CHEBYSHEV SPECTRAL-FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR TWO-DIMENSIONAL UNSTEADY NAVIER-STOKES EQUATION

1. IntroductionSpectral method has been used successfu11y in computational fluid dynamics. FOr semi-periodic problems, we can use mixed FOurier-Chebyshev spectral method, FOurier spectral-finitedifference method and FOurier spectral-finite element method …     

Does the flatness of the velocity derivative blow up at a finite Reynolds number?

A tentative suggestion is made that the flatness of the velocity derivative could reach an infinite value at finite (though very large) Reynolds number, with possible implications for the singularities of the Navier—Stokes equations. A direct test of this suggestion requires measurements at Reynolds numbers presently outside the experimental capacity, so an alternative suggestion that can be tested at accessible Reynolds numbers is also made.     

Global solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations for compressible flow with density-dependent viscosity and discontinuous initial data

In this paper, we study the evolutions of the interfaces between the gas and the vacuum for viscous one-dimensional isentropic gas motions. We prove the global existence and uniqueness for discontinuous solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations for compressible flow with density-dependent viscosity coefficient. Precisely, the viscosity coefficient μ is proportional to ρ^θ with 0<θ<1. Specifically, we require that the initial density be piecewise smooth with arbitrarily large jump discontinuities, bounded above and below away from zero, in the interior of gas. We show that the discontinuities in the density persist for all time, and give a decay result for the density as t→+∞.     

The Navier-Stokes limit of stationary solutions of the nonlinear Boltzmann equation

We consider the flow of a gas in a channel whose walls are kept at fixed (different) temperatures. There is a constant external force parallel to the boundaries which may themselves also be moving. The system is described by the stationary Boltzmann equation to which are added Maxwellian boundary conditions with unit accommodation coefficient. We prove that when the temperature gap, the relative velocity of the planes, and the force are all sufficiently small, there is a solution which converges, in the hydrodynamic limit, to a local Maxwellian with parameters given by the stationary solution of the corresponding compressible Navier-Stokes equations with no-slip voundary conditions. Corrections to this Maxwellian are obtained in powers of the Knudsen number with a controlled remainder.     

A mixed algorithm for the calculation of rapidly varying fluid flows: The impulsively started circular cylinder

A mixed discrete Fourier transform-Finite difference algorithm is developed and used for the calculation of rapidly changing viscous fluid flows past a circular cylinder. The numerical approach has been designed to overcome certain difficulties arising for high Reynolds number simulations. The foremost advantage of the technique lies in its fast calculations of the convolution sums portraying the convective terms of the governing equations. Third-order spatial discretizations and fourth-order time marching are implemented. New schemes are proposed for the boundary conditions at the solid wall and at large distances. The techniques are tested on a case study with other schemes (summarized by Roache¹) in order to obtain an optimal choice. Definite indications on the stability and accuracy of boundary condition schemes are achieved. Support for the statement of dominant importance of boundary conditions is also given. A comparison of computational results with experimental data is presented for the case study of the flow past an impulsively started cylinder at Reynolds number 20. The time development of the symmetrical zone of recirculation, which is formed at an early stage of the flow, has been studied for 300 ≤ Re ≤ 9500 by means of the proposed algorithm. Computational results, comparisons with experimental data² and discussion of upper limits of validity of the procedure will be presented in a companion paper.     

Fixed point limit behavior ofN-mode truncated Navier-Stokes equations asN increases

The fixed point behavior ofN-mode truncations of the Navier-Stokes equations on a two-dimensional torus is investigated asN increases. FromN=44 on the behavior does not undergo any qualitative change. Furthermore, the bifurcations occur at critical parameter values which clearly tend to stabilize asN approaches 100.     

粘流－无粘干扰流动理论变分问题迭代序列的收敛性和算子方程性质

本文证明了粘流－无粘干扰流动理论［１，２］基本控制方程─—简化的Ｎａｖｉｅｒ－Ｓｔｏｋｅｓ方程变分问题几种迭代序列的收敛性，并探讨了其算子方程的性质。本文的结论对于简化Ｎ－Ｓ方程的数值计算具有指导意义。     

在修改的r~2势下q~3P_0凝聚

对r2 型关联核的大r行为作了修改 ,使得它在小r区域变为r2 关联核 ,而在大r区域趋于一个常数A ,因此不再是绝对禁闭的 .通过计算 ,发现这种对大r行为的修改虽然能够使真空凝聚保持在r2 关联核下的主要性质 ,但它的影响仍然是显著的 .