A Non-linear Investigation of the Stability of Flow between Counter-rotating Cylinders

Author(s):  
R. C. DiPrima ◽  
R. N. Grannick
2003 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 297-307
Author(s):  
V.V. Denisov

An approach to the study of the stability of non-linear multiply connected systems of automatic control by means of a fast Fourier transform and the resonance phenomenon is considered.


2005 ◽  
Vol 2005 (23) ◽  
pp. 3727-3737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jitender Singh ◽  
Renu Bajaj

Effect of an axially applied magnetic field on the stability of a ferrofluid flow in an annular space between two coaxially rotating cylinders with nonaxisymmetric disturbances has been investigated numerically. The critical value of the ratioΩ∗of angular speeds of the two cylinders, at the onset of the first nonaxisymmetric mode of disturbance, has been observed to be affected by the applied magnetic field.


2003 ◽  
Vol 155 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarcı́sio M. Rocha Filho ◽  
Iram M. Gléria ◽  
Annibal Figueiredo

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Subrata Das ◽  
Sisir Kumar Guha

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of turbulence on the stability characteristics of finite hydrodynamic journal bearing lubricated with micropolar fluid. Design/methodology/approach The non-dimensional transient Reynolds equation has been solved to obtain the non-dimensional pressure field which in turn used to obtain the load carrying capacity of the bearing. The second-order equations of motion applicable for journal bearing system have been solved using fourth-order Runge–Kutta method to obtain the stability characteristics. Findings It has been observed that turbulence has adverse effect on stability and the whirl ratio at laminar flow condition has the lowest value. Practical implications The paper provides the stability characteristics of the finite journal bearing lubricated with micropolar fluid operating in turbulent regime which is very common in practical applications. Originality/value Non-linear stability analysis of micropolar fluid lubricated journal bearing operating in turbulent regime has not been reported in literatures so far. This paper is an effort to address the problem of non-linear stability of journal bearings under micropolar lubrication with turbulent effect. The results obtained provide useful information for designing the journal bearing system for high speed applications.


The theory developed in an earlier paper (Chandrasekhar 1953) is extended to allow for counter-rotation of the two cylinders. Explicit results are given for the case when the two cylinders rotate in opposite directions with equal angular velocities.


Author(s):  
C-W Chang-Jian ◽  
C-K Chen

The current study performs a dynamic analysis of a rotor supported by two couple stress fluid film journal bearings with non-linear suspension. The dynamics of the rotor centre and bearing centre are studied. The analysis of the rotor—bearing system is investigated under the assumptions of a couple-stress lubricant and a short journal bearing approximation. The displacements in the horizontal and vertical directions are considered for various non-dimensional speed ratios. The analysis methods employed in this study include the dynamic trajectories of the rotor centre and the bearing centre, Poincaré maps, and bifurcation diagrams. The Lyapunov exponent analysis is also used to identify the onset of chaotic motion. Numerical results show that the stability of the system varies with the non-dimensional speed ratios. Specifically, it is found that the system is quasi-periodic at a small speed ratio ( s = 0.5). At speed ratios of s = 0.6–0.7, the system is periodic. At s = 0.8–1.9, the system is quasi-periodic, but the system is periodic at s = 2.0–2.6. However, the system exhibits chaotic motion at the speed ratios s = 2.7–2.74. At the speed ratios s = 2.75–3.16, the system becomes periodic. At s = 3.17–3.30, the system is unstable. The Poincaré map has a particular form at s = 3.17, indicative of a chaotic motion. At s = 3.31–6.0, the system finally becomes periodic. The results also confirm that the stability of the system varies with the non-dimensional speed ratios s and l∗. The results of this study allow suitable system parameters to be defined such that undesirable behaviour of the rotor centre can be avoided and the bearing system life extended as a result.


Author(s):  
Y. P. Razi ◽  
M. Mojtabi ◽  
K. Maliwan ◽  
M. C. Charrier-Mojtabi ◽  
A. Mojtabi

This paper concerns the thermal stability analysis of porous layer saturated by a binary fluid under the influence of mechanical vibration. The linear stability analysis of this thermal system leads us to study the following damped coupled Mathieu equations: BH¨+B(π2+k2)+1H˙+(π2+k2)−k2k2+π2RaT(1+Rsinω*t*)H=k2k2+π2(NRaT)(1+Rsinω*t*)Fε*BF¨+Bπ2+k2Le+ε*F˙+π2+k2Le−k2k2+π2NRaT(1+Rsinω*t*)F=k2k2+π2RaT(1+Rsinω*t*)H where RaT is thermal Rayleigh number, R is acceleration ratio (bω2/g), Le is the Lewis number, k is the dimensionless wave-number, ε* is normalized porosity and N is the buoyancy ratio (H and F are perturbations of temperature and concentration fields). In the follow up, the non-linear behavior of the problem is studied via a generalization of the Lorenz model (five coupled non-linear differential equations with periodic coefficients). In the presence or absence of gravity, the stability limit for the onset of stationary as well as Hopf bifurcations is determined.


1966 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Beard ◽  
M. H. Davies ◽  
K. Walters

Consideration is given to the possibility of overstability in the Couette flow of viscous and elastico-viscous liquids. The relevant linear perturbation equations are solved numerically using an initial-value technique. It is shown that over-stability is not possible in the case of Newtonian liquids for the cases considered. In contrast, overstability is to be expected in the case of moderately-elastic Maxwell liquids. The Taylor number associated with the overstable mode decreases steadily as the amount of elasticity in the liquid increases, and it is concluded that highly elastic Maxwell liquids can be very unstable indeed.


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