On the existence of conically self-similar free-vortex solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations |
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Authors: | Stein CF |
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Department of Mathematics, Chalmers University of Technology, S 412-96 Göteborg, Sweden
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Abstract: | In this paper a proof of existence and non-existence of theconically self-similar free-vortex solutions to the Navier-Stokesequations, originally found by Yih et al. (1982, Phys. Fluids.25, 2147-2158), is presented. This proof clearly establishesthat these solutions do not have any kind of singularity atthe symmetry axis. This analysis gives considerably improvedexistence and non-existence bounds and it is shown that thesebounds are close to optimal in the low-swirling limit. Thisapproach links the questions of existence and non-existencefor the swirling case and for the non-swirling case. The proof,which is an extension of techniques developed by Serrin (1972,Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 271, 325-360), is based on Schauder'sFixed Point Theorem and is, therefore, non-constructive. Therefore,the paper ends with a brief discussion of the question of howto compute the conically self-similar free-vortex solutionsto the Navier-Stokes equations. |
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Keywords: | conical self-similarity non-linear boundary value problems Schauder Fixed Point Theorem swirling jets |
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