Swirling flow states in finite-length diverging or contracting circular pipes

2017 ◽  
Vol 819 ◽  
pp. 678-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zvi Rusak ◽  
Yuxin Zhang ◽  
Harry Lee ◽  
Shixiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Finite Length ◽  
Vortex Breakdown ◽  
Steady States ◽  
Inviscid Limit ◽  
Circular Pipes ◽  
Outlet Flow ◽  
Separation Zones ◽  
Steady State Solutions

The dynamics of inviscid-limit, incompressible and axisymmetric swirling flows in finite-length, diverging or contracting, long circular pipes is studied through global analysis techniques and numerical simulations. The inlet flow is described by the profiles of the circumferential and axial velocity together with a fixed azimuthal vorticity while the outlet flow is characterized by a state with zero radial velocity. A mathematical model that is based on the Squire–Long equation (SLE) is formulated to identify steady-state solutions of the problem with special conditions to describe states with separation zones. The problem is then reduced to the columnar (axially-independent) SLE, with centreline and wall conditions for the solution of the outlet flow streamfunction. The solution of the columnar SLE problem gives rise to the existence of four types of solutions. The SLE problem is then solved numerically using a special procedure to capture states with vortex-breakdown or wall-separation zones. Numerical simulations based on the unsteady vorticity circulation equations are also conducted and show correlation between time-asymptotic states and steady states according to the SLE and the columnar SLE problems. The simulations also shed light on the stability of the various steady states. The uniqueness of steady-state solutions in a certain range of swirl is proven analytically and demonstrated numerically. The computed results provide the bifurcation diagrams of steady states in terms of the incoming swirl ratio and size of pipe divergence or contraction. Critical swirls for the first appearance of the various types of states are identified. The results show that pipe divergence promotes the appearance of vortex-breakdown states at lower levels of the incoming swirl while pipe contraction delays the appearance of vortex breakdown to higher levels of swirl and promotes the formation of wall-separation states.

Wall-separation and vortex-breakdown zones in a solid-body rotation flow in a rotating finite-length straight circular pipe

2014 ◽  
Vol 759 ◽  
pp. 321-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zvi Rusak ◽  
Shixiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Solid Body ◽  
Finite Length ◽  
Vortex Breakdown ◽  
Swirling Flows ◽  
Flow Dynamics ◽  
Circular Pipe ◽  
Body Rotation ◽  
Solid Body Rotation

AbstractThe incompressible, inviscid and axisymmetric dynamics of perturbations on a solid-body rotation flow with a uniform axial velocity in a rotating, finite-length, straight, circular pipe are studied via global analysis techniques and numerical simulations. The investigation establishes the coexistence of both axisymmetric wall-separation and vortex-breakdown zones above a critical swirl level, ${\it\omega}_{1}$. We first describe the bifurcation diagram of steady-state solutions of the flow problem as a function of the swirl ratio ${\it\omega}$. We prove that the base columnar flow is a unique steady-state solution when ${\it\omega}$ is below ${\it\omega}_{1}$. This state is asymptotically stable and a global attractor of the flow dynamics. However, when ${\it\omega}>{\it\omega}_{1}$, we reveal, in addition to the base columnar flow, the coexistence of states that describe swirling flows around either centreline stagnant breakdown zones or wall quasi-stagnant zones, where both the axial and radial velocities vanish. We demonstrate that when ${\it\omega}>{\it\omega}_{1}$, the base columnar flow is a min–max point of an energy functional that governs the problem, while the swirling flows around the quasi-stagnant and stagnant zones are global and local minimizer states and become attractors of the flow dynamics. We also find additional min–max states that are transient attractors of the flow dynamics. Numerical simulations describe the evolution of perturbations on above-critical columnar states to either the breakdown or the wall-separation states. The growth of perturbations in both cases is composed of a linear stage of the evolution, with growth rates accurately predicted by the analysis of Wang & Rusak (Phys. Fluids, vol. 8, 1996a, pp. 1007–1016), followed by a stage of saturation to either one of the separation zone states. The wall-separation states have the same chance of appearing as that of vortex-breakdown states and there is no hysteresis loop between them. This is strikingly different from the dynamics of vortices with medium or narrow vortical core size in a pipe.

scholarly journals The viscous froth model: steady states and the high-velocity limit

2009 ◽  
Vol 465 (2108) ◽  
pp. 2391-2405 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Cox ◽  
D. Weaire ◽  
G. Mishuris
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
High Velocity ◽  
Steady States ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Isolated Points ◽  
Physical Effects ◽  
Straight Lines ◽  
Steady State Solutions ◽  
Finite Extent

The steady-state solutions of the viscous froth model for foam dynamics are analysed and shown to be of finite extent or to asymptote to straight lines. In the high-velocity limit, the solutions consist of straight lines with isolated points of infinite curvature. This analysis is helpful in the interpretation of observations of anomalous features of mobile two-dimensional foams in channels. Further physical effects need to be adduced in order to fully account for these.

Dynamics and pattern formation in a modified Leslie–Gower model with Allee effect and Bazykin functional response

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (05) ◽  
pp. 1750073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Feng
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Pattern Formation ◽  
Spatial Pattern ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Functional Response ◽  
Allee Effect ◽  
Turing Instability ◽  
Spatial Pattern Formation ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Steady State Solutions

In this paper, we study the dynamics of a diffusive modified Leslie–Gower model with the multiplicative Allee effect and Bazykin functional response. We give detailed study on the stability of equilibria. Non-existence of non-constant positive steady state solutions are shown to identify the rage of parameters of spatial pattern formation. We also give the conditions of Turing instability and perform a series of numerical simulations and find that the model exhibits complex patterns.

scholarly journals The Geometry of Power Systems Steady-State Equations– Part I: Power Surface

2020 ◽  
pp. 37-46
Author(s):  
B. Ayuev ◽  
V. Davydov ◽  
P. Erokhin ◽  
V. Neuymin ◽  
A. Pazderin
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
State Theory ◽  
Steady States ◽  
State Equations ◽  
Feasibility Region ◽  
Steady State Solutions

Steady-state equations play a fundamental role in the theory of power systems and computation practice. These equations are directly or mediately used almost in all areas of the power system state theory, constituting its basis. This two-part study deals with a geometrical interpretation of steady-state solutions in a power space. Part I considers steady states of the power system as a surface in the power space. A power flow feasibility region is shown to be widely used in power system theories. This region is a projection of this surface along the axis of a slack bus active power onto a subspace of other buses power. The findings have revealed that the obtained power flow feasibility regions, as well as marginal states of the power system, depend on a slack bus location. Part II is devoted to an analytical study of the power surface of power system steady states.

scholarly journals Steady-state thermodynamics for population dynamics in fluctuating environments with side information

2022 ◽  
Vol 2022 (1) ◽  
pp. 013501
Author(s):  
Hideyuki Miyahara
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Side Information ◽  
Steady States ◽  
Fluctuating Environments ◽  
Clausius Inequality

Abstract Steady-state thermodynamics (SST) is a relatively newly emerging subfield of physics, which deals with transitions between steady states. In this paper, we find an SST-like structure in population dynamics of organisms that can sense their fluctuating environments. As heat is divided into two parts in SST, we decompose population growth into two parts: housekeeping growth and excess growth. Then, we derive the Clausius equality and inequality for excess growth. Using numerical simulations, we demonstrate how the Clausius inequality behaves depending on the magnitude of noise and strategies that organisms employ. Finally, we discuss the novelty of our findings and compare them with a previous study.

scholarly journals Steady states of thin film droplets on chemically heterogeneous substrates

2020 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 980-1020
Author(s):  
Weifan Liu ◽  
Thomas P Witelski
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Finite Size ◽  
Steady States ◽  
One Dimension ◽  
Asymptotic Estimates ◽  
Perturbation Expansions ◽  
Flux Boundary Conditions ◽  
Axisymmetric Solutions ◽  
Steady State Solutions

Abstract We study steady-state thin films on chemically heterogeneous substrates of finite size, subject to no-flux boundary conditions. Based on the structure of the bifurcation diagram, we classify the 1D steady-state solutions that exist on such substrates into six different branches and develop asymptotic estimates for the steady states on each branch. Using perturbation expansions, we show that leading-order solutions provide good predictions of the steady-state thin films on stepwise-patterned substrates. We show how the analysis in one dimension can be extended to axisymmetric solutions. We also examine the influence of the wettability contrast of the substrate pattern on the linear stability of droplets and the time evolution for dewetting on small domains. Results are also applied to describe 2D droplets on hydrophilic square patches and striped regions used in microfluidic applications.

scholarly journals Modeling magnetized star-planet interactions: boundary conditions effects

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (S300) ◽  
pp. 330-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Strugarek ◽  
Allan Sacha Brun ◽  
Sean P. Matt ◽  
Victor Reville
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Stellar Wind ◽  
Stellar Surface ◽  
Numerical Studies ◽  
Rotational Evolution ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Steady State Solutions

AbstractWe model the magnetized interaction between a star and a close-in planet (SPMIs), using global, magnetohydrodynamic numerical simulations. In this proceedings, we study the effects of the numerical boundary conditions at the stellar surface, where the stellar wind is driven, and in the planetary interior. We show that is it possible to design boundary conditions that are adequate to obtain physically realistic, steady-state solutions for cases with both magnetized and unmagnetized planets. This encourages further development of numerical studies, in order to better constrain and undersand SPMIs, as well as their effects on the star-planet rotational evolution.

scholarly journals On the crossing of intermediate unstable steady state solutions for thermal ignition in a sphere

2001 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. O. Weber ◽  
G. C. Wake ◽  
H. S. Sidhu ◽  
G. N. Mercer ◽  
B. F. Gray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Unit Sphere ◽  
Steady States ◽  
Temperature Profiles ◽  
Thermal Ignition ◽  
Unstable Steady State ◽  
Steady State Temperature ◽  
Parameter Values ◽  
Steady State Solutions ◽  
Unstable Intermediate

AbstractSteady state solutions for spontaneous thermal ignition in a unit sphere are considered. The multiplicity of unstable, intermediate, steady state, temperature profiles is calculated and shown for selected parameter values. The crossing of the temperature profiles corresponding to the unstable, intermediate, steady states is exhibited in a particular case and is proven in general using elementary ideas from analysis. Estimates of the location of crossing points are given.

THE STABILITY OF SPATIALLY NONHOMOGENEOUS STEADY STATES IN A TUBULAR CHEMICAL REACTOR

1993 ◽  
Vol 03 (06) ◽  
pp. 1477-1486
Author(s):  
JAMES M. ROTENBERRY ◽  
ANTONMARIA A. MINZONI
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Peclet Number ◽  
Chemical Reactor ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Steady States ◽  
Complex Conjugate ◽  
Heat Of Reaction ◽  
Péclet Number ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Steady State Solutions

We study the axial heat and mass transfer in a highly diffusive tubular chemical reactor in which a simple reaction is occurring. The steady state solutions of the governing equations are studied using matched asymptotic expansions, the theory of dynamical systems, and by calculating the solutions numerically. In particular, the effect of varying the Peclet and Damköhler numbers (P and D) is investigated. A simple expression for the approximate location of the transition layer for large Peclet number is derived and its accuracy tested against the numerical solution. The stability of the steady states is examined by calculating the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the linearized equations. It is shown that a Hopf bifurcation of the CSTR model (i.e., the limit as the P approaches zero) can be continued up to order 1 in the Peclet number. Furthermore, it is shown numerically that for appropriate values of the Peclet number, the Damköhler number, and B (the heat of reaction) these Hopf bifurcations merge with the limit points of an "S–shaped" bifurcation curve in a higher order singularity controlled by the Bogdanov–Takens normal form. Consequently, there must exist a finite amplitude, nonuniform, stable periodic solution for parameter values near this singularity. The existence of higher order degeneracies is also explored. In particular, it is shown for D ≪ 1 that no value of P exists where two pairs of complex conjugate eigenvalues of the steady state solutions can cross the imaginary axis simultaneously.

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