Curvilinear Coordinates, Local Coordinate Transformations

2019 ◽  
pp. 45-54
Author(s):  
Ilya L. Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Curvilinear Coordinates ◽  
Coordinate Transformations

Incompressible Flow Past a Wing-Body Combination Using General Curvilinear Coordinates

1979 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 451-470
Author(s):  
J.C. Murray
Keyword(s):  
Coordinate System ◽  
Incompressible Flow ◽  
Potential Problem ◽  
Pressure Coefficient ◽  
Curvilinear Coordinates ◽  
Coordinate Transformations ◽  
Curvilinear Coordinate System ◽  
Flow Past ◽  
Curvilinear Coordinate ◽  
Finite Body

SummaryIt is shown, by the successive application of coordinate transformations involving complex analytic functions, how a general curvilinear coordinate system can be constructed which is suitable for geometries consisting of a finite surface together with two semi-infinite cylinders. A typical example of such a geometry is considered which comprises a wing-body combination in which two semi-infinite unswept wings are attached to a finite body. The potential problem associated with non-lifting incompressible flow past the wing-body combination is formulated in the general curvilinear coordinate system and is solved numerically. The distribution of the pressure coefficient over the wing-body surface is presented.

Certain problems with the application of stochastic diffusion processes for description of chemical engineering phenomena; Diffusion equations in curvilinear coordinates

1991 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 602-618
Author(s):  
Vladimír Kudrna
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mass Transport ◽  
Probability Density ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Diffusion Processes ◽  
Curvilinear Coordinates ◽  
Diffusion Equations ◽  
Parabolic Partial Differential Equations ◽  
Spherical Coordinates ◽  
Transformation Procedure

Parabolic partial differential equations used in chemical engineering for the description of mass transport and heat transfer and analogous relationship derived in stochastic processes theory are given. A standard transformation procedure is applied, allowing these relations to be generally written in curvilinear coordinates and particular expressions for cylindrical and spherical coordinates to be derived. The relation between the probability density for the position of a discernible particle and the concentration of a set of such particles is discussed.

Poisson Brackets & Angular Momentum

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Mann
Keyword(s):  
Generating Functions ◽  
First Integrals ◽  
Lagrangian Mechanics ◽  
Poisson Brackets ◽  
Coordinate Transformations ◽  
Canonical Transformations ◽  
Gauge Transformations ◽  
The Third ◽  
Point Transformations ◽  
Canonical Coordinate

This chapter discusses canonical transformations and gauge transformations and is divided into three sections. In the first section, canonical coordinate transformations are introduced to the reader through generating functions as the extension of point transformations used in Lagrangian mechanics, with the harmonic oscillator being used as an example of a canonical transformation. In the second section, gauge theory is discussed in the canonical framework and compared to the Lagrangian case. Action-angle variables, direct conditions, symplectomorphisms, holomorphic variables, integrable systems and first integrals are examined. The third section looks at infinitesimal canonical transformations resulting from functions on phase space. Ostrogradsky equations in the canonical setting are also detailed.

XVI.—On Triple Systems of Surfaces and Non-Orthogonal Curvilinear Coordinates

1927 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 194-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. E. Weatherburn
Keyword(s):  
Curvilinear Coordinates ◽  
Triple Systems ◽  
Orthogonal Curvilinear Coordinates ◽  
Orthogonal Systems ◽  
Considerable Detail

The properties of “triply orthogonal” systems of surfaces have been examined by various writers and in considerable detail; but those of triple systems generally have not hitherto received the same attention. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss non-orthogonal systems, and to investigate formulæ in terms of the “oblique” curvilinear coordinates u, v, w which such a system determines.

A New Nonlinear Higher-Order Shear Deformation Theory for Nonlinear Vibrations of Laminated Shells

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Amabili ◽  
J. N. Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Deformation Theory ◽  
Nonlinear Vibrations ◽  
Circular Cylindrical Shell ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Curvilinear Coordinates ◽  
Geometrically Nonlinear ◽  
Geometric Imperfections ◽  
Laminated Shells

A consistent higher-order shear deformation nonlinear theory is developed for shells of generic shape; taking geometric imperfections into account. The geometrically nonlinear strain-displacement relationships are derived retaining full nonlinear terms in the in-plane displacements; they are presented in curvilinear coordinates in a formulation ready to be implemented. Then, large-amplitude forced vibrations of a simply supported, laminated circular cylindrical shell are studied (i) by using the developed theory, and (ii) keeping only nonlinear terms of the von Ka´rma´n type. Results show that inaccurate results are obtained by keeping only nonlinear terms of the von Ka´rma´n type for vibration amplitudes of about two times the shell thickness for the studied case.

Fitting Weibull Strength Data and Applying It to Stochastic Mechanical Design

1992 ◽  
Vol 114 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Mischke
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Stochastic Methods ◽  
Coordinate Transformations ◽  
Strength Data ◽  
The Third ◽  
Tension Tests ◽  
Property Data ◽  
Simple Tension ◽  
Best Fit

This is the second paper in a series relating to stochastic methods in mechanical design. The first is entitled, “Some Property Data and Corresponding Weibull Parameters for Stochastic Mechanical Design,” and the third, “Some Stochastic Mechanical Design Applications.” When data are sparse, many investigators prefer employing coordinate transformations to rectify the data string, and a least-square regression to seek the best fit. Such an approach introduces some bias, which the method presented here is intended to reduce. With mass-produced products, extensive testing can be carried out and prototypes built and evaluated. When production is small, material testing may be limited to simple tension tests or perhaps none at all. How should a designer proceed in order to achieve a reliability goal or to assess a design to see if the goal has been realized? The purpose of this paper is to show how sparse strength data can be reduced to distributional parameters with less bias and how such information can be used when designing to a reliability goal.

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