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.     

On nonlinear problems of mixed type: A qualitative theory using infinite-dimensional center manifolds

We consider the equation a(y)u_xx+div_y(b(y)_yu)+c(y)u=g(y, u) in the cylinder (–l,l)×, being elliptic where b(y)>0 and hyperbolic where b(y)<0. We construct self-adjoint realizations in L₂() of the operatorAu= (1/a) div_y(b_yu)+(c/a) in the case ofb changing sign. This leads to the abstract problem u_xx+Au=g(u), whereA has a spectrum extending to + as well as to –. For l= it is shown that all sufficiently small solutions lie on an infinite-dimensional center manifold and behave like those of a hyperbolic problem. Anx-independent cross-sectional integral E=E(u, u_x) is derived showing that all solutions on the center manifold remain bounded forx ±. For finitel, all small solutionsu are close to a solution on the center manifold such that u(x)-(x) Ce ^-(1-|x|) for allx, whereC and are independent ofu. Hence, the solutions are dominated by hyperbolic properties, except close to the terminal ends {±1}×, where boundary layers of elliptic type appear.     

Eine analytische Näherungslösung für die eingefrorene laminare Grenzschichtströmung eines binären Gemisches

Zusammenfassung Für die eingefrorene laminare Grenzschichtströmung eines teilweise dissoziierten binären Gemisches entlang einer stark gekühlten ebenen Platte wird eine analytische Näherungslösung angegeben. Danach läßt sich die Wandkonzentration als universelle Funktion der Damköhler-Zahl der Oberflächenreaktion angeben. Für das analytisch darstellbare Konzentrationsprofil stellt die Damköhler-Zahl den Formparameter dar. Die Wärmestromdichte an der Wand bestehend aus einem Wärmeleitungs- und einem Diffusionsanteil wird angegeben und diskutiert. Das Verhältnis beider Anteile läßt sich bei gegebenen Randbedingungen als Funktion der Damköhler-Zahl ausdrücken.

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An analytical approximation for the frozen laminar boundary layer flow of a binary mixture

An analytical approximation is derived for the frozen laminar boundary layer flow of a partially dissociated binary mixture along a strongly cooled flat plate. The concentration at the wall is shown to be a universal function of the Damkohler-number for the wall reaction. The Damkohlernumber also serves as a parameter of shape for the concentration profile which is presented in analytical form. The heat transfer at the wall depending on a conduction and a diffusion flux is derived and discussed. The ratio of these fluxes is expressed as a function of the Damkohler-number if the boundary conditions are known.

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Formelzeichen A Atom - A₂ Molekül - C Konstante in Gl. (20) - c₁=1/(2C) Konstante in Gl. (35) - c_p spezifische Wärme bei konstantem Druck - D binärer Diffusionskoeffizient - Ec=u ² /(2h_f) Eckert-Zahl - h spezifische Enthalpie - h_t=h+u²/2 totale spezifische Enthalpie - h _A ⁰ spezifische Dissoziationsenthalpie - K_w Reaktionsgeschwindigkeitskonstante der heterogenen Wandreaktion - 1= /( ) Champman-Rubesin-Parameter - Le=Pr/Sc Lewis-Zahl - M Molmasse - p statischer Druck - Pr= c_pf/ Prandtl-Zahl - q_w Wärmestromdichte an der Wand - q_cw, q_dw Wärmeleitungsbzw. Diffusionsanteil der Wärmestromdichte an der Wand - universelle Gaskonstante - R=/(2M_a) individuelle Gaskonstante der molekularen Komponente - Re_x= u x/ Reynolds-Zahl - Sc=/( D) Schmidt-Zahl - T absolute Temperatur - T_d=h _A ⁰ /R charakteristische Dissoziationstemperatur - u, v x- und y-Komponenten der Geschwindigkeit - U=u/u normierte x-Komponente der Geschwindigkeit - x, y Koordinaten parallel und senkrecht zur Platte Griechische Symbole - =A/ Dissoziationsgrad - Grenzschichtdicke - ₂ Impulsverlustdicke - Damköhler-Zahl der Oberflächenreaktion - =T/T normierte Temperatur - =y/ normierter Wandabstand - Wärmeleitfähigkeit - dynamische Viskosität - , ^* Ähnlichkeitskoordinaten - Dichte - Schubspannung Indizes A auf ein Atom bezogen - M auf ein Molekül bezogen - f auf den eingefrorenen Zustand bezogen - w auf die Wand bezogen - auf den Außenrand der Grenzschicht bezogen     

Theoretical derivation of tangential velocity profiles in a flat vortex chamber-influence of turbulence and wall friction

Summary As part of a study on the hydrodynamics of a cyclone separator, a theoretical investigation of the flow pattern in a flat box cyclone (vortex chamber) has been carried out. Expressions have been derived for the tangential velocity profile as influenced by internal friction (eddy viscosity) and wall friction. The most important parameter controlling the tangential velocity profile is = –u ₀ R/(v+ ), where u ₀ is the radial velocity at the outer radius R of the cyclone, the kinematic liquid viscosity and is the kinematic eddy viscosity. For values of greater than about 10 the tangential velocity profile is nearly hyperbolic, for smaller than 1 the tangential velocity even decreases towards the centre. It is shown how and also the wall friction coefficient may be obtained from experimental velocity profiles with the aid of suitable graphs. Because of the close relation between eddy viscosity and eddy diffusion, measurements of velocity profiles in flat box cyclones will also provide information on the eddy motion of particles in a cyclone, a motion reducing its separation efficiency.List of symbols A cross-sectional area of cyclone inlet - h height of cyclone - p static pressure in cyclone - p static pressure difference in cyclone between two points on different radius - r radius in cyclone - r ₁ radius of cyclone outlet - R radius of cyclone circumference - u radial velocity in cyclone - u ₀ radial velocity at circumference of flat box cyclone - v tangential velocity - v ₀ tangential velocity at circumference of flat box cyclone - w axial velocity - z axial co-ordinate in cyclone - friction coefficient in flat box cyclone (for definition see § 5) - ₁ value of friction coefficient for ₁<< ₂ - ₂ value of friction coefficient for ₂<<1 - = - ₁ value of for ₁<< ₂ - ₂ value of for ₂<<1 - thickness of laminar boundary layer - =/h - turbulent kinematic viscosity - ratio of z to h - k ratio of height of cyclone to radius R of cyclone - parameter describing velocity profile in cyclone =–u ₀ R/(+) - kinematic viscosity of fluid - density of fluid - ratio of r to R - ₁ value of at outlet of cyclone - ₂ value of at inner radius of cyclone inlet - _w shear stress at cyclone wall - angular momentum in cyclone/angular momentum in cyclone inlet - ₁ value of at = ₁ - ₂ value of at = ₂     

The moving, plane heat source in an elastic medium

Summary This note presents an exact solution for the stress and displacement field in an unbounded and transversely constrained elastic medium resulting from the motion of a plane heat source travelling through the medium at constant speed in the direction normal to the source plane.Nomenclature mass density - diffusivity - thermal conductivity - Q heat emitted by plane heat source per unit time per unit area - speed of propagation of plane heat source - shear modulus - Poisson's ratio - T temperature - _x, _y, _z normal stress components - u _x, u_y, u_z displacement components - c speed of irrotational waves - t time - x, y, z Cartesian coordinates - =x–vt moving coordinate     

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.     

Momentum and energy balances for dispersed two-phase flow

Summary The equations of motion and the mechanical energy balances for two-phase flow systems are derived by integration over a volume containing a large number of elements of the dispersed phase.List of symbols A, A boundary of volumes V, V - dA, dA surface element of A, A - A _s boundary of particles in V - dA _s surface element of A _s - F force per unit volume of the system - g –gz=gravity vector - g acceleration by gravity - I unit tensor - p pressure - Q dissipation in the continuous phase - Q _s dissipation in the dispersed phase - R compression work in the continuous phase - R _s compression work in the dispersed phase - t time - u velocity of continuous phase - u _s velocity of dispersed phase - u magnitude of u - u _s magnitude of u _s - V volume in the two-phase system - V part of V occupied by the continuous phase - W work done by F - z vertical coordinate - local volume fraction of the dispersed phase - pI–=stress tensor of the continuous phase - _s turbulent particle stress tensor - density of the continuous phase - _s density of the dispersed phase - shearing-stress tensor of the continuous phase - _s turbulent particle shearing-stress tensor - nabla operator - u, u _s velocity gradient tensor - substantial derivative (Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij N.V.)(Bataafse Internationale Petroleum Maatschappij N.V.)     

The contribution of internal degrees of freedom to the non-Newtonian rheology of model polymer fluids

We report non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations of rigid and non-rigid dumbbell fluids to determine the contribution of internal degrees of freedom to strain-rate-dependent shear viscosity. The model adopted for non-rigid molecules is a modification of the finitely extensible nonlinear elastic (FENE) dumbbell commonly used in kinetic theories of polymer solutions. We consider model polymer melts — that is, fluids composed of rigid dumbbells and of FENE dumbbells. We report the steady-state stress tensor and the transient stress response to an applied Couerte strain field for several strain rates. We find that the rheological properties of the rigid and FENE dumbbells are qualitatively and quantitatively similar. (The only exception to this is the zero strain rate shear viscosity.) Except at high strain rates, the average conformation of the FENE dumbbells in a Couette strain field is found to be very similar to that of FENE dumbbells in the absence of strain. The theological properties of the two dumbbell fluids are compared to those of a corresponding fluid of spheres which is shown to be the most non-Newtonian of the three fluids considered.Symbol Definition b dimensionless time constant relating vibration to other forms of motion - F force on center of mass of dumbbell - F _i force on bead i of dumbbell - F force between center of masses of dumbbells and - F _ij force between beads i and j - h vector connecting bead to center of mass of dumbbell - H dimensionless spring constant for dumbbells, in units of / ² - I moment of inertia of dumbbell - J general current induced by applied field - k _B Boltzmann's constant - L angular momentum - m mass of bead, (= m/2) - M mass of dumbbell, g - N number of dumbbells in simulation cell - P translational momentum of center of mass of dumbbell - P pressure tensor - P _xy xy component of pressure tensor - Q separation of beads in dumbbell - Q _eq equilibrium extension of FENE dumbbell and fixed extension of rigid dumbbell - Q ₀ maximum extension of dumbbell - r _ij vector connecting beads i and j - r position vector of center of mass dumbbell - R vector connecting centers of mass of two dumbbells - t time - t ^* dimensionless time, in units of m/ - T ^* dimensionless temperature, in units of /k - u potential energy - u velocity vector of flow field - u _x x component of velocity vector - V volume of simulation cell - X general applied field - strain rate, s^–1 - ^* dimensionless shear rate, in units of /m ² - general transport property - Lennard-Jones potential well depth - friction factor for Gaussian thermostat - shear viscosity, g/cms - ^* dimensionless shear viscosity, in units of m/ ² - ^* dimensionless number density, in units of ^–3 - Lennard-Jones separation of minimum energy - relaxation time of a fluid - angular velocity of dumbbell - orientation angle of dumbbell      

A direct formulation of correlations for wall-proximity corrections of hot-wire measurements

Correlations for corrections to hot-wire data for the effects of wall proximity within the viscous sublayer are usually presented in the form u/u = F (y u /). The application of such correlations requires a prior knowledge of the wall shear stress; alternatively, the correlation must be used in an iterative fashion. It is shown in the present note that any such correlation may be recast with no loss of generality in the explicit form u/u _m = f (y u _m/), which is more convenient for use.List of symbols u difference between measured and actual velocities, u _m – u - u _m measured velocity - u shear velocity, - u ⁺ on-dimensional velocity, u/u - y distance from wall - y ⁺ non-dimensional distance from wall, y u / - fluid density - fluid kinematic viscosity - _s wall shear stress     

The rheology of polymeric liquid crystals

The molecular theory of Doi has been used as a framework to characterize the rheological behavior of polymeric liquid crystals at the low deformation rates for which it was derived, and an appropriate extension for high deformation rates is presented. The essential physics behind the Doi formulation has, however, been retained in its entirety. The resulting four-parameter equation enables prediction of the shearing behavior at low and high deformation rates, of the stress in extensional flows, of the isotropic-anisotropic phase transition and of the molecular orientation. Extensional data over nearly three decades of elongation rate (10^–2–10¹) and shearing data over six decades of shear rate (10^–2–10⁴) have been correlated using this analysis. Experimental data are presented for both homogeneous and inhomogeneous shearing stress fields. For the latter, a 20-fold range of capillary tube diameters has been employed and no effects of system geometry or the inhomogeneity of the flow-field are observed. Such an independence of the rheological properties from these effects does not occur for low molecular weight liquid crystals and this is, perhaps, the first time this has been reported for polymeric lyotropic liquid crystals; the physical basis for this major difference is discussed briefly. A Semi-empirical constant in eq. (18), N/m² - c rod concentration, rods/m³ - c ^* critical rod concentration at which the isotropic phase becomes unstable, rods/m³ - C interaction potential in the Doi theory defined in eq. (3) - d rod diameter, m - D semi-empirical constant in eq. (19), s^–1 - D _r lumped rotational diffusivity defined in eq. (4), s^–1 - rotational diffusivity of rods in a concentrated (liquid crystalline) system, s^–1 - D _ro rotational diffusivity of a dilute solution of rods, s^–1 - f distribution function defining rod orientation - F tensorial term in the Doi theory defined in eq. (7) (or eq. (19)), s^–1 - G tensorial term in the Doi theory defined in eq. (8) - K _B Boltzmann constant, 1.38 × 10^–23 J/K-molecule - L rod length, m - S scalar order parameter - S tensor order parameter defined in eq. (5) - t time, s - T absolute temperature, K - u unit vector describing the orientation of an individual rod - rate of change ofu due to macroscopic flow, s^–1 - v fluid velocity vector, m/s - v velocity gradient tensor defined in eq. (9), s^–1 - V mean field (aligning) potential defined in eq. (2) - x coordinate direction, m - Kronecker delta (= 0 if = 1 if = ) - _r ratio of viscosity of suspension to that of the solvent at the same shear stress - _s solvent viscosity, Pa · s - ^* viscosity at the critical concentrationc ^*, Pa · s - v ₁, v₂ numerical factors in eqs. (3) and (4), respectively - deviatoric stress tensor, N/m² - volume fraction of rods - ⁰ constant in eq. (16) - ^* volume fraction of rods at the critical concentrationc ^* - average over the distribution functionf(u, t) (= d ²u f(u, t)) - gradient operator - d ²u integral over the surface of the sphere (|u| = 1)     

Existence and regularity for solutions of the Korteweg-de Vries equation

The construction suggested by an inverse-scattering analysis establishes the existence of solutions u(x, t) of the Korteweg-de Vries equation subject to an initial condition u(x, 0)=U(x), where U has certain regularity and decay properties. It is assumed that UC³(), that U is piecewise of class C ⁴, and that U ^(j) decays at an algebraic rate for j4. The faster the decay of U ^(j) the smoother the solution will be for t0. If U and its first four derivatives decay faster than ¦x¦^–n for all n, then the solution will be infinitely differentiable for t0. For t>0, the decay rate of u(x, t) as x + increases with the decay rate of U; but the decay rate as x - depends on the regularity of U. A solution u ₁ of the Korteweg-de Vries equation such that u ₁(·, 0)C() may fail to remain in class C for all time if u ₁(x, 0) does not decay fast enough as ¦x¦.This research was performed in part as a Visiting Member of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Science.     

The value of the critical exponent for reaction-diffusion equations in cones

Let D R ^N be a cone with vertex at the origin i.e., D = (0, )x where S ^N–1 and x D if and only if x = (r, ) with r=¦x¦, . We consider the initial boundary value problem: u _t = u+u ^p in D×(0, T), u=0 on Dx(0, T) with u(x, 0)=u ₀(x) 0. Let ₁ denote the smallest Dirichlet eigenvalue for the Laplace-Beltrami operator on and let ₊ denote the positive root of (+N–2) = ₁. Let p ^* = 1 + 2/(N + ₊). If 1 < p < p ^*, no positive global solution exists. If p>p ^*, positive global solutions do exist. Extensions are given to the same problem for u _t=+¦x¦ u ^p .This research was supported in part by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under Grant # AFOSR 88-0031 and in part by NSF Grant DMS-8 822 788. The United States Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for governmental purposes not withstanding any copyright notation therein.     

Backward Uniqueness for Parabolic Equations

It is shown that a function u satisfying |_t+u|M(|u|+|u|), |u(x, t)|Me^M|x|2 in (ⁿ \ (B_R) × [0, T] and u(x, 0) = 0 for xⁿ \ B_R must vanish identically in ⁿ \ B_R×[0, T].     

Mean and turbulent velocity measurements of supersonic mixing layers

The behavior of supersonic mixing layers under three conditions has been examined by schlieren photography and laser Doppler velocimetry. In the schlieren photographs, some large-scale, repetitive patterns were observed within the mixing layer; however, these structures do not appear to dominate the mixing layer character under the present flow conditions. It was found that higher levels of secondary freestream turbulence did not increase the peak turbulence intensity observed within the mixing layer, but slightly increased the growth rate. Higher levels of freestream turbulence also reduced the axial distance required for development of the mean velocity. At higher convective Mach numbers, the mixing layer growth rate was found to be smaller than that of an incompressible mixing layer at the same velocity and freestream density ratio. The increase in convective Mach number also caused a decrease in the turbulence intensity ( _u/U).List of symbols a speed of sound - b total mixing layer thickness between U ₁ – 0.1 U and U ₂ + 0.1 U - f normalized third moment of u-velocity, f u³/(U)³ - g normalized triple product of u² , g u²/(U)³ - h normalized triple product of u ², h u ²/(U)³ - l _u axial distance for similarity in the mean velocity - l _u axial distance for similarity in the turbulence intensity - M Mach number - M _c convective Mach number (for ₁ = ₂), M _c (U ₁ – U ₂)/(a ₁ + a ₂) - P static pressure - r freestream velocity ratio, r U ₂/U ₁ - Re unit Reynolds number, Re U/ - s freestream density ratio, s ₂/₁ - T _t total temperature - u instantaneous streamwise velocity - u deviation of u-velocity, uu – U - U local mean streamwise velocity - U ₁ primary freestream velocity - U ₂ secondary freestream velocity - average of freestream velocities, (U ₁ + U ₂)/2 - U freestream velocity difference, U U ₁ – U ₂ - instantaneous transverse velocity - v deviation of -velocity, – V - V local mean transverse velocity - x streamwise coordinate - y transverse coordinate - y ₀ transverse location of the mixing layer centerline - ensemble average - ratio of specific heats - boundary layer thickness (y-location at 99.5% of free-stream velocity) - similarity coordinate, (y – y ₀)/b - compressible boundary layer momentum thickness - viscosity - density - standard deviation - dimensionless velocity, (U – U ₂)/U - 1 primary stream - 2 secondary stream A version of this paper was presented at the 11th Symposium on Turbulence, October 17–19, 1988, University of Missouri-Rolla     

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     

Uniqueness and the maximum principle for quasilinear elliptic equations with quadratic growth conditions

In this paper, we show that the maximum principle holds for quasilinear elliptic equations with quadratic growth under general structure conditions.Two typical particular cases of our results are the following. On one hand, we prove that the equation (1) {ie77-01} where {ie77-02} and {ie77-03} satisfies the maximum principle for solutions in H ¹()L(), i.e., that two solutions u ₁, u ₂H¹() L() of (1) such that u ₁u₂ on , satisfy u ₁u₂ in . This implies in particular the uniqueness of the solution of (1) in H ₀ ¹ ()L().On the other hand, we prove that the equation (2) {ie77-04} where fH^–1() and g(u)>0, g(0)=0, satisfies the maximum principle for solutions uH¹() such that g(u)¦Du|{²L¹(). Again this implies the uniqueness of the solution of (2) in the class uH ₀ ¹ () with g(u)¦Du|{²L¹().In both cases, the method of proof consists in making a certain change of function u=(v) in equation (1) or (2), and in proving that the transformed equation, which is of the form (3) {ie77-05}satisfies a certain structure condition, which using ((v₁ -v ₂)⁺)ⁿ for some n>0 as a test function, allows us to prove the maximum principle.     

Effects of MHD free convection and mass transfer on the flow past an oscillating infinite coaxial vertical circular cylinder

The effects of MHD free convection and mass transfer are taken into account on the flow past oscillating infinite coaxial vertical circular cylinder. The analytical expressions for velocity, temperature and concentration of the fluid are obtained by using perturbation technique.

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Einwirkungen von freier MHD-Konvektion und Stoffübertragung auf eine Strömung nach einem schwingenden unendlichen koaxialen vertikalen Zylinder

Zusammenfassung Die Einwirkungen der freien MHD-Konvektion und Stoffübertragung auf eine Strömung nach einem schwingenden, unendlichen, koaxialen, vertikalen Zylinder wurden untersucht. Die analytischen Ausdrücke der Geschwindigkeit, Temperatur und Fluidkonzentration sind durch die Perturbationstechnik erhalten worden.

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Nomenclature C _p Specific heat at constant temperature - C the species concentration near the circular cylinder - C _w the species concentration of the circular cylinder - C the species concentration of the fluid at infinite - * dimensionless species concentration - D chemical molecular diffusivity - g acceleration due to gravity - Gr Grashof number - Gm modified Grashof number - K thermal conductivity - Pr Prandtl number - r _a ,r _b radius of inner and outer cylinder - a, b dimensionless inner and outer radius - r,r coordinate and dimensionless coordinate normal to the circular cylinder - Sc Schmidt number - t time - t dimensionless time - T temperature of the fluid near the circular cylinder - T _w temperature of the circular cylinder - T temperature of the fluid at infinite - u velocity of the fluid - u dimensionless velocity of the fluid - U ₀ reference velocity - z,z coordinate and dimensionless coordinate along the circular cylinder - coefficient of volume expansion - * coefficient of thermal expansion with concentration - dimensionless temperature - H ₀ magnetic field intensity - coefficient of viscosity - _e permeability (magnetic) - kinematic viscosity - electric conductivity - density - M Hartmann number - dimensionless skin-friction - frequency - dimensionless frequency     

The L1-Stability of Boundary Layers for Scalar Viscous Conservation Laws

Let v=v(x) be a non-trivial bounded steady solution of a viscous scalar conservation law u _t+f(u) _x =u _xx on a half-line R⁺, with a Dirichlet boundary condition. The semi-group of this IBVP is known to be contractive for the distance d(u, u)u–u₁ induced by L ¹(R⁺). We prove here that v is asymptotically stable with respect to d: if u ₀–vL ¹, then u(t)–v₁0 as t+. When v is a constant, we show that this property holds if and only if f(v)0. These results complement our study of the Cauchy problem [2].     

Optical co-ordinates in general relativity 2 — the problem of distance

Summary Let denote the congruence of null geodesics associated with a given optical observer inV ₄. We prove that determines a unique collection of vector fieldsM₍₎ ( =1, 2, 3) and ₍₀₎ overV ₄, satisfying a weak version of Killing's conditions.This allows a natural interpretation of these fields as the infinitesimal generators of spatial rotations and temporal translation relative to the given observer. We prove also that the definition of the fieldsM₍₎ and ₍₀₎ is mathematically equivalent to the choice of a distinguished affine parameter f along the curves of, playing the role of a retarded distance from the observer.The relation between f and other possible definitions of distance is discussed.

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Sommario Sia la congruenza di geodetiche nulle associata ad un osservatore ottico assegnato nello spazio-tempoV ₄. Dimostriamo che determina un'unica collezione di campi vettorialiM₍₎ ( =1, 2, 3) e ₍₀₎ inV ₄ che soddisfano una versione in forma debole delle equazioni di Killing. Ciò suggerisce una naturale interpretazione di questi campi come generatori infinitesimi di rotazioni spaziali e traslazioni temporali relative all'osservatore assegnato. Dimostriamo anche che la definizione dei campiM₍₎, ₍₀₎ è matematicamente equivalente alla scelta di un parametro affine privilegiato f lungo le curve di, che gioca il ruolo di distanza ritardata dall'osservatore. Successivamente si esaminano i legami tra f ed altre possibili definizioni di distanza in grande.

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Work performed in the sphere of activity of: Gruppo Nazionale per la Fisica Matematica del CNR.     

Reservoir transport equations by compositional approach

The objective of this paper is to present an overview of the fundamental equations governing transport phenomena in compressible reservoirs. A general mathematical model is presented for important thermo-mechanical processes operative in a reservoir. Such a formulation includes equations governing multiphase fluid (gas-water-hydrocarbon) flow, energy transport, and reservoir skeleton deformation. The model allows phase changes due to gas solubility. Furthermore, Terzaghi's concept of effective stress and stress-strain relations are incorporated into the general model. The functional relations among various model parameters which cause the nonlinearity of the system of equations are explained within the context of reservoir engineering principles. Simplified equations and appropriate boundary conditions have also been presented for various cases. It has been demonstrated that various well-known equations such as Jacob, Terzaghi, Buckley-Leverett, Richards, solute transport, black-oil, and Biot equations are simplifications of the compositional model.Notation List B reservoir thickness - B formation volume factor of phase - Cⁱ mass of component i dissolved per total volume of solution - C ⁱ mass fraction of component i in phase - C heat capacity of phase at constant volume - C_p heat capacity of phase at constant pressure - D ⁱ hydrodynamic dispersion coefficient of component i in phase - D_MTf thermal liquid diffusivity for fluid f - F = F(x, y, z, t) defines the boundary surface - f_p fractional flow of phase - g gravitational acceleration - H_p enthalpy per unit mass of phase - J_p volumetric flux of phase - k_rf relative permeability to fluid f - k₀ absolute permeability of the medium - M_p ⁱ mass of component i in phase - n porosity - N rate of accretion - P_f pressure in fluid f - p_ca capillary pressure between phases and =p-p - Rⁱ rate of mass transfer of component i from phase to phase - Rⁱ _source source rate of component i within phase - S saturation of phase - s gas solubility - T temperature - t time - U displacement vector - u velocity in the x-direction - v velocity in the y-direction - V volume of phase - V_s velocity of soil solids - W_i body force in coordinate direction i - x horizontal coordinate - z vertical coordinate Greek Letters _p volumetric coefficient of compressibility - _T volumetric coefficient of thermal expansion - _ij Kronecker delta - volumetric strain - _m thermal conductivity of the whole matrix - internal energy per unit mass of phase - gf suction head - density of phase - _ij tensor of total stresses - _ij tensor of effective stresses - volumetric content of phase - f viscosity of fluid f