Numerical simulation of streamwise fluidelastic instability of tube bundles subjected to two-phase cross flow

This work aims to develop and validate a numerical model to simulate the flow-structure interaction in tube bundles subjected to two-phase flow. The model utilizes a mixture multiphase module in which a drift flux formulation is used to account for the slip between the phases. Two methods of numerical flow-structure interaction are used to predict the onset of fluidelastic instability (FEI) in the streamwise direction for a two-phase air–water flow mixture in parallel triangular tube bundles. These models are the hybrid analytical-flow field model and the direct numerical flow/structure coupling model. This work investigates the effects of void fractions in the range of 20% to 80% and several pitch-to-diameter ratios (P/D) in the range of 1.3 to 1.7. The results of the fluidelastic forces and the stability threshold are validated against the experimental data available in the literature and show an excellent agreement. The streamwise FEI threshold shows a significant dependency on the pitch-to-diameter ratio while the void fraction exhibits a lesser effect. Generally, the stability threshold increases as the pitch-to-diameter ratio increases. The model that was developed paves the way for devising of more reliable prediction tools for FEI in steam generators.     

Interface coupling effects of weakly nonlinear Rayleigh–Taylor instability with double interfaces

Taking the Rayleigh–Taylor instability with double interfaces as the research object,the interface coupling effects in the weakly nonlinear regime are studied numerically.The variation of Atwood numbers on the two interfaces and the variation of the thickness between them are taken into consideration.It is shown that,when the Atwood number on the lower interface is small,the amplitude of perturbation growth on the lower interface is positively related with the Atwood number on the upper interface.However,it is negatively related when the Atwood number on the lower interface is large.The above phenomenon is quantitatively studied using an analytical formula and the underlying physical mechanism is presented.     

Nonequilibrium phase transitions and chemical instabilities

The effect of inhomogeneous fluctuations on instabilities in various nonlinear chemical models is studied in terms of concepts developed in the theory of equilibrium phase transitions.Chercheur qualifié au Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique.     

A λ-Lemma for Partially Hyperbolic Tori and the Obstruction Property

Using a scheme given by Marco, we prove that partially hyperbolic tori along resonant surfaces of near-integrable Hamiltonian systems possess the obstruction property in Arnold's terminology. The proof is based on a specific lambda lemma for these tori.     

烧蚀波R-T不稳定性——辐射热传导及密度分布效应研究

本文考察了由烧蚀稀疏形成的流体密度分布和烧蚀波阵面上非线性热传导效应对烧蚀波Rayleigh-Taylor不稳定性的影响。得到烧蚀稀疏区流体的不稳定性加剧烧蚀波阵面不稳定性的结论。发展了“火抛光”效应致稳作用的解析论证。     

Structure changes induced by external multiplicative noise in the electrohydrodynamic instability of nematic liquid crystals

We study the influence of external multiplicative noise on the electrohydrodynamic instability (EHD) in nematic liquid crystals. It turns out that the correlation time _n and the intensityQ of the noise are the crucial parameters to control the system. Different types of noise lead to minor quantitative changes when compared to Gaussian white noise, leaving the qualitative aspects unchanged. With increasing noise intensity the threshold for the onset of the first instability changes drastically. We observe that the curvature arising when the threshold of the various instabilities is plotted as a function of the noise intensity changes as one is going, e.g., from the onset of Williams domains (WD) to the onset of the grid pattern (GP). This result reflects the transition in the flow structure from two-dimensional (WD) to three-dimensional (GP, DSM) flow patterns. As the intensity of the noise is increased further, the onset of the first instability becomes more complex. The measurement of the nonlinear onset time shows a strong dependence on the noise intensityQ, which is linear for WD and GP well above onset. The linear onset time shows an unexpected dependence on the noise intensity close to the onset of the first instability. For sufficiently long correlation times of the noise, a destabilization by noise is obtained.     

Natural-convective instability of electrochemical systems: A review

Basic theoretical and experimental results of research into natural-convective instability of electrochemical systems are considered.     

The role of hydrogen in negative bias temperature instability of pMOSFET

The NBTI degradation phenomenon and the role of hydrogen during NBT stress are presented in this paper. It is found that PBT stress can recover a fraction of V_th shift induced by NBTI. However, this recovery is unstable. The original degradation reappears soon after reapplication of the NBT stress condition. Hydrogen-related species play a key role during a device's NBT degradation. Experimental results show that the diffusion species are neutral, they repassivate Si dangling bond which is independent of the gate voltage polarity. In addition to the diffusion towards gate oxide, hydrogen diffusion to Si-substrate must be taken into account for it also has important influence on device degradation during NBT stress.     

二维超音速边界层中三波共振和二次失稳机制的数值模拟研究

通过直接数值模拟的方法,探讨在超音速边界层的转捩问题中,是否存在和不可压缩流情况相似的产生亚谐波的机制．结果表明,三波共振和二次失稳这两种机制都存在．讨论了这两种机制在层流至湍流的转捩中的重要性是否的确很大的问题．