Axisymmetrization and vorticity-gradient intensification of an isolated two-dimensional vortex through filamentation

1987 ◽  
Vol 178 ◽  
pp. 137-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. V. Melander ◽  
J. C. Mcwilliams ◽  
N. J. Zabusky
Keyword(s):  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Final State ◽  
Diagnostic Algorithms ◽  
Dissipative Fluid ◽  
New Formula ◽  
Corotating Frame

We consider the evolution of an isolated elliptical vortex in a weakly dissipative fluid. It is shown computationally that a spatially smooth vortex relaxes inviscidly towards axisymmetry on a circulation timescale as the result of filament generation. Heuristically, we derive a simple geometrical formula relating the rate of change of the aspect ratio of a particular vorticity contour to its orientation relative to the streamlines (where the orientation is defined through second-order moments). Computational evidence obtained with diagnostic algorithms validates the formula. By considering streamlines in a corotating frame and applying the new formula, we obtain a detailed kinematic understanding of the vortex's decay to its final state through a primary and a secondary breaking. The circulation transported into the filaments although a small fraction of the total, breaks the symmetry and is the chief cause of axisymmetrization.

Direct numerical simulations of two-dimensional chaotic natural convection in a differentially heated cavity of aspect ratio 4

1995 ◽  
Vol 304 ◽  
pp. 87-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shihe Xin ◽  
Patrick Le Quéré
Keyword(s):  
Natural Convection ◽  
Rayleigh Number ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Boundary Layers ◽  
Travelling Waves ◽  
Outer Edge ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Core Region ◽  
Turbulent Heat ◽  
Two Dimensional

Chaotic natural convection in a differentially heated air-filled cavity of aspect ratio 4 with adiabatic horizontal walls is investigated by direct numerical integration of the unsteady two-dimensional equations. Time integration is performed with a spectral algorithm using Chebyshev spatial approximations and a second-order finite-difference time-stepping scheme. Asymptotic solutions have been obtained for three values of the Rayleigh number based on cavity height up to 1010. The time-averaged flow fields show that the flow structure increasingly departs from the well-known laminar one. Large recirculating zones located on the outer edge of the boundary layers form and move upstream with increasing Rayleigh number. The time-dependent solution is made up of travelling waves which run downstream in the boundary layers. The amplitude of these waves grows as they travel downstream and hook-like temperature patterns form at the outer edge of the thermal boundary layer. At the largest Rayleigh number investigated they grow to such a point that they result in the formation of large unsteady eddies that totally disrupt the boundary layers. These eddies throw hot and cold fluid into the upper and lower parts of the core region, resulting in thermally more homogeneous top and bottom regions that squeeze a region of increased stratification near the mid-cavity height. It is also shown that these large unsteady eddies keep the internal waves in the stratified core region excited. These simulations also give access to the second-order statistics such as turbulent kinetic energy, thermal and viscous dissipation, Reynolds stresses and turbulent heat fluxes.

Integrable two-dimensional dynamical systems and the characteristic Lie algebras

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 195-200
Author(s):  
A.V. Zhiber ◽  
O.S. Kostrigina
Keyword(s):  
Dynamical System ◽  
Dynamical Systems ◽  
Lie Algebra ◽  
Lie Algebras ◽  
Second Order ◽  
System Of Equations ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Finite Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Dynamical System

In the paper it is shown that the two-dimensional dynamical system of equations is Darboux integrable if and only if its characteristic Lie algebra is finite-dimensional. The class of systems having a full set of fist and second order integrals is described.

Whether the two-dimensional Eulerian turbulence evolves to a unique final state

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3937-3945 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Pavlov ◽  
D. Buisine ◽  
S. Decossin
Keyword(s):  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Final State

Numerical Simulation of Die Swell of Second-Order Fluids Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samir Hassan Sadek ◽  
Mehmet Yildiz
Keyword(s):  
Free Surface ◽  
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Rheological Parameters ◽  
Die Swell ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Polymeric Fluid ◽  
Particle Hydrodynamics ◽  
Smoothed Particle ◽  
Second Order Fluids

This work presents the development of both weakly compressible and incompressible Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) models for simulating two-dimensional transient viscoelastic free surface flow which has extensive applications in polymer processing industries. As an illustration with industrial significance, we have chosen to model the extrudate swell of a second-order polymeric fluid. The extrudate or die swell is a phenomenon that takes place during the extrusion of polymeric fluids. When a polymeric fluid is forced through a die to give a polymer its desired shape, due to its viscoelastic non-Newtonian nature, it shows a tendency to swell or contract at the die exit depending on its rheological parameters. The die swell phenomenon is a typical example of a free surface problem where the free surface is formed at the die exit after the polymeric fluid has been extruded. The swelling process leads to an undesired increase in the dimensions of the extrudate. To be able to obtain a near-net shape product, the flow in the extrusion process should be well-understood to shed some light on the important process parameters behind the swelling phenomenon. To this end, a systematic study has been carried out to compare constitutive models proposed in literature for second-order fluids in terms of their ability to capture the physics behind the swelling phenomenon. The effect of various process and rheological parameters on the die swell such as the extrusion velocity, normal stress coefficients, and Reynolds and Deborah numbers have also been investigated. The models developed here can predict both swelling and contraction of the extrudate successfully. The die swell problem was solved for a wide range of Deborah numbers and for two different Re numbers. The numerical model was validated through the solution of fully developed Newtonian and Non-Newtonian viscoelastic flows in a two-dimensional channel, and the results of these two benchmark problems were compared with analytic solutions, and good agreements were obtained.

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