Influence of Finite Amplitude Disturbances on the Nonstationary Modes of a Compressible Boundary Layer Flow

A weakly nonlinear stability analysis is performed to search for the effects of compressibility on a mode of instability of the three-dimensional boundary layer flow due to a rotating disk. The motivation is to extend the stationary work of [ 1 ] (hereafter referred to as S90) to incorporate into the nonstationary mode so that it will be investigated whether the finite amplitude destabilization of the boundary layer is owing to this mode or the mode of S90. Therefore, the basic compressible flow obtained in the large Reynolds number limit is perturbed by disturbances that are nonlinear and also time dependent. In this connection, the effects of nonlinearity are explored allowing the finite amplitude growth of a disturbance close to the neutral location and thus, a finite amplitude equation governing the evolution of the nonlinear lower branch modes is obtained. The coefficients of this evolution equation clearly demonstrate that the nonlinearity is destabilizing for all the modes, the effect of which is higher for the nonstationary waves as compared to the stationary waves. Some modes particularly having positive frequency, regardless of the adiabatic or wall heating/cooling conditions, are always found to be unstable, which are apparently more important than those stationary modes determined in S90. The solution of the asymptotic amplitude equation reveals that compressibility as the local Mach number increases, has the influence of stabilization by requiring smaller initial amplitude of the disturbance for the laminar rotating disk boundary layer flow to become unstable. Apart from the already unstable positive frequency waves, perturbations with positive frequency are always seen to compete to lead the solution to unstable state before the negative frequency waves do. Also, cooling the surface of the disk will be apparently ineffective to suppress the instability mechanisms operating in this boundary layer flow.     

Transition to turbulence, small disturbances, and sensitivity analysis II: The Navier-Stokes equations

Recent research has shown that small disturbances in the linearized Navier-Stokes equations cause large energy growth in solutions. Although many researchers believe that this interaction triggers transition to turbulence in flow systems, the role of the nonlinearity in this process has not been thoroughly investigated. This paper is the second of a two part work in which sensitivity analysis is used to study the effects of small disturbances on the transition process. In the first part, sensitivity analysis was used to predict the effects of a small disturbance on solutions of a motivating problem, a highly sensitive one-dimensional Burgers' equation. In this paper, we extend the analysis to study the effects of small disturbances on transition to turbulence in the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations. We show that the change in a laminar flow with respect to small variations in the initial flow or small forcing acting on the system is large when the linearized operator is stable yet nonnormal. In this case, the solution of the disturbed problem can be very large (and potentially turbulent) even if the disturbances are extremely small. We also give bounds on the disturbed flow in terms of certain constants associated with the linearized operator.     

The development of a bedform disturbance in an alluvial river or channel

The evolution of a localized disturbance imposed upon an otherwise uniform alluvial flow is considered. For small disturbances a linearized theory is developed which shows that the initial disturbance splits into two modes. One mode is stationary and purely diffusive while the other mode propagates. The propagating mode may exhibit diffusion or, for sufficiently high Froude numbers instability of the roll-wave type. The theory provides the relevant diffusion, propagation and instability time scales associates with the two modes.For finite amplitude disturbances, a weakly nonlinear theory is considered. Again the disturbance separates into two modes. The stationary mode remains as a solution of the diffusion equation, but the propagating mode is now governed by a Burger's equation.     

Two-Wave Interactions for Hyperbolic Signaling Problems and the Application to Supersonic Gas Dynamics

The signaling problem for a system of conservation laws in a single space variable is treated through the deployment of a perturbation analysis. Our method of approach involves the direct use of two nonlinear phase variables making possible the study of weakly nonlinear interacting waves arising from a boundary disturbance consisting of two wave modes. As a result of our analysis, the asymptotic solution is derived, and the class of admissible boundary disturbances is distinguished as well. An application is then made to gas dynamics in one space dimension to investigate the propagation and interaction of two sound waves for which the base state is taken to be a steady supersonic flow.     

Free boundary effects on stability of two phase planar fluid motion in annulus. Part I: Migration of the stable mode

We study the linearized stability of a planar dynamical model describing two-phase perfect fluid circulating around a circle with a sufficiently large radius within a central gravitational field. The model is associated with the spatial and temporal structure of the zonally averaged global-scale atmospheric longitudinal circulation around the Earth. Two cases are studied separately; in the first one, the simulations were carried out using the rigid lid approximation at the upper boundary of the outer atmospheric layer. In the second one, the free boundary nonlinear conditions (kinematic and dynamic) were assumed on the outer atmospheric layer. For the both cases, a certain family of steady, explicit solutions which have circular streamlines was considered. The governing equations were linearized at these solutions to find the typical wave numbers of the interfacial wave perturbation to the basic state at which the destabilizing effect of shear, which overcomes the stabilizing effect of stratification, occurs. It is shown that for the both cases, the model always have the same two potentially unstable wave modes while there always exist two wave modes which are stable for any wavelengths. The behavior of the stable and unstable modes were compared for the both cases to investigate the effects of the free boundary on the mixing process at the interface.     

Direct numerical simulation of the laminar–turbulent transition at hypersonic flow speeds on a supercomputer

A method for direct numerical simulation of three-dimensional unsteady disturbances leading to a laminar–turbulent transition at hypersonic flow speeds is proposed. The simulation relies on solving the full three-dimensional unsteady Navier–Stokes equations. The computational technique is intended for multiprocessor supercomputers and is based on a fully implicit monotone approximation scheme and the Newton–Raphson method for solving systems of nonlinear difference equations. This approach is used to study the development of three-dimensional unstable disturbances in a flat-plate and compression-corner boundary layers in early laminar–turbulent transition stages at the free-stream Mach number M = 5.37. The three-dimensional disturbance field is visualized in order to reveal and discuss features of the instability development at the linear and nonlinear stages. The distribution of the skin friction coefficient is used to detect laminar and transient flow regimes and determine the onset of the laminar–turbulent transition.     

Multiple-scale Homogenization for Weakly Nonlinear Conservation Laws with Rapid Spatial Fluctuations

We consider hyperbolic conservation laws with rapid periodic spatial fluctuations and study initial value problems that correspond to small perturbations about a steady state. Weakly nonlinear solutions are computed asymptotically using multiple spatial and temporal scales to capture the homogenized solution as well as its long-term behavior. We show that the linear problem may be destabilized through interactions between two solution modes and the periodic structure. We also show that a discontinuity, either in the initial data or due to shock formation, introduces rapid spatial and temporal fluctuations to leading order in its zone of influence. The evolution equations we derive for the homogenized leading-order solution are more general than their counterparts for conservation laws having no rapid spatial variations. In particular, these equations may be diffusive for certain general flux vectors. Selected examples are solved numerically to substantiate the asymptotic results.     

Transition to turbulence, small disturbances, and sensitivity analysis I: A motivating problem

For over 100 years, researchers have attempted to predict transition to turbulence in fluid flows by analyzing the spectrum of the linearized Navier-Stokes equations. However, for many simple flows this approach fails to match experimental results. Recently, new scenarios for transition have been proposed that are based on the interaction of the linearized equations of motion with small disturbances to the flow system. These new “mostly linear” theories have increased our understanding of the transition process, but the role of nonlinearity has not been explored in detail. This paper is the first of a two part work in which sensitivity analysis is used to study the effects of small disturbances on transition to turbulence. In this part, we study a highly sensitive one-dimensional Burgers' equation as a motivating problem. Sensitivity analysis is used to predict the large changes in solutions in the presence of a small disturbance. Also, sensitivity analysis is shown to provide more information about the disturbed nonlinear problem than a purely linear analysis of the problem. In the second part of this work, this analysis will be extended to the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations to show that small disturbances have great potential to trigger transition to turbulence.     

Effects of suction/blowing on the lower branch modes of the incompressible boundary layer flow due to a rotating-disk

In this study a theoretical approach is pursued to investigate the effects of suction and blowing on the structure of the lower branch neutral stability modes of three-dimensional small disturbances imposed on the incompressible von Karman’s boundary layer flow induced by a rotating-disk. Particular interest is placed upon the short-wavelength, non-linear and nonstationary crossflow vortex modes developing within the presence of suction/blowing at sufficiently high Reynolds numbers with reasonably small scaled frequencies. Following closely the asymptotic framework introduced in [1], the role of suction on the non-linear disturbances of the lower branch described first in [2] for the stationary modes only, is extended in order to obtain an understanding of the behavior of non-stationary perturbations. The analysis using the rational asymptotic technique based on the triple-deck theory enables us to derive initially an eigenrelation which describes the evolution of linear modes. The asymptotic linear modes calculated at high Reynolds number limit are found to be destabilizing as far as the non-parallelism accounted by the approach is concerned, and they compare fairly well with the numerical results generated directly by solving the linearized system with the usual parallel flow approximation. An amplitude equation is derived next to account for the effects of non-linearity. Even though the form of this equation is the same as that of found in [2] for no suction, it is under the strong influence of suction and blowing. This amplitude equation is shown to be adjusted by a balance between viscous and Coriolis forces, and it describes the evolution of not only the stationary but also the non-stationary modes for both suction and injection applied at the disk surface. A close investigation of the amplitude equation shows that the non-linearity is highly destabilizing for both positive and negative frequency waves, though finite amplitude growth of a disturbance having positive frequency close to the neutral location is more effective at destabilization of the flow under consideration. Finally, a smaller initial amplitude of a disturbance is found to be sufficient for the non-linear amplification of the modes in the case of suction, whereas a larger amplitude is required if injection is active on the surface of the disk.     

Active Disturbance Rejection Control of Quadrotor UAVs Based on Joint Observation and Feedforward Compensation北大核心CSCD

为解决模型参数不确定与外界干扰影响下,四旋翼无人机飞控作业中姿态与轨迹跟踪精度下降,反应迟缓的问题,利用拓展Kalman滤波应对非线性系统问题出色的适应能力和噪声抑制能力,对四旋翼状态信息进行初步估算来抑制高频信号干扰,从而降低了扩张状态观测器的估计负担.同时,与扩张状态观测器联合估计由系统不确定性参数与外界扰动联合组成的“总扰动”,使系统对于精确模型的依赖性降低,并利用扰动估计的微分值进行前馈补偿,以提高对突变扰动的跟踪精度,克服了突变干扰下的相位滞后现象.综合联合观测器、带前馈补偿的LESO及带误差补偿的PD控制律,形成了一种利用拓展Kalman滤波与前馈补偿后的扩张状态观测器联合观测扰动,能较大程度抑制高频噪声和突变扰动的改进型自抗扰控制器.仿真与实验结果表明,联合观测器能有效地减小观测误差幅值且能超前校正观测相位滞后,从而更好地得到更精确的状态信息,改进型自抗扰控制器能更好地满足四旋翼飞行器快速反应、高效稳定的控制要求,精准高效地完成复杂轨迹跟踪.     

A New Class of Nonlinear Waves in Parallel Flows

Waves in parallel shear flows are found to have different characteristics depending on whether nonlinear or viscous effects dominate near the critical layer. In this paper a nonlinear theory is developed which gives rise to a class of disturbances not found in the classical viscous theory. It is suggested that the modes found from such an analysis may be of importance in the breakdown of laminar flow due to free stream disturbances.     

有限振幅T-S波在非平行边界层中的非线性演化研究

研究对非平行边界层稳定性有重要影响的非线性演化问题,导出与其相应的抛物化稳定性方程组,发展了求解有限振幅T-S波的非线性演化的高效数值方法。这一数值方法包括预估-校正迭代求解各模态非线性方程并避免模态间的耦合,采用高阶紧致差分格式,满足正规化条件,确定不同模态非线性项表和数值稳定地作空间推进。通过给出T-S波不同的初始幅值,研究其非线性演化。算例与全Navier-Stokes方程的直接数值模拟(DNS)的结果作了比较。     

General Three-Dimensional Disturbances to Inviscid Couette Flow

The general solution to the linearized equations governing three-dimensional disturbances to inviscid Couette flow has been obtained. This result extends the Orr solution to initial conditions that do not consist of a single Fourier sine component in the cross-stream coordinate and a plane wave in the streamwise/spanwise coordinates. The time evolution of a measure of disturbance energy for some specific pulsed initial conditions is examined, and it is concluded that, while the rapid algebraic growth to large amplitude followed by decay exemplified by the Orr solution can be of importance for individual cross-stream Fourier components, more realistic initial conditions, which in general consist of the sum of an infinite number of components, often display uniform decay to zero amplitude. However, an interesting example is described in which one positive definite measure of disturbance amplitude remains constant, yet the streamwise/spanwise velocity components grow linearly in time if the initial disturbance is three-dimensional.     

The Inviscid Initial Value Problem for a Piecewise Linear Mean Flow

The time evolution of a small disturbance on a piecewise linear mean flow, approximating a parabolic profile, is calculated using Fourier transform methods. The solution is found to consist of two parts: one dispersive, incorporating the spreading of waves; one convective, characterized by a convection of the disturbance with the local mean velocity. Two dispersive modes are found: one symmetric with respect to the channel center line and one antisymmetric. The dispersivity of the symmetric mode is in fair agreement with the symmetric mode obtained for inviscid parabolic flow, whereas the antisymmetric mode is misrepresented. One of the parts of the solution to the horizontal velocities is found to be purely three-dimensional. This results from fluid elements retaining part of their horizontal momentum as they are lifted up by the time integrated effect of the vertical velocity. Calculations of the development of a particular disturbance modeling two vortex pairs are also made. The results show that the dispersive part, although decaying, is largest for the vertical velocity. For the horizontal velocity the three-dimensional lift-up effect provides the largest amplitudes. This part does not show any sign of decay, in agreement with earlier analysis by Gustavsson [8] and Landahl [16]. This last effect partly explains the sensitivity to three-dimensional disturbances seen in transition experiments and calculations. Comparison of the solution to a full numerical simulation using the Navier-Stokes equations shows good agreement for short times.     

On the Nonlinear Initial Value Problem for Vortex–Wave Interactions in Shear Flows

Small-amplitude wave systems interacting nonlinearly can produce 0(1)amplitude streamwise vortex structures through the vortex–wave interaction mechanism described, for example, by [1–3]. The key feature of the interaction is that the spanwise velocity component of a vortex is small as compared to the streamwise component so that a nonlinear wave system driving the spanwise velocity component through Reynolds stresses can provoke a 0(1) response of the vortex. The wave system can correspond to either a Rayleigh or Tollmien–Schlichting wave disturbance, but previous work on the initiation of the process has been confined to Rayleigh waves (see, for example, [5, 6]). Here, we address the nonlinear initial value problem for Tollmien–Schlichting wave–vortex interactions in channel flows. The evolution of the disturbances is accounted for using the phase equation approach of [7]. We determine the circumstances, if any, under which the finite amplitude vortex–wave equilibrium states of [4] are generated. Our discussion of the nonlinear evolution of a wave system points toward a possible mechanism for the experimentally observed breakup of three-dimensional instabilities into shorter streamwise scales.     

Nonlinear instability of hypersonic flow over a cone

This study investigates the nonlinear stability of hypersonicviscous flow over a sharp slender cone. The attached shock andthe effects of curvature are taken into account. Asymptoticmethods are used for large Reynolds number and large Mach numberto examine the viscous modes of instability, which may be describedby a triple-deck structure. A weakly nonlinear analysis is carriedout allowing an equation for the amplitude of disturbances tobe derived. The coefficients of the terms in the amplitude equationare evaluated for axisymmetric and non-axisymmetric disturbances.Thus, the effects of the shock and curvature on the nonlinearstability of the flow may be deduced.     

A Suggested Mechanism for Nonlinear Wall Roughness Effects on High Reynolds Number Flow Stability

The interactions between an uneven wall and free stream unsteadiness and their resultant nonlinear influence on flow stability are considered by means of a related model problem concerning the nonlinear stability of streaming flow past a moving wavy wall. The particular streaming flows studied are plane Poiseuille flow and attached boundary-layer flow, and the theory is presented for the high Reynolds number regime in each case. That regime can permit inter alia much more analytical and physical understanding to be obtained than the finite Reynolds number regime; this may be at the expense of some loss of real application, but not necessarily so, as the present study shows. The fundamental differences found between the forced nonlinear stability properties of the two cases are influenced to a large extent by the surprising contrasts existing even in the unforced situations. For the high Reynolds number effects of nonlinearity alone are destabilizing for plane Poiseuille flow, in contrast with both the initial suggestion of earlier numerical work (our prediction is shown to be consistent with these results nevertheless) and the corresponding high Reynolds number effects in boundary-layer stability. A small amplitude of unevenness at the wall can still have a significant impact on the bifurcation of disturbances to finite-amplitude periodic solutions, however, producing a destabilizing influence on plane Poiseuille flow but a stabilizing influence on boundary-layer flow.     

非定常修正下平面Poiseuille流动的线性稳定性性质

本文在文[1]的基础上,用多重尺度法进一步研究了在非定常修正剖面作用下平面Poiseuille流动的线性稳定性性质,发现文[1]所给出的修正剖面在扰动发展的初期,在一定条件下会促进扰动的发展,从而增大流动失稳的可能性.     

Robust state estimation and fault diagnosis for uncertain hybrid nonlinear systems

Robust state estimation and fault diagnosis are challenging problems in the research of hybrid systems. In this paper, a novel robust hybrid observer is proposed for a class of uncertain hybrid nonlinear systems with unknown mode transition functions, model uncertainties and unknown disturbances. The observer consists of a mode observer for discrete mode estimation and a continuous observer for continuous state estimation. It is shown that the mode can be identified correctly and the continuous state estimation error is exponentially uniformly bounded. Robustness to unknown transition functions, model uncertainties and disturbances can be guaranteed by disturbance decoupling and selecting proper thresholds. The transition detectability and mode identifiability conditions are rigorously analyzed. Based on the robust hybrid observer, a robust fault diagnosis scheme is presented for faults modeled as discrete modes with unknown transition functions, and the analytical properties are investigated. Simulations of a hybrid three-tank system demonstrate that the proposed approach is effective.     

Initial Algebraic Growth of Small Angular Dependent Disturbances in Pipe Poiseuille Flow

The evolution of small, angular dependent velocity disturbances in laminar pipe flow is studied. In particular, streamwise independent perturbations are considered. To fully describe the flow field, two equations are required, one for the radial and the other for the streamwise velocity perturbation. Whereas the former is homogeneous, the latter has the radial velocity component as a forcing term. First, the normal modes of the system are determined and analytical solutions for eigenfunctions, damping rates, and phase velocities are calculated. As the azimuthal wave number (n) increases, the damping rate increases and the phase velocities decrease. Particularly interesting are results showing that the phase velocities associated with the streamwise eigenfunctions are independent of the radial mode index when n = 1, and when n = 5 the same is obtained for phase velocities associated with the eigenfunctions of the radial component. Then, the initial value problem is treated and the time development of the disturbances is determined. The radial and the azimuthal velocity components always decay but, owing to the forcing, the streamwise component shows an initial algebraic growth, followed by a decay. The kinetic energy density is used to characterize the induced streamwise disturbance. Its dependence on the Reynolds number, the radial mode, and the azimuthal wave number is investigated. With a normalized initial disturbance, n = 1 gives the largest amplification, followed by n = 2 etc. However, for small times, higher values of n are associated with the largest energy density. As n increases, the distribution of the streamwise velocity perturbation becomes more concentrated to the region near the pipe wall.