scholarly journals Parameters for the Collapse of Turbulence in the Stratified Plane Couette Flow

2018 ◽  
Vol 75 (9) ◽  
pp. 3211-3231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivo G. S. van Hooijdonk ◽  
Herman J. H. Clercx ◽  
Cedrick Ansorge ◽  
Arnold F. Moene ◽  
Bas J. H. van de Wiel
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Couette Flow ◽  
Neumann Boundary ◽  
Surface Flux ◽  
Shear Capacity ◽  
Buoyancy Flux ◽  
Dirichlet Boundary Conditions ◽  
Obukhov Length

Abstract We perform direct numerical simulation of the Couette flow as a model for the stable boundary layer. The flow evolution is investigated for combinations of the (bulk) Reynolds number and the imposed surface buoyancy flux. First, we establish what the similarities and differences are between applying a fixed buoyancy difference (Dirichlet) and a fixed buoyancy flux (Neumann) as boundary conditions. Moreover, two distinct parameters were recently proposed for the turbulent-to-laminar transition: the Reynolds number based on the Obukhov length and the “shear capacity,” a velocity-scale ratio based on the buoyancy flux maximum. We study how these parameters relate to each other and to the atmospheric boundary layer. The results show that in a weakly stratified equilibrium state, the flow statistics are virtually the same between the different types of boundary conditions. However, at stronger stratification and, more generally, in nonequilibrium conditions, the flow statistics do depend on the type of boundary condition imposed. In the case of Neumann boundary conditions, a clear sensitivity to the initial stratification strength is observed because of the existence of multiple equilibriums, while for Dirichlet boundary conditions, only one statistically steady turbulent equilibrium exists for a particular set of boundary conditions. As in previous studies, we find that when the imposed surface flux is larger than the maximum buoyancy flux, no turbulent steady state occurs. Analytical investigation and simulation data indicate that this maximum buoyancy flux converges for increasing Reynolds numbers, which suggests a possible extrapolation to the atmospheric case.

On the vacuum stress induced by uniform acceleration or supporting the ether

1977 ◽  
Vol 354 (1676) ◽  
pp. 79-99 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Neumann Boundary ◽  
Scalar Fields ◽  
Black Body ◽  
Dirichlet Boundary Conditions ◽  
Massless Scalar ◽  
Perfect Conductor ◽  
Infinite Plane ◽  
Uniform Acceleration

The stresses induced in the vacuum by the uniform acceleration of an infinite plane conductor are computed for the massless scalar and electromagnetic fields. Both Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions are considered for the scalar field; far from the conductor it is found, independently of the boundary condition, that the vacuum stress is ‘local’ and corresponds to the absence from the vacuum of black body radiation. Approaching the conductor, the energy density in the Dirichlet case is slightly lower than the ‘local’ term, and in the Neumann case slightly higher. At very small distances it again has the same asymptotic form for both scalar fields. For the electromagnetic field the results are similar to those for the scalar field with Dirichlet boundary conditions. Far from the conductor the spectrum is again black-body, though not Planckian. In all cases the acausal nature of ‘ perfect conductor ’ boundary conditions prevents the stress tensor from being finite on the conductor.

Asymptotic behaviour of some reaction-diffusion systems modelling complex combustion on bounded domains

1993 ◽  
Vol 123 (6) ◽  
pp. 1151-1163
Author(s):  
Joel D. Avrin
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Neumann Boundary ◽  
Reaction Diffusion ◽  
Convergence Result ◽  
Decay Rates ◽  
Dirichlet Boundary Conditions ◽  
Reaction Diffusion Systems ◽  
Convergence Results ◽  
Mass Fractions

SynopsisWe consider three models of multiple-step combustion processes on bounded spatial domains. Previously, steady-state convergence results have been established for these models with zero Neumann boundary conditions imposed on the temperature as well as the mass fractions. We retain here throughout the same boundary conditions on the mass fractions, but in our first set of results we establish steady-state convergence results with fixed Dirichlet boundary conditions on the temperature. Next, under certain physically reasonable assumptions, we develop, for two of the models, estimates on the decay rates of both mass fractions to zero, while for the remaining model we develop estimates on the decay rate of one concentration to zero and establish a positive lower bound on the other mass fraction. These results hold under either set of boundary conditions, but when the Dirichlet conditions are imposed on the temperature, we are able to obtain estimates on the rate of convergence of the temperature to its (generally nonconstant) steady-state. Finally, we improve the results of a previous paper by adding a temperature convergence result.

Energy stability of the buoyancy boundary layer

1971 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph J. Dudis ◽  
Stephen H. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Lower Bounds ◽  
Boussinesq Equations ◽  
Critical Value ◽  
Asymptotically Stable ◽  
Lagrange Equations ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Energy Theory

The critical value RE of the Reynolds number R is predicted by the application of the energy theory. When R < RE, the buoyancy boundary layer is the unique steady solution of the Boussinesq equations and the same boundary conditions, and is, further, stable in a slightly weaker sense than asymptotically stable in the mean. The critical value RE is determined by numerically integrating the relevant Euler–Lagrange equations. Analytic lower bounds to RE are obtained. Comparisons are made between RE and RL, the critical value of R according to linear theory, in order to demark the region of parameter space, RE < R < RL, in which subcritical instabilities are allowable.

On the Number of Solutions to Semilinear Boundary Value Problems

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Kunze ◽  
Rafael Ortega
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Boundary Value Problems ◽  
Upper Bound ◽  
Dirichlet Boundary ◽  
Neumann Boundary ◽  
Neumann Boundary Conditions ◽  
Dirichlet Boundary Conditions ◽  
Number Of Solutions ◽  
Semilinear Elliptic ◽  
Semilinear Elliptic Problems

AbstractWe consider semilinear elliptic problems of the form Δu + g(u) = f(x) with Neumann boundary conditions or Δu+λ1u+g(u) = f(x) with Dirichlet boundary conditions, and we derive conditions on g and f under which an upper bound on the number of solutions can be obtained.

scholarly journals Synchronization for a class of generalized neural networks with interval time-varying delays and reaction-diffusion terms

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qintao Gan ◽  
Tielin Liu ◽  
Chang Liu ◽  
Tianshi Lv
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Neumann Boundary ◽  
Reaction Diffusion ◽  
Dirichlet Boundary Conditions ◽  
Linear Matrix ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Interval Time ◽  
Generalized Neural Networks ◽  
Special Cases

In this paper, the synchronization problem for a class of generalized neural networks with interval time-varying delays and reaction-diffusion terms is investigated under Dirichlet boundary conditions and Neumann boundary conditions, respectively. Based on Lyapunov stability theory, both delay-derivative-dependent and delay-range-dependent conditions are derived in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), whose solvability heavily depends on the information of reaction-diffusion terms. The proposed generalized neural networks model includes reaction-diffusion local field neural networks and reaction-diffusion static neural networks as its special cases. The obtained synchronization results are easy to check and improve upon the existing ones. In our results, the assumptions for the differentiability and monotonicity on the activation functions are removed. It is assumed that the state delay belongs to a given interval, which means that the lower bound of delay is not restricted to be zero. Finally, the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed methods is shown by simulation examples.

Linear Spatial Evolution Formulation of Two-Dimensional Waves on Liquid Films Under Evaporating/Isothermal/Condensing Conditions

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuemin Ye ◽  
Chunxi Li ◽  
Weiping Yan
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Surface Tension ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Evolution Equation ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Liquid Films ◽  
Boundary Layer Theory ◽  
Spatial Evolution ◽  
Two Dimensional

The linear spatial evolution formulation of the two-dimensional waves of the evaporating or isothermal or condensing liquid films falling down an inclined wall is established for the film thickness with the collocation method based on the boundary layer theory and complete boundary conditions. The evolution equation indicates that there are two different modes of waves in spatial evolution. And the flow stability is highly dependent on the evaporation or condensation, thermocapillarity, surface tension, inclination angle and Reynolds number.

Linear Stability of Two-Dimensional Stationary Waves on Evaporating or Condensing Liquid Films

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuemin Ye ◽  
Weiping Yan
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Liquid Films ◽  
Boundary Layer Theory ◽  
Stationary Waves ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Stability Equation ◽  
Liquid Property

The linear spatial stability equation of the two-dimensional stationary waves of evaporating or isothermal or condensing liquid films falling down an inclined wall is established for the film thickness with the collocation method based on the boundary layer theory and complete boundary conditions. This model includes the effects of Reynolds number, thermocapillarity, inclination angle, liquid property, evaporation, isothermal or condensation. The stabilities characteristics of stationary waves are fully indicated in theory for evaporating or condensing films.

scholarly journals Non-universal Casimir Forces at Approach to Bose–Einstein Condensation of an Ideal Gas: Effect of Dirichlet Boundary Conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 181 (3) ◽  
pp. 944-951
Author(s):  
M. Napiórkowski ◽  
J. Piasecki ◽  
J. W. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Dirichlet Boundary ◽  
Neumann Boundary ◽  
Ideal Gas ◽  
Einstein Condensate ◽  
Dirichlet Boundary Conditions ◽  
Einstein Condensation ◽  
Casimir Forces ◽  
Leading Term ◽  
Bose Einstein

Abstract We analyze the Casimir forces for an ideal Bose gas enclosed between two infinite parallel walls separated by the distance D. The walls are characterized by the Dirichlet boundary conditions. We show that if the thermodynamic state with Bose–Einstein condensate present is correctly approached along the path pertinent to the Dirichlet b.c. then the leading term describing the large-distance decay of thermal Casimir force between the walls is $$\sim 1/D^{2}$$ ∼ 1 / D 2 with a non-universal amplitude. The next order correction is $$\sim \ln D/D^3$$ ∼ ln D / D 3 . These observations remain in contrast with the decay law for both the periodic and Neumann boundary conditions for which the leading term is $$\sim 1/D^3$$ ∼ 1 / D 3 with a universal amplitude. We associate this discrepancy with the D-dependent positive value of the one-particle ground state energy in the case of Dirichlet boundary conditions.

A local scattering approach for the effects of abrupt changes on boundary-layer instability and transition: a finite-Reynolds-number formulation for isolated distortions

2017 ◽  
Vol 822 ◽  
pp. 444-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhangfeng Huang ◽  
Xuesong Wu
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Eigenvalue Problem ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Abrupt Change ◽  
Base Flow ◽  
Wall Suction ◽  
S Waves ◽  
Boundary Layer Instability ◽  
Abrupt Changes

We investigate the influence of abrupt changes on boundary-layer instability and transition. Such changes can take different forms including a local porous wall, suction/injection and surface roughness as well as junctions between rigid and porous walls. They may modify the boundary conditions and/or the mean flow, and their effects on transition have usually been assessed by performing stability analysis for the modified base flow and/or boundary conditions. However, such a conventional local linear stability theory (LST) becomes invalid if the change occurs over a relatively short scale comparable with, or even shorter than, the characteristic wavelength of the instability. In this case, the influence on transition is through scattering with the abrupt change acting as a local scatter, that is, an instability mode propagating through the region of abrupt change is scattered by the strong streamwise inhomogeneity to acquire a different amplitude. A local scattering approach (LSA) should be formulated instead, in which a transmission coefficient, defined as the ratio of the amplitude of the instability wave after the scatter to that before, is introduced to characterize the effect on instability and transition. In the present study, we present a finite-Reynolds-number formulation of LSA for isolated changes including a rigid plate interspersed by a local porous panel and a wall suction through a narrow slot. When the weak non-parallelism of the unperturbed base flow is ignored, the local scattering problem can be cast as an eigenvalue problem, in which the transmission coefficient appears as the eigenvalue. We also improved the method to take into account the non-parallelism of the unperturbed base flow, where it is found that the weak non-parallelism has a rather minor effect. The general formulation is specialized to two-dimensional Tollmien–Schlichting (T–S) waves. The resulting eigenvalue problem is solved, and full direct numerical simulations (DNS) are performed to verify some of the predictions by LSA. A parametric study indicates that conventional LST is valid only when the change is sufficiently gradual, and becomes either inaccurate or invalid when the scale of the local distortion is short. A local porous panel enhances T–S waves, while a local suction with a moderate mass flux significantly inhibits T–S waves. In the latter case, a comprehensive comparison is made between the theoretical predictions and experimental data, and a satisfactory quantitative agreement was observed.

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