Multi-Mode Study of Time-Dependent Thermal Convection With Hexagonal Planforms

1984 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Lopez ◽  
J. O. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Time Dependence ◽  
Thermal Convection ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Flexible Approach ◽  
Large Density ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Multi Mode

Truncated modal expansions have provided a powerful, reasonably accurate and flexible approach to the problem of non-linear thermal convection. They permit tractable numerical solutions of three-dimensional cellular motions, as well as readily accommodating large density variations, time dependence, rotation and magnetic fields.

The transition from two-dimensional to three-dimensional planforms in infinite-Prandtl-number thermal convection

1990 ◽  
Vol 216 ◽  
pp. 71-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan Travis ◽  
Peter Olson ◽  
Gerald Schubert
Keyword(s):  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Prandtl Number ◽  
Time Dependence ◽  
Thermal Convection ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Random Initial Conditions ◽  
The Stability

The stability of two-dimensional thermal convection in an infinite-Prandtl-number fluid layer with zero-stress boundaries is investigated using numerical calculations in three-dimensional rectangles. At low Rayleigh numbers (Ra < 20000) calculations of the stability of two-dimensional rolls to cross-roll disturbances are in agreement with the predictions of Bolton & Busse for a fluid with a large but finite Prandtl number. Within the range 2 × 104 < Ra [les ] 5 × 105, steady rolls with basic wavenumber α > 2.22 (aspect ratio < 1.41) are stable solutions. Two-dimensional rolls with basic wavenumber α < 1.96 (aspect ratio > 1.6) are time dependent for Ra > 4 × 104. For every case in which the initial condition was a time-dependent large-aspect-ratio roll, two-dimensional convection was found to be unstable to three-dimensional convection. Time-dependent rolls are replaced by either bimodal or knot convection in cases where the horizontal dimensions of the rectangular box are less than twice the depth. The bimodal planforms are steady states for Ra [les ] 105, but one case at Ra = 5 × 105 exhibits time dependence in the form of pulsating knots. Calculations at Ra = 105 in larger domains resulted in fully three-dimensional cellular planforms. A steady-state square planform was obtained in a 2.4 × 2.4 × 1 rectangular box. started from random initial conditions. Calculations in a 3 × 3 × 1 box produced steady hexagonal cells when started from random initial conditions, and a rectangular planform when started from a two-dimensional roll. An hexagonal planform started in a 3.5 × 3.5 × 1 box at Ra = 105 exhibited oscillatory time dependence, including boundary-layer instabilities and pulsating plumes. Thus, the stable planform in three-dimensional convection is sensitive to the size of the rectangular domain and the initial conditions. The sensitivity of heat transfer to planform variations is less than 10%.

scholarly journals A Nonlinear Inverse Design Problem for a Pipe Type Heat Exchanger Equipped with Internal Z-Shape Lateral Fins and Ribs

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 6424
Author(s):  
Cheng-Hung Huang ◽  
Chih-Yang Kuo
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Design Problem ◽  
Direct Problem ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Design Variables ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Inverse Design Problem ◽  
Η Value

A non-linear three-dimensional inverse shape design problem was investigated for a pipe type heat exchanger to estimate the design variables of continuous lateral ribs on internal Z-shape lateral fins for maximum thermal performance factor η. The design variables were considered as the positions, heights, and number of ribs while the physical properties of air were considered as a polynomial function of temperature; this makes the problem non-linear. The direct problem was solved using software package CFD-ACE+, and the Levenberg–Marquardt method (LMM) was utilized as the optimization tool because it has been proven to be a powerful algorithm for solving inverse problems. Z-shape lateral fins were found to be the best thermal performance among Z-shape, S-shape, and V-shape lateral fins. The objective of this study was to include continuous lateral ribs to Z-shape lateral fins to further improve η. Firstly, the numerical solutions of direct problem were solved using both polynomial and constant air properties and then compared with the corrected solutions to verify the necessity for using polynomial air properties. Then, four design cases, A, B, C and D, based on various design variables were conducted numerically, and the resultant η values were computed and compared. The results revealed that considering continuous lateral ribs on the surface of Z-shape lateral fins can indeed improve η value at the design working condition Re = 5000. η values of designs A, B and C were approximately 13% higher than that for Z-shape lateral fins, however, when the rib numbers were increased, i.e., design D, the value of η became only 11.5 % higher. This implies that more ribs will not guarantee higher η value.

A polynomial approach to determine the time-dependent electric and magnetic fields in anisotropic materials by symbolic computations

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valery George Yakhno ◽  
Meltem Altunkaynak
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Dimensional Space ◽  
General Structure ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Approximate Solutions ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Bounded Region ◽  
Symbolic Computations ◽  
Electric And Magnetic Fields

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to calculate the time-dependent electric and magnetic fields in anisotropic media with a general structure of anisotropy by symbolic computations. Design/methodology/approach An analytical approach for the computation of the time-dependent electric and magnetic fields is suggested. This approach consists of the following. Input data, electric and magnetic fields are presented in polynomial form.The exact formulae for electric and magnetic fields are computed by symbolic transformations in Maple. Findings The time-dependent second order partial differential equations for the electric and magnetic fields with polynomial data were obtained from Maxwell's equations when the current density is presented in a polynomial form with respect to space variables in a bounded region of three dimensional space. The exact solutions of obtained equations were computed symbolically using Maple. Originality/value The obtained polynomial solutions do not contain errors if data are polynomials. We have shown that these solutions are approximate solutions with good accuracy for data which are approximated by polynomials in a bounded region of 3D space.

On finite amplitude oscillations in laminar mixing layers

1967 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. T. Stuart
Keyword(s):  
Equilibrium State ◽  
Stability Theory ◽  
Mixing Layer ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Finite Amplitude ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Present Calculation ◽  
Periodic Perturbations ◽  
Linearized Stability ◽  
Non Linear

In the first part of the paper, a mixing layer of tanhyform is considered, and twodimensional solutions of the non-linear inviscid equations are found representing periodic perturbations from the neutral wave of linearized stability theory. To second order in amplitude the solutions are equivalent to the equilibrium state calculated by Schade (1964), who studied the development of perturbations in time and found an evolution towards that equilibrium state. The present calculation, however, is taken to fourth-order in amplitude. It is noted that the solutions presented in this paper are regular, even though viscosity is ignored; and the relationships to the singular (if inviscid) time-dependent solutions of Schade are explained. Such regular, inviscid solutions have been found only for odd velocity profiles, such as tanhy.Although the details of the velocity distributions are not of the form observed experimentally, it is shown that the amplitude ratios of fundamental and first harmonic, for a given absolute amplitude, are comparable with those observed.In part 2 some exact non-linear solutions are presented of the inviscid, incompressible equations of fluid flow in two or three spatial dimensions. They illustrate the flows of part 1, since they are periodic in one co-ordinate (x), have a shear in another (y) and are independent of the third. Included, as two-dimensional cases, are (i) the tanh y velocity distribution for a flow wholly in the x-direction, (ii) the well-known solution for the flow due to a set of point vortices equi-spaced on the axis, and (iii) an example of linearized hydrodynamic (Orr-Sommerfeld) stability theory. The flows may involve concentrations of vorticity. In three-dimensional cases the z component of velocity is even iny, whereas the x component is odd. Consequently, the class of flows represents, in general, small or large periodic perturbations from a skewed shear layer. Time-dependent solutions, representing waves travelling in the x direction may be obtained by translation of axes.

Analytical Solution for Three-Dimensional Hyperbolic Heat Conduction Equation with Time-Dependent and Distributed Heat Source

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Talaee ◽  
V. Sarafrazi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Conduction ◽  
Analytical Solution ◽  
Heat Source ◽  
Heat Conduction Equation ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Closed Form Solution ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Conduction Equation ◽  
Hyperbolic Heat Conduction

AbstractThis paper is devoted to the analytical solution of three-dimensional hyperbolic heat conduction equation in a finite solid medium with rectangular cross-section under time dependent and non-uniform internal heat source. The closed form solution of both Fourier and non-Fourier profiles are introduced with Eigen function expansion method. The solution is applied for simple simulation of absorption of a continues laser in biological tissue. The results show the depth of laser absorption in tissue and considerable difference between the Fourier and Non-Fourier temperature profiles. In addition the solution can be applied as a verification branch for other numerical solutions.

scholarly journals A modified cubic B-spline differential quadrature method for three-dimensional non-linear diffusion equations

Open Physics ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 453-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumita Dahiya ◽  
Ramesh Chandra Mittal
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Differential Quadrature Method ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Simple Algorithm ◽  
Initial Boundary ◽  
Differential Quadrature ◽  
Quadrature Method ◽  
Linear Diffusion ◽  
B Spline ◽  
Non Linear

AbstractThis paper employs a differential quadrature scheme for solving non-linear partial differential equations. Differential quadrature method (DQM), along with modified cubic B-spline basis, has been adopted to deal with three-dimensional non-linear Brusselator system, enzyme kinetics of Michaelis-Menten type problem and Burgers’ equation. The method has been tested efficiently to three-dimensional equations. Simple algorithm and minimal computational efforts are two of the major achievements of the scheme. Moreover, this methodology produces numerical solutions not only at the knot points but also at every point in the domain under consideration. Stability analysis has been done. The scheme provides convergent approximate solutions and handles different cases and is particularly beneficial to higher dimensional non-linear PDEs with irregularities in initial data or initial-boundary conditions that are discontinuous in nature, because of its capability of damping specious oscillations induced by high frequency components of solutions.

Numerical Simulations of Three-Dimensional Flows in a Cubic Cavity With an Oscillating Lid

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (4) ◽  
pp. 680-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reima Iwatsu ◽  
Jae Min Hyun ◽  
Kunio Kuwahara
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Sinusoidal Oscillations ◽  
Dependent Flow

Numerical studies are made of three-dimensional flow of a viscous fluid in a cubical container. The flow is driven by the top sliding wall, which executes sinusoidal oscillations. Numerical solutions are acquired by solving the time-dependent, three-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equations by employing very fine meshes. Results are presented for wide ranges of two principal physical parameters, i.e., the Reynolds number, Re ≤ 2000 and the frequency parameter of the lid oscillation, ω′ ≤ 10.0. Comprehensive details of the flow structure are analyzed. Attention is focused on the three-dimensionality of the flow field. Extensive numerical flow visualizations have been performed. These yield sequential plots of the main flows as well as the secondary flow patterns. It is found that the previous two-dimensional computational results are adequate in describing the main flow characteristics in the bulk of interior when ω′ is reasonably high. For the cases of high-Re flows, however, the three-dimensional motions exhibit additional complexities especially when ω′ is low. It is asserted that, thanks to the recent development of the supercomputers, calculation of three-dimensional, time-dependent flow problems appears to be feasible at least over limited ranges of Re.

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