Onset of Küppers–Lortz-like dynamics in finite rotating thermal convection

2010 ◽  
Vol 644 ◽  
pp. 337-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. RUBIO ◽  
J. M. LOPEZ ◽  
F. MARQUES
Keyword(s):  
Hopf Bifurcation ◽  
Centrifugal Force ◽  
Thermal Convection ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Boussinesq Approximation ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Onset Of Convection ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Temporal Complexity ◽  
Spatio Temporal

The onset of thermal convection in a finite rotating cylinder is investigated using direct numerical simulations of the Navier–Stokes equations with the Boussinesq approximation in a regime in which spatio-temporal complexity is observed directly after onset. The system is examined in the non-physical limit of zero centrifugal force as well as with an experimentally realizable centrifugal force, leading to two different paths to Küppers–Lortz-like spatio-temporal chaos. In the idealized case, neglecting centrifugal force, the onset of convection occurs directly from a conduction state, resulting in square patterns with slow roll switching, followed at higher thermal driving by straight roll patterns with faster roll switching. The case with a centrifugal force typical of laboratory experiments exhibits target patterns near the theoretically predicted onset of convection, followed by a rotating wave that emerges via a Hopf bifurcation. A subsequent Hopf bifurcation leads to ratcheting states with sixfold symmetry near the axis. With increasing thermal driving, roll switching is observed within the ratcheting lattice before Küppers–Lortz-like spatio-temporal chaos is observed with the dissolution of the lattice at a slightly stronger thermal driving. For both cases, all of these states are observed within a 2% variation in the thermal driving.

Modeling Of The Alloying Substances Distribution In The Melt During Pulsed Induction Heating Of The Substrate

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-118
Author(s):  
Vladimir Popov
Keyword(s):  
Induction Heating ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Substrate Surface ◽  
Boussinesq Approximation ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Empirical Formulas ◽  
Metal Solidification ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
High Frequency Electromagnetic Field ◽  
Melting And Solidification

Under study is the applicability of the high-frequency electromagnetic field impulse for metal heating and melting with a view to its subsequent alloying. The processes of heating, phase transition, heat and mass transfer in the molten metal, solidification of the melt are considered with the aid the proposed mathematical model. The substrate surface is covered with a layer of alloying substances. The distribution of the electromagnetic energy in the metal is described by empirical formulas. Melting and solidification of the metal is considered at the Stephan’s approximation. The flow in the liquid is described by the Navier – Stokes equations in the Boussinesq approximation. According to the results of numerical experiments, the flow structure in the melt and distribution of the alloying substances was evaluated versus the characteristics of induction heating

Complex dynamics in a stratified lid-driven square cavity flow

2018 ◽  
Vol 855 ◽  
pp. 43-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Wu ◽  
Bruno D. Welfert ◽  
Juan M. Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Complex Dynamics ◽  
Boussinesq Approximation ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Square Cavity ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Stable Temperature ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Side Walls ◽  
Steady State Solutions

The dynamic response to shear of a fluid-filled square cavity with stable temperature stratification is investigated numerically. The shear is imposed by the constant translation of the top lid, and is quantified by the associated Reynolds number. The stratification, quantified by a Richardson number, is imposed by maintaining the temperature of the top lid at a higher constant temperature than that of the bottom, and the side walls are insulating. The Navier–Stokes equations under the Boussinesq approximation are solved, using a pseudospectral approximation, over a wide range of Reynolds and Richardson numbers. Particular attention is paid to the dynamical mechanisms associated with the onset of instability of steady state solutions, and to the complex and rich dynamics occurring beyond.

Numerical Simulation of Crystallization of a Modified Metal Drop during Metal Spreading on a Substrate

2019 ◽  
pp. 18-39
Author(s):  
V.N. Popov ◽  
A.N. Cherepanov
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Liquid Velocity ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Boussinesq Approximation ◽  
Solid Substrate ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations

The purpose of the research was to numerically simulate the processes when melting drops fall on a substrate. The paper deals with the solidification on the metal surface of a binary aluminum alloy modified by activated refractory nanosized particles, which are the centers of crystalline phase nucleation. We formulated a mathematical model which describes the thermo- and hydrodynamic phenomena in the drop upon interaction with a solid substrate, heterogeneous nucleation during melt cooling, and subsequent crystallization. The flow in a liquid is described by the Navier --- Stokes equations in the Boussinesq approximation. The position of the free boundary of the melt is fixed by marker particles moving with the local liquid velocity. On the melt --- substrate contact surface, thermal resistance is taken into account. The hydrodynamic problem is considered under conditions of crystallization of molten metal. The temperature conditions and the kinetics of the growth of the solid phase in the solidifying aluminum alloy are described for various sizes of formed splats. Satisfactory agreement was found between the shape of the splat obtained by the results of numerical simulation and the available experimental data. The adequacy of the crystallization model in the presence of ultradisperse refractory particles in a binary alloy is confirmed. It was determined that, regardless of the size of the drop, bulk crystallization of the metal takes place. It was found that at a high rate of collision of a drop with a substrate during the melt spreading, a small fraction of the solid phase can be formed.

scholarly journals On formulations of compressible mantle convection

2020 ◽  
Vol 221 (2) ◽  
pp. 1264-1280
Author(s):  
Rene Gassmöller ◽  
Juliane Dannberg ◽  
Wolfgang Bangerth ◽  
Timo Heister ◽  
Robert Myhill
Keyword(s):  
Mantle Convection ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Boussinesq Approximation ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Governing Equations ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Reference Profile ◽  
Modelling Studies ◽  
Lithosphere Dynamics

SUMMARY Mantle convection and long-term lithosphere dynamics in the Earth and other planets can be treated as the slow deformation of a highly viscous fluid, and as such can be described using the compressible Navier–Stokes equations. Since on Earth-sized planets the influence of compressibility is not a dominant effect, density deviations from a reference profile are at most on the order of a few percent and using the full governing equations poses numerical challenges, most modelling studies have simplified the governing equations. Common approximations assume a temporally constant, but depth-dependent reference profile for the density (the anelastic liquid approximation), or drop compressibility altogether and use a constant reference density (the Boussinesq approximation). In most previous studies of mantle convection and crustal dynamics, one can assume that the error introduced by these approximations was small compared to the errors that resulted from poorly constrained material behaviour and limited numerical accuracy. However, as model parametrizations have become more realistic, and model resolution has improved, this may no longer be the case and the error due to using simplified conservation equations might no longer be negligible: while such approximations may be reasonable for models of mantle plumes or slabs traversing the whole mantle, they may be unsatisfactory for layered materials experiencing phase transitions or materials undergoing significant heating or cooling. For example, at boundary layers or close to dynamically changing density gradients, the error arising from the use of the aforementioned compressibility approximations can be the dominant error source, and common approximations may fail to capture the physical behaviour of interest. In this paper, we discuss new formulations of the continuity equation that include dynamic density variations due to temperature, pressure and composition without using a reference profile for the density. We quantify the improvement in accuracy relative to existing formulations in a number of benchmark models and evaluate for which practical applications these effects are important. Finally, we consider numerical aspects of the new formulations. We implement and test these formulations in the freely available community software aspect, and use this code for our numerical experiments.

Onset of absolutely unstable behaviour in the Stokes layer: a Floquet approach to the Briggs method

2021 ◽  
Vol 928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Pretty ◽  
Christopher Davies ◽  
Christian Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Steady Flows ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Electron Stream ◽  
Stokes Layer ◽  
Symmetry Constraints ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Spatial Locations

For steady flows, the Briggs (Electron-Stream Interaction with Plasmas. MIT Press, 1964) method is a well-established approach for classifying disturbances as either convectively or absolutely unstable. Here, the framework of the Briggs method is adapted to temporally periodic flows, with Floquet theory utilised to account for the time periodicity of the Stokes layer. As a consequence of the antiperiodicity of the flow, symmetry constraints are established that are used to describe the pointwise evolution of the disturbance, with the behaviour governed by harmonic and subharmonics modes. On coupling the symmetry constraints with a cusp-map analysis, multiple harmonic and subharmonic cusps are found for each Reynolds number of the flow. Therefore, linear disturbances experience subharmonic growth about fixed spatial locations. Moreover, the growth rate associated with the pointwise development of the disturbance matches the growth rate of the disturbance maximum. Thus, the onset of the Floquet instability (Blennerhassett & Bassom, J. Fluid Mech., vol. 464, 2002, pp. 393–410) coincides with the onset of absolutely unstable behaviour. Stability characteristics are consistent with the spatio-temporal disturbance development of the family-tree structure that has hitherto only been observed numerically via simulations of the linearised Navier–Stokes equations (Thomas et al., J. Fluid Mech., vol. 752, 2014, pp. 543–571; Ramage et al., Phys. Rev. Fluids, vol. 5, 2020, 103901).

Analysis of the dripping–jetting transition in compound capillary jets

2010 ◽  
Vol 649 ◽  
pp. 523-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. HERRADA ◽  
J. M. MONTANERO ◽  
C. FERRERA ◽  
A. M. GAÑÁN-CALVO
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Convective Instability ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
The Core ◽  
Outer Interface ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Capillary Jets ◽  
The Stability

We examine the behaviour of a compound capillary jet from the spatio-temporal linear stability analysis of the Navier–Stokes equations. We map the jetting–dripping transition in the parameter space by calculating the Weber numbers for which the convective/absolute instability transition occurs. If the remaining dimensionless parameters are set, there are two critical Weber numbers that verify Brigg's pinch criterion. The region of absolute (convective) instability corresponds to Weber numbers smaller (larger) than the highest value of those two Weber numbers. The stability map is affected significantly by the presence of the outer interface, especially for compound jets with highly viscous cores, in which the outer interface may play an important role even though it is located very far from the core. Full numerical simulations of the Navier–Stokes equations confirm the predictions of the stability analysis.

Gyrotactic bioconvection at pycnoclines

2013 ◽  
Vol 733 ◽  
pp. 245-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Karimi ◽  
A. M. Ardekani
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Lewis Number ◽  
Boussinesq Approximation ◽  
Dynamical Behaviour ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Micro Organisms

AbstractBioconvection is an important phenomenon in aquatic environments, affecting the spatial distribution of motile micro-organisms and enhancing mixing within the fluid. However, stratification arising from thermal or solutal gradients can play a pivotal role in suppressing the bioconvective flows, leading to the aggregation of micro-organisms and growth of their patchiness. We investigate the combined effects by considering gyrotactic motility where the up-swimming cells are directed by the balance of the viscous and gravitational torques. To study this system, we employ a continuum model consisting of Navier–Stokes equations with the Boussinesq approximation coupled with two conservation equations for the concentration of cells and stratification agent. We present a linear stability analysis to determine the onset of bioconvection for different flow parameters. Also, using large-scale numerical simulations, we explore different regimes of the flow by varying the corresponding boundary conditions and dimensionless variables such as Rayleigh number and Lewis number ($\mathit{Le}$) and we show that the cell distribution can be characterized using the ratio of the buoyancy forces as the determinant parameter when $\mathit{Le}\lt 1$ and the boundaries are insulated. But, in thermally stratified fluids corresponding to $\mathit{Le}\gt 1$, temperature gradients are demonstrated to have little impact on the bioconvective plumes provided that the walls are thermally insulated. In addition, we analyse the dynamical behaviour of the system in the case of persistent pycnoclines corresponding to constant salinity boundary conditions and we discuss the associated inhibition threshold of bioconvection in the light of the stability of linearized solutions.

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