Wavelet decomposition method decoupled boiling/evaporation oscillation mechanisms over two to three timescales: A study for a microchannel with pin fin structure

Boiling/evaporation heat transfer in a microchannel with pin fin structure was performed with water as the working fluid. Simultaneous measurements of various parameters were performed. The chip wall temperatures were measured by a high spatial-time resolution IR image system, having a sensitivity of 0.02 °C. The flow pattern variations synchronously changed wall temperatures due to ultra-small Bi number. The wavelet decomposition method successfully identified the noise signal and decoupled various temperature oscillations with different amplitudes and frequencies. Three types of temperature oscillations were identified according to heat flux q and mass flux G. The first type of oscillation occurred at q/G < 0.62 kJ/kg. The approximation coefficient of wavelet decomposition decided the dominant cycle period which was ∼3 times of the fluid residence time in the microchannel, behaving the density wave oscillation characteristic. The detail coefficients of wavelet decomposition decided the dominant cycle period, which matched the flow pattern transition determined value well, representing the flow pattern transition induced oscillation. For the second type of oscillation, the wavelet decomposition decoupled the three oscillation mechanisms. The pressure drop oscillation caused the temperature oscillation amplitudes of 5–10 °C and cycle periods of 10–15 s. The density wave oscillation and flow pattern transition induced oscillation are embedded with both the pressure rise and decrease stages of the pressure drop oscillation. The third type of oscillation happened at q/G > 1.13 kJ/kg, having the density wave oscillation coupled with the varied liquid film evaporation induced oscillation. The liquid island, retention bubble induced nucleation sites and cone-shape two-phase developing region are unique features of microchannel boiling with pin fin structure. This study illustrated that pressure drop oscillation and density wave oscillation, usually happened in large size channels, also take place in microchannels. The flow pattern transition and varied liquid film evaporation induced oscillations are specific to microchannel boiling/evaporation flow.     

Oscillation criteria for second order linear matrix differential systems with damping

Using a generalization of Sturm’s comparison theorem, some new oscillation criteria are established for the matrix differential system with damping

(P(t)Y^′)^′+R(t)Y^′+Q(t)Y=0${\left(P\left(t\right)Y^{\prime }\right)}^{\prime }+R\left(t\right)Y^{\prime }+Q\left(t\right)Y=0$

Corrigendum to: “Oscillation criteria for first-order impulsive differential equations with positive and negative coefficients” [J. Comput. Appl. Math. 217 (1) (2008) 28–37]

This communication gives the corrigendum to the paper “Oscillation criteria for first-order impulsive differential equations with positive and negative coefficients” (JCAM (2007), doi:10.1016/j.cam.2007.06.016).     

Wong's comparison theorem for second order linear dynamic equations on time scales

We obtain Wong-type comparison theorems for second order linear dynamic equations on a time scale. The results obtained extend and are motivated by Wong's comparison theorems. As a particular application of our results, we show that the difference equation

     

Oscillation for a second-order neutral differential equation with impulses

We consider a certain type of second-order neutral delay differential systems and we establish two results concerning the oscillation of solutions after the system undergoes controlled abrupt perturbations (called impulses). As a matter of fact, some particular non-impulsive cases of the system are oscillatory already. Thus, we are interested in finding adequate impulse controls under which our system remains oscillatory.     

An integrated 2-D Navier–Stokes equation and its application to 3-D internal flows

An efficient two-dimensional (2-D) analytical and numerical procedure has been proposed to investigate three-dimensional (3-D) internal flows through a passage with a spatially variable depth, in which the viscous forces act significantly on both upper and lower walls. The integral 2-D version of the Navier–Stokes equation was obtained by integrating the full Navier–Stokes equation in a 3-D form over the depth of the passage. In order to examine the validity of the integrated momentum equations, fully-developed flows in straight noncircular ducts were investigated analytically prior to numerical investigations. It has been shown that the exact solutions for circular, elliptical and equilateral triangular ducts are obtainable from the integrated Navier–Stokes equation. Having confirmed its wide applicability to internal flows, numerical computations were conducted to investigate the oscillation mechanism of a fluidic oscillator. Comparison of the present prediction and experiment reveals the validity of the present treatment.     

Dynamics of macroautophagy: Modeling and oscillatory behavior

We propose a model for macroautophagy and study the resulting dynamics of autophagy in a system isolated from its extra-cellular environment. It is found that the intracellular concentrations of autophagosomes and autolysosomes display oscillations with their own natural frequencies. Such oscillatory behaviors, which are interrelated to the dynamics of intracellular ATP, amino acids, and proteins, are consistent with the very recent biological observations. Implications of this theoretical study of autophagy are discussed, with regard to the possibility of guiding molecular studies of autophagy.     

Spectral analysis and generation of certain highly oscillatory curves related to chaos

Highly oscillatory phenomena are omnipresent in applications. Two important underlying sources are stochastic fluctuations and deterministic randomness. In this paper, we will present heuristics, theorems, and a few illustrations on the Fourier spectrum and deterministic random time series, based upon our understanding of certain rapid oscillations in chaos.     

Nonoscillation and oscillation of second-order impulsive differential equations with periodic coefficients

In this paper, we give a nonoscillation criterion for half-linear equations with periodic coefficients under fixed moments of impulse actions. The method is based on the existence of positive solutions of the related Riccati equation and a recently obtained comparison principle. In the special case when the equation becomes impulsive Hill equation new oscillation criteria are also obtained.     

具有分布偏差变元的二阶中立型方程的振动准则(英文)

利用Riccati变换及积分平均技巧,建立一类具有非线性中立项及分布偏差变元的二阶中立型方程的振动准则,我们的结果推广并改进了一些已有的结果.