THE BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD (BEM) FOR WAVE EQUATION

The formula of BEM suited to solve the problems of wave propagation in boundlessmedium is obtained from numerical treatment of Kirchhoff integral equation.Afer quotingthe coefficients of refraction and reflection of wave at surface or interface,the expression ofBEM which is suitable for the problems of wave propagation in multi-isotropic mediums isalso given.     

Finite difference method for 2-D and 3-D nonlinear free surface wave problems

A finite difference method is developed for the numerical modelling of the 2-D and 3-D unsteady potential flow generated by transient disturbances on the free surface, on which the nonlinear boundary conditions are fully satisfied. The unknown function is computed with an iteration scheme processing in a transformed time-invariant space. After the velocity is calculated, the location of the free surface is renewed and so is the value of velocity on it. The boundary-value problem of the governing equation is then solved at the next time step. The present method incorporates the FFT. Consequently, a tri-diagonal equation system is obtained which could be readily solved. The feasibility of this method has been demonstrated by 2-D and 3-D examples corresponding to different initial disturbances. This work is supported by the science foundation of Academia Sinica. The paper had been accepted by the XVIth International Congress of IUTAM, Lyngby, Denmark, August, 1984.     

The mirror relations and nonlinear viscoelasticity of polymer melts

An attempt is made to incorporate into a quasilinear viscoelastic constitutive equation of the Boltzmann superposition type the two mirror relations of Gleissle, as well as his relation between the steady-state first normal-stress difference and the shear viscosity curve. It is shown that the three relations can hold separately within this constitutive model, but not simultaneously, because they require a different nonlinear strain measure, namelyS ₁₂ () = – a ( – 1) (a = 0 for 1,a = 1 for 1) for the mirroring of the viscosities,S ₁₂ () = – a (–k ²/) (a = 0 for k, a = 1 for k) for the mirroring of the first normal-stress coefficients, and for the third relation. Here denotes the shear strain and erf the error function. Experimental data on melts of a low-density polyethylene, a high-density polyethylene and a polypropylene show that the mirror relations are passable approximations, but that the third relation meets reality surprisingly close if the right value ofk is used.     

An example of applications of the elementary catastrophe theory in Hamiltonian systems

The convection in atmosphere discussed in ref. [1] is rigorously treated by considering the variation of environmental temperature with the height. This represents an example of applications of the elementary catastrophe theory in Hamiltonian systems.     

The spectral problem of Poiseuille flow

For Poiseuille flow the Orr-Sommerfeld equation is solved exactly. Regular solutions are obtained, thereby eigenvalue equation can be analyzed analytically and explicitly. The bifurcation solutions will be discussed subsequently.     

On the structure of continua and the mathematical properties of algebraic elastodynamic of a triclinic structural system

This paper is neither laudatory nor derogatory but it simply contrasts with what might be called elastostatic (or static topology), a proposition of the famous six equations. The extension strains and the shearing strains which were derived by A.L. Cauchy, are linearly expressed in terms of nine partial derivatives of the displacement function (u _i ,u _j ,u _h )=u(x ⁱ ,x ^j ,x ^k ) and it is impossible for the inverse proposition to sep up a system of the above six equations in expressing the nine components of matrix (∂(u _i ,u _j ,u _h )/∂(x ⁱ ,x ^j ,x ^k )). This is due to the fact that our geometrical representations of deformation at a given point are as yet incomplete^[1]. On the other hand, in more geometrical language this theorem is not true to any triangle, except orthogonal, for “squared length” in space^[2]. The purpose of this paper is to describe some mathematic laws of algebraic elastodynamics and the relationships between the above-mentioned important questions.     

Laminar boundary layer between two planes perpendicular to each other

In this paper, we obtain a third-order approximate solution for the laminar boundary layer between two planes perpendicular to each other.In boundary layer equations, the viscous and the inertial terms have the same quantity step. In this paper, at first, supposing that the inertial terms are bigger than the viscous terms, we solve the boundary layer equations, and then we suppose that the viscous terms are bigger than the inertial terms. At last, we take the mean value as the valid solution of the boundary layer equations.The first- and the second-order approximate solutions obtained in this paper coincide with the results in ref. [1], while the third-order solution obtained in this paper is better than that in ref. [1].     

On singularly perturbed quasilinear systems

In this paper, the objective is to give sufficient conditions for the existence of solution of the nonlinear two-point boundary value problem(1.1). And we employ these results to consider the boundary layer phenomena of the quasilinear weakly coupled singularly perturbed system (DP)_q.     

Load supporting prefabricated wall reinforced by a frame

This load supporting prefabricated wall consists of a thin plate reinforced along its boundaries by a frame. With the loads acting on the frame, the plate has its boundary conditions defined neither by forces nor by displacements. On the basis of satisfying the biharmonic equation of the stress function for the plate, we make the total strain energy to be minimum to ensure the compatibility of displacements for the two elastic bodies. Thus we get a set of infinite simultaneous equations. The results obtained indicate the method of solution is effective.     

An approximate solution considering flow inertia between spherical surfaces

In this paper, the analytical expressions of the pressure distribution, velocity distribution and discharge of the flow between spherical surfaces are found by using the method of iterative approximate solution when the inertia terms of Navier-Stokes equations in spherical coordinates are taken into consideration. Furthermore, using these expressions, we can directly obtain the corresponding analytical expressions of the laminar radial flow between parallel disks, which are fully identical with corresponding results presented by refs. [3,4].