internal viscosity (IV) model for dilute polymer solutions, which employs a mathematically rigorous formulation of the IV forces, are examined in the limit of infinite IV over the full range of frequency number of submolecules N, and hydrodynamic interaction h ^*. Although the DMW model employs linear entropic spring forces, infinite IV makes the submolecules rigid by suppressing spring deformations, thereby emulating the dynamics of a freely jointed chain of rigid links. The DMW () and () predictions are in close agreement with results for true freely jointed chain models obtained by Hassager (1974) and Fixman and Kovac (1974 a, b) with far more complicated formalisms. The infinite-frequency dynamic viscosity predicted by the DMW infinite-IV model is also found to be in remarkable agreement with the calculations of Doi et al. (1975). In contrast to the other freely jointed chain models cited above, however, the DMW model yields a simple closed-form solution for complex viscosity expressed in terms of Rouse-Zimm relaxation times.     

Uniaxial extension of an isothermal fluid cylinder in the presence of inertia,surface tension and gravity

Effects of inertia, surface tension and gravity in the constant force stretching of isothermal cylindrical filaments of Newtonian, power-law and Maxwell-type fluids were analysed in Lagrangian coordinates. Solution for the purely gravitational extension of Newtonian fluid cylinder was found to be as simple as = 1 – C ₃ (1 – ) where designates the cross sectional area, the Lagrangian distance and the time. Analytical solutions were also available for the case of inertialess Newtonian and power-law fluids.A first-order backward differencing scheme and minimal computer time were sufficient to numerically analyse the constant force extension of Maxwell-type fluids in the presence of inertia, gravity and surface tension. Effects of inertia, surface tension and gravity on the severity of neck down occurring at either end of the filament are summarized in diagrams. The present approach is valid on any other constitutive model as far as there is a numerical scheme to analyse thehomogeneous extension of a cylinder of that particular fluid.     

Indentation of the semi-infinite elastic solid by a concave rigid punch

A solution is obtained for the relationship between load, displacement and inner contact radius for an axisymmetric, spherically concave, rigid punch, indenting an elastic half-space. Analytic approximations are developed for the limiting cases in which the ratio of the inner and outer radii of the annular contact region is respectively small and close to unity. These approximations overlap well at intermediate values. The same method is applied to the conically concave punch and to a punch with a central hole. , , . , . . .     

Parameter identification in a soil with constant diffusivity

We consider infiltration into a soil that is assumed to have hydraulic conductivity of the form K = K = K_se^h and water content of the form = K – _r. Here h denotes capillary pressure head while K_s, , and _r represent soil specific parameters. These assumptions linearize the flow equation and permit a closed form solution that displays the roles of all the parameters appearing in the hydraulic function K and . We assume K_s and _r to be known. A measurement of diffusivity fixes the product of and resulting in a parameter identification problem for one parameter. We show that this parameter identification problem, in some cases, has a unique solution. We also show that, in some cases, this parameter identification problem can have multiple solutions, or no solution. In addition it is shown that solutions to the parameter identification problem can be very sensitive to small changes in the problem data.     

Analysis of melt spinning transients in Lagrangian coordinates

Transients in melt spinning of isothermal power law and Newtonian fluids were found to be governed by an extremely simple partial differential equation ² ( ^1/n )/() = 0 in Lagrangian coordinates where is the cross-sectional area,n the power law exponent, the time and the the time at which a fluid molecule constituting the spinline left the spinneret. The general integral ^1/n =f() +g () of the above governing equation containing two arbitrary functions represents physically attainable spinline transients. Hitherto unknown analytical transient solutions of the above governing equation were obtained for the response of isothermal constant tension spinlines to a stepwise change in tension, spinneret hole area, extrusion speed or extrusion viscosity and for the starting transient in gravitational spinning. Linearized perturbation solutions and the stability limit of the spinline derived from the above new found nonlinear solutions were in agreement with previous findings and the above nonlinear response of the spinline to a step increase in the spinneret hole area was found to be equivalent to Orowan's tandem cylinder model of dent growth in filament stretching.     

Drag reduction by polymer solutions in a riblet-lined pipe

The flow of 3 to 100 wppm aqueous solutions of a polyethyleneoxide polymer,M _w=6.2×;10⁶, was studied in a 10.2 mm i.d. pipe lined with 0.15 mm V-groove riblets, at diametral Reynolds numbers from 300 to 150000. Measurements in the riblet pipe were accompanied by simultaneous measurements in a smooth pipe of the same diameter placed in tandem. The chosen conditions provided turbulent drag reductions from zero to the asymptotic maximum possible. The onset of polymer-induced drag reduction in the riblet pipe occurred at the same wall shear stress, * _w =0.65 N/m², as that in the smooth pipe. After onset, the polymer solutions in the riblet pipe initially exhibited linear segments on Prandtl-Karman coordinates, akin to those seen in the smooth pipe, with specific slope increment . The maximum drag reduction observed in the riblet pipe was independent of polymer concentration and well below the asymptotic maximum drag reduction observed in the smooth pipe. Polymer solution flows in the riblet pipe exhibited three regimes: (i) Hydraulically smooth, in which riblets induced no drag reduction, amid varying, and considerable, polymer-induced drag reduction; this regime extended to non-dimensional riblet heightsh ⁺<5 in solvent andh ⁺<10 in polymer solutions. (ii) Riblet drag reduction, in which riblet-induced flow enhancementR>0; this regime extended from 5<h ⁺<22 in solvent and from 10<h ⁺<30 in the 3 wppm polymer solution, with respective maximaR=0.6 ath ⁺=14 andR=1.6 ath ⁺=21. Riblet drag reduction decreased with increasing polymer concentration and increasing polymer-induced flow enhancement S. (iii) Riblet drag enhancement, whereinR<0; this regime extended for 22<h ⁺<110 in solvent, withR;–2 forh ⁺>70, and was observed in all polymer solutions at highh ⁺, the more so as polymer-induced drag reduction increased, withR<0 for allS>8. The greatest drag enhancement in polymer solutions,R=–7±1 ath ⁺=55 whereS=20, considerably exceeded that in solvent. Three-dimensional representations of riblet- and polymer-induced drag reductions versus turbulent flow parameters revealed a hitherto unknown dome region, 8<h ⁺<31, 0<S<10, 0<R<1.5, containing a broad maximum at (h ⁺,S,R) = (18, 5, 1.5). The existence of a dome was physically interpreted to suggest that riblets and polymers reduce drag by separate mechanisms.     

Remarks on the bifurcation of solutions of a nonlinear eigenvalue problem

Conclusions We have investigated solutions of equation (3) when ² is an eigenvalue of the linearized operator (13) and when it is not. In Section 4 we have shown that for 0 and ² = _i ² we have exactly two nontrivial solutions which bifurcate to the right of _i ² ; these solutions are shown to exist in an interval ( _i ² , _i ² + ₀). The method of Section 3 may then be used to extend these two solutions to the right of _i ² + ₀ providing that ²= _i ² + ₀ is not an eigenvalue of the linear operator (13) evaluated at = ± ₁. Either a solution can be uniquely extended, or there exists a value of ²where the bifurcation method must be applied again³.While the method used here gives the exact number of solutions bifurcating from _i ² , other problems remain open; for example, it is still not proven that the two bifurcating branches have i zeros, as is the case for Hammerstein operators with oscillation kernels [4]. The conjecture of Odeh and Tadjbakhsh that there are exactly 2(i+1) nontrivial solutions in the interval _i ² < _i ^+1/2 remains un-answered, although it would be proven if one could show that there is no secondary bifurcation as in the cases of Kolodner [7] and Coffman [8].     

Flow through a helically coiled annulus

In this paper the flow is studied of an incompressible viscous fluid through a helically coiled annulus, the torsion of its centre line taken into account. It has been shown that the torsion affects the secondary flow and contributes to the azimuthal component of velocity around the centre line. The symmetry of the secondary flow streamlines in the absence of torsion, is destroyed in its presence. Some stream lines penetrate from the upper half to the lower half, and if is further increased, a complete circulation around the centre line is obtained at low values of for all Reynolds numbers for which the analysis of this paper is valid, being the ratio of the torsion of the centre line to its curvature.Nomenclature A =constant - a outer radius of the annulus - b unit binormal vector to C - C helical centre line of the pipe - D rL - g 1000 - K Dean number=Re² - L 1+r sin - M (L ²+ ² r ²)^1/2 - n unit normal vector to C - P, P pressure and nondimensional pressure - p ₀, p pressures of O(1) and O() - Re Reynolds number=aW ₀/ - (r, , s), (r, , s) coordinates and nondimensional coordinates - nonorthogonal unit vectors along the coordinate directions - r ₀ radius of the projection of C - t unit tangent vector to C - V _r, V , V _s velocity components along the nonorthogonal directions - V_r, V, V _s nondimensional velocity components along - W ₀ average velocity in a straight annulus Greek symbols , curvature and nondimensional curvature of C - U, V, W lowest order terms for small in the velocity components along the orthogonal directions t - _r, , _s first approximations to V _r , V, V _s for small - =/=/ - kinematic viscosity - density of the fluid - , torsion and nondimensional torsion of C - , stream function and nondimensional stream function - nondimensional streamfunction for U, V - a inner radius of the annulus After this paper was accepted for publication, a paper entitled On the low-Reynolds number flow in a helical pipe, by C.Y. Wang, has appeared in J. Fluid. Mech., Vol 108, 1981, pp. 185–194. The results in Wangs paper are particular cases of this paper for =0, and are also contained in [9].     

Existence theorem for a minimum problem with free discontinuity set

We study the variational problem Where is an open set in ⁿ ,n2gL ^q () L (), 1q<+, O<, <+ andH _n–1 is the (n–1)-dimensional Hausdorff Measure.     

A dynamic slip velocity model for molten polymers based on a network kinetic theory

In this paper the slip phenomenon is considered as a stochastic process where the polymer segments (taken as Hookean springs) break off the wall due to the excessive tension imposed by the bulk fluid motion. The convection equation arising in network theories is solved for the special case of a polymer/wall interface to determine the time evolution of the configuration distribution function (Q, t). The stress tensor and the slip velocity are calculated by averaging the proper relations over a large number of polymer segments. Due to the fact that the model is probabilistic and time dependent, dynamic slip velocity calculations become possible for the first time and therefore some new insight is gained on the slip phenomenon. Finally, the model predictions are found to match macroscopic experimental data satisfactorily.Nomenclature rate of creation of polymer segments - g(Q) constant of rate of creation of polymer segments - rate of loss of polymer segments - h(Q) constant of rate of loss of polymer segments - h(Q) constant of rate of loss of polymer segments due to destruction of its B-link - H Hookean spring constant - k Boltzmann's constant - n unit vector normal to the polymer/wall interface - n ₀ number density of polymer segments - n ₀ surface number density of polymer segments - Q vector defining the size and orientation of a polymer segment - Q ^* critical length of a segment beyond which the tension may overcome the W _adh - t time - t _h howering time of broken polymer segments - T absolute temperature - W _adh work of adhesion Greek Letters _n nominal strain - strain - _n nominal shear rate - shear rate - dimensionless constant in the expressions of h(Q), g(Q) - viscosity - ^T velocity gradient tensor - ₀ time constant - standard deviation of vectors Q at equilibrium - _w wall shear stress - stress tensor - ₀ equilibrium configuration distribution function of Q - configuration distribution function of Q     

About the Regularized Navier–Stokes Equations

The first goal of this paper is to study the large time behavior of solutions to the Cauchy problem for the 3-dimensional incompressible Navier–Stokes system. The Marcinkiewicz space L^3, is used to prove some asymptotic stability results for solutions with infinite energy. Next, this approach is applied to the analysis of two classical regularized Navier–Stokes systems. The first one was introduced by J. Leray and consists in mollifying the nonlinearity. The second one was proposed by J.-L. Lions, who added the artificial hyper-viscosity (–)^{/ 2}, > 2 to the model. It is shown in the present paper that, in the whole space, solutions to those modified models converge as t toward solutions of the original Navier–Stokes system.     

Two-phase flow in heterogeneous porous media II: Numerical experiments for flow perpendicular to a stratified system

In this work, we make use of numerical experiments to explore our original theoretical analysis of two-phase flow in heterogeneous porous media (Quintard and Whitaker, 1988). The calculations were carried out with a two-region model of a stratified system, and the parameters were chosen be consistent with practical problems associated with groundwater flows and petroleum reservoir recovery processes. The comparison between theory (the large-scaled averaged equations) and experiment (numerical solution of the local volume averaged equations) has allowed us to identify conditions for which the quasi-static theory is acceptable and conditions for which a dynamic theory must be used. Byquasi-static we mean the following: (1) The local capillary pressure,everywhere in the averaging volume, can be set equal to the large-scale capillary pressure evaluated at the centroid of the averaging volume and (2) the large-scale capillary pressure is given by the difference between the large-scale pressures in the two immiscible phases, and is therefore independent of gravitational effects, flow effects and transient effects. Bydynamic, we simply mean a significant departure from the quasi-static condition, thus dynamic effects can be associated with gravitational effects, flow effects and transient effects. To be more precise about the quasi-static condition we need to refer to the relation between the local capillary pressure and the large-scale capillary pressure derived in Part I (Quintard and Whitaker, 1990). Herep _c ¦_y represents the local capillary pressure evaluated at a positiony relative to the centroid of the large-scale averaging volume, and {p _c }¦_x represents the large-scale capillary pressure evaluated at the centroid.In addition to{p _c } ^c being evaluated at the centroid, all averaged terms on the right-hand side of Equation (1) are evaluated at the centroid. We can now write the equations describing the quasi-static condition as , , This means that the fluids within an averaging volume are distributed according to the capillary pressure-saturation relationwith the capillary pressure held constant. It also means that the large-scale capillary pressure is devoid of any dynamic effects. Both of these conditions represent approximations (see Section 6 in Part I) and one of our main objectives in this paper is to learn something about the efficacy of these approximations. As a secondary objective we want to explore the influence of dynamic effects in terms of our original theory. In that development only the first four terms on the right hand side of Equation (1) appeared in the representation for the local capillary pressure. However, those terms will provide an indication of the influence of dynamic effects on the large-scale capillary pressure and the large-scale permeability tensor, and that information provides valuable guidance for future studies based on the theory presented in Part I.Roman Letters A scalar that maps {}*/t onto - A scalar that maps {}*/t onto - A interfacial area between the -region and the -region contained within, m² - A interfacial area between the -region and the -region contained within, m² - A interfacial area between the -region and the -region contained within, m² - a vector that maps ({}*/t) onto , m - a vector that maps ({}*/t) onto , m - b vector that maps ({p}– g) onto , m - b vector that maps ({p}– g) onto , m - B second order tensor that maps ({p}– g) onto , m² - B second order tensor that maps ({p}– g) onto , m² - c vector that maps ({}*/t) onto , m - c vector that maps ({}*/t) onto , m - C second order tensor that maps ({}*/t) onto , m² - C second order tensor that maps ({}*/t) onto . m² - D third order tensor that maps ( ) onto , m - D third order tensor that maps ( ) onto , m - D second order tensor that maps ( ) onto , m² - D second order tensor that maps ( ) onto , m² - E third order tensor that maps () onto , m - E third order tensor that maps () onto , m - E second order tensor that maps () onto - E second order tensor that maps () onto - p _c =(), capillary pressure relationship in the-region - p _c =(), capillary pressure relationship in the-region - g gravitational vector, m/s² - largest of either or - - - i unit base vector in thex-direction - I unit tensor - K local volume-averaged-phase permeability, m² - K local volume-averaged-phase permeability in the-region, m² - K local volume-averaged-phase permeability in the-region, m² - {K } large-scale intrinsic phase average permeability for the-phase, m² - K –{K }, large-scale spatial deviation for the-phase permeability, m² - K –{K }, large-scale spatial deviation for the-phase permeability in the-region, m² - K –{K }, large-scale spatial deviation for the-phase permeability in the-region, m² - K ^* large-scale permeability for the-phase, m² - L characteristic length associated with local volume-averaged quantities, m - characteristic length associated with large-scale averaged quantities, m - I _i i = 1, 2, 3, lattice vectors for a unit cell, m - l characteristic length associated with the-region, m - ; characteristic length associated with the-region, m - l _H characteristic length associated with a local heterogeneity, m - - n unit normal vector pointing from the-region toward the-region (n =–n ) - n unit normal vector pointing from the-region toward the-region (n =–n ) - p pressure in the-phase, N/m² - p local volume-averaged intrinsic phase average pressure in the-phase, N/m² - {p } large-scale intrinsic phase average pressure in the capillary region of the-phase, N/m² - p local volume-averaged intrinsic phase average pressure for the-phase in the-region, N/m² - p local volume-averaged intrinsic phase average pressure for the-phase in the-region, N/m² - p –{p }, large scale spatial deviation for the-phase pressure, N/m² - p –{p }, large scale spatial deviation for the-phase pressure in the-region, N/m² - p –{p }, large scale spatial deviation for the-phase pressure in the-region, N/m² - P _c p –{p }, capillary pressure, N/m² - {p_c}^c large-scale capillary pressure, N/m² - r ₀ radius of the local averaging volume, m - R ₀ radius of the large-scale averaging volume, m - r position vector, m - , m - S /, local volume-averaged saturation for the-phase - S ^* {}*{}*, large-scale average saturation for the-phaset time, s - t time, s - u , m - U , m² - v -phase velocity vector, m/s - v local volume-averaged phase average velocity for the-phase in the-region, m/s - v local volume-averaged phase average velocity for the-phase in the-region, m/s - {v } large-scale intrinsic phase average velocity for the-phase in the capillary region of the-phase, m/s - {v } large-scale phase average velocity for the-phase in the capillary region of the-phase, m/s - v –{v }, large-scale spatial deviation for the-phase velocity, m/s - v –{v }, large-scale spatial deviation for the-phase velocity in the-region, m/s - v –{v }, large-scale spatial deviation for the-phase velocity in the-region, m/s - V local averaging volume, m³ - V volume of the-phase in, m³ - V large-scale averaging volume, m³ - V capillary region for the-phase within, m³ - V capillary region for the-phase within, m³ - V _c intersection of m³ - V volume of the-region within, m³ - V volume of the-region within, m³ - V () capillary region for the-phase within the-region, m³ - V () capillary region for the-phase within the-region, m³ - V () , region in which the-phase is trapped at the irreducible saturation, m³ - y position vector relative to the centroid of the large-scale averaging volume, m Greek Letters local volume-averaged porosity - local volume-averaged volume fraction for the-phase - local volume-averaged volume fraction for the-phase in the-region - local volume-averaged volume fraction for the-phase in the-region - local volume-averaged volume fraction for the-phase in the-region (This is directly related to the irreducible saturation.) - {} large-scale intrinsic phase average volume fraction for the-phase - {} large-scale phase average volume fraction for the-phase - {}* large-scale spatial average volume fraction for the-phase - –{}, large-scale spatial deviation for the-phase volume fraction - –{}, large-scale spatial deviation for the-phase volume fraction in the-region - –{}, large-scale spatial deviation for the-phase volume fraction in the-region - a generic local volume-averaged quantity associated with the-phase - mass density of the-phase, kg/m³ - mass density of the-phase, kg/m³ - viscosity of the-phase, N s/m² - viscosity of the-phase, N s/m² - interfacial tension of the - phase system, N/m - , N/m - , volume fraction of the-phase capillary (active) region - , volume fraction of the-phase capillary (active) region - , volume fraction of the-region ( + =1) - , volume fraction of the-region ( + =1) - {p }– g, N/m³ - {p }– g, N/m³     

Similar solutions and the asymptotics of filtration equations

In this paper we consider the asymptotic behavior of solutions of the quasilinear equation of filtration as t. We prove that similar solutions of the equation u _t = (u )_xx asymptotically represent solutions of the Cauchy problem for the full equation u _t = [(u)]_xx if (u) is close to u for small u.     

Qualitative behavior of dissipative wave equations on bounded domains

The qualitative behavior of solutions of the mixed problem u_tt = u-a(x)u_t in IR x , u=0 on IR x , is studied in the case when a>0 and IRⁿ is bounded. Roughly speaking, if aa_min>0, then solutions decay at least as fast as exp t( –1/2a_min), with the possible exception of a finite dimensional set of smooth solutions whose existence is associated with a phenomenon of overdamping. If a_max is sufficiently small, depending on , then no overdamping occurs.Partially supported by NSF grant NSF GP 34260.This work was partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. GP 34260     

Determination of permeability tensors for two-phase flow in homogeneous porous media: Theory

In this paper we continue previous studies of the closure problem for two-phase flow in homogeneous porous media, and we show how the closure problem can be transformed to a pair of Stokes-like boundary-value problems in terms of pressures that have units of length and velocities that have units of length squared. These are essentially geometrical boundary value problems that are used to calculate the four permeability tensors that appear in the volume averaged Stokes' equations. To determine the geometry associated with the closure problem, one needs to solve the physical problem; however, the closure problem can be solved using the same algorithm used to solve the physical problem, thus the entire procedure can be accomplished with a single numerical code.Nomenclature a a vector that maps V onto , m^-1. - A a tensor that maps V onto . - A area of the - interface contained within the macroscopic region, m². - A area of the -phase entrances and exits contained within the macroscopic region, m². - A area of the - interface contained within the averaging volume, m². - A area of the -phase entrances and exits contained within the averaging volume, m². - Bo Bond number (= (=(–)g²/). - Ca capillary number (= v/). - g gravitational acceleration, m/s². - H mean curvature, m^-1. - I unit tensor. - permeability tensor for the -phase, m². - viscous drag tensor that maps V onto V. - ^* dominant permeability tensor that maps onto v , m². - ^* coupling permeability tensor that maps onto v , m². - characteristic length scale for the -phase, m. - l characteristic length scale representing both and , m. - L characteristic length scale for volume averaged quantities, m. - n unit normal vector directed from the -phase toward the -phase. - n unit normal vector representing both n and n . - n unit normal vector representing both n and n . - P pressure in the -phase, N/m². - p superficial average pressure in the -phase, N/m². - p intrinsic average pressure in the -phase, N/m². - p –p , spatial deviation pressure for the -phase, N/m². - r ₀ radius of the averaging volume, m. - r position vector, m. - t time, s. - v fluid velocity in the -phase, m/s. - v superficial average velocity in the -phase, m/s. - v intrinsic average velocity in the -phase, m/s. - v –v , spatial deviation velocity in the -phase, m/s. - V volume of the -phase contained within the averaging volmue, m³. - averaging volume, m³. Greek Symbols V /, volume fraction of the -phase. - viscosity of the -phase, Ns/m². - density of the -phase, kg/m³. - surface tension, N/m. - (v +v ^T ), viscous stress tensor for the -phase, N/m².     

Existence and Uniqueness of Time-Periodic Physically Reasonable Navier-Stokes Flow Past a Body

Let be a three-dimensional exterior domain of class C^2,, 0<<1. Assume that a Navier-Stokes liquid is moving in under the action of a body force F that is time-periodic of period T, and that the velocity of the liquid is zero at spatial infinity. In this paper we show that, if F satisfies suitable conditions, and its norm, in appropriate function spaces, is sufficiently small, there is at least one time-periodic strong solution. Furthermore, the velocity field v of such a solution decays to zero for large |x| as |x|^–1 and its spatial gradient decays as |x|^–2, both uniformly in time. In addition, the pressure p decays like |x|^–2 and its gradient like |x|^–3, for almost all t[0,T]. In the special case where F is time-independent, these solutions are also time-independent and coincide with Finns physically reasonable solutions [4]. Moreover, we show that our time-periodic solutions are unique in a very large class, namely, the class of time-periodic weak solutions satisfying the energy inequality and with corresponding pressure fields verifying mild summability conditions in ×[0,T].     

Boundary layer effect on thermal NO decomposition behind incident shock waves

The thermal decomposition of nitric oxide (diluted in Argon) has been measured behind incident shock waves by means of IR diode laser absorption spectroscopy. In two independent runs the diode laser was tuned to the=0 =1² _3/2 R(18.5)-rotational vibrational transition and the=1 =2² _3/2 R(20.5)-rotational vibrational transition of nitric oxide, respectively. These two transitions originating from the vibrational ground state (=0) and the first excited vibrational state (=1) were selected in order to probe the homogeneity along the absorption path. The measured NO decomposition could satisfactorily be described by a chemical reaction mechanism after taking into account boundary layer corrections according to the theory of Mirels. The study forms a further proof of Mirels' theory including his prediction of the laminar-turbulent transition. It also shows, that the inhomogeneities from the boundary layer do not affect the IR linear absorption markedly.This article was processed using Springer-Verlag T_EX Shock Waves macro package 1.0 and the AMS fonts, developed by the American Mathematical Society.