Effect of Electrostatic Field on Film Rupture

1999 ◽  
Vol 121 (3) ◽  
pp. 651-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rama Subba Reddy Gorla ◽  
Larry W. Byrd
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Electrostatic Field ◽  
Body Force ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Finite Amplitude ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Film Rupture ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Long Wavelength ◽  
The Stability

Nonlinear thin film rupture has been analyzed by investigating the stability of films under the influence of a nonuniform electrostatic field to finite amplitude disturbances. The dynamics of the liquid film is formulated using the Navier-Stokes equations including a body force term due to van der Waals attractions. The effect of the electric field is included in the analysis only in the boundary condition at the liquid vapor interface. The governing equation was solved by finite difference method as part of an initial value problem for spatial periodic boundary conditions. The electric field stabilizes the film and increases the time to rupture when a long wavelength perturbation is introduced.

Nonlinear Theory of Tear Film Rupture

2000 ◽  
Vol 122 (5) ◽  
pp. 498-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhu Sudan Reddy Gorla ◽  
Rama Subba Reddy Gorla
Keyword(s):  
Body Force ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Tear Film ◽  
Finite Amplitude ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Force Term ◽  
Initial Value ◽  
Film Rupture ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
The Stability

Nonlinear thin film rupture has been analyzed by investigating the stability of tear films to finite amplitude disturbances. The dynamics of the liquid film is formulated using the Navier–Stokes equations, including a body force term due to van der Waals attractions. The governing equation was solved by the finite difference method as part of an initial value problem for spatial periodic boundary conditions. The rupture of the tear film covering the cornea and the formation of dry spots is an important phenomenon in various pathological states associated with a dry eye. [S0148-0731(00)00605-1]

Numerical Investigation of the Coulter Principle in a Microfluidic Device

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muheng Zhang ◽  
Yongsheng Lian
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Working Mechanism ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Sheath Flow ◽  
Coulter Counters ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Cell Motion

Coulter counters are analytical microfluidic instrument used to measure the size and concentration of biological cells or colloid particles suspended in electrolyte. The underlying working mechanism of Coulter counters is the Coulter principle which relies on the fact that when low-conductive cells pass through an electric field these cells cause disturbances in the measurement (current or voltage). Useful information about these cells can be obtained by analyzing these disturbances if an accurate correlation between the measured disturbances and cell characteristics. In this paper we use computational fluid dynamics method to investigate this correlation. The flow field is described by solving the Navier-Stokes equations, the electric field is represented by a Laplace’s equation in which the conductivity is calculated from the Navier-Stokes equations, and the cell motion is calculated by solving the equations of motion. The accuracy of the code is validated by comparing with analytical solutions. The study is based on a coplanar Coulter counter with three inlets that consist of two sheath flow inlet and one conductive flow inlet. The effects of diffusivity, cell size, sheath flow rate, and cell geometry are discussed in details. The impacts of electrode size, gap between electrodes and electrode location on the measured distribution are also studied.

Advanced Numerical Methods for the Prediction of Tonal Noise in Turbomachinery—Part I: Implicit Runge–Kutta Schemes

2013 ◽  
Vol 136 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham Ashcroft ◽  
Christian Frey ◽  
Kathrin Heitkamp ◽  
Christian Weckmüller
Keyword(s):  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Temporal Integration ◽  
Aerodynamic Noise ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Noise Generation ◽  
Academic Problems ◽  
Tonal Noise ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Runge Kutta ◽  
The Stability

This is the first part of a series of two papers on unsteady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods for the numerical simulation of aerodynamic noise generation and propagation. In this part, the stability, accuracy, and efficiency of implicit Runge–Kutta schemes for the temporal integration of the compressible Navier–Stokes equations are investigated in the context of a CFD code for turbomachinery applications. Using two model academic problems, the properties of two explicit first stage, singly diagonally implicit Runge–Kutta (ESDIRK) schemes of second- and third-order accuracy are quantified and compared with more conventional second-order multistep methods. Finally, to assess the ESDIRK schemes in the context of an industrially relevant configuration, the schemes are applied to predict the tonal noise generation and transmission in a modern high bypass ratio fan stage and comparisons with the corresponding experimental data are provided.

Investigation of the stability of boundary layers by a finite-difference model of the Navier—Stokes equations

1976 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Fasel
Keyword(s):  
Finite Difference ◽  
Stability Theory ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Linear Stability Theory ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Experimental Measurements ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Small Periodic

The stability of incompressible boundary-layer flows on a semi-infinite flat plate and the growth of disturbances in such flows are investigated by numerical integration of the complete Navier–;Stokes equations for laminar two-dimensional flows. Forced time-dependent disturbances are introduced into the flow field and the reaction of the flow to such disturbances is studied by directly solving the Navier–Stokes equations using a finite-difference method. An implicit finitedifference scheme was developed for the calculation of the extremely unsteady flow fields which arose from the forced time-dependent disturbances. The problem of the numerical stability of the method called for special attention in order to avoid possible distortions of the results caused by the interaction of unstable numerical oscillations with physically meaningful perturbations. A demonstration of the suitability of the numerical method for the investigation of stability and the initial growth of disturbances is presented for small periodic perturbations. For this particular case the numerical results can be compared with linear stability theory and experimental measurements. In this paper a number of numerical calculations for small periodic disturbances are discussed in detail. The results are generally in fairly close agreement with linear stability theory or experimental measurements.

scholarly journals The Asymptotic Stability of the Generalized 3D Navier-Stokes Equations

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Wen-Juan Wang ◽  
Yan Jia
Keyword(s):  
Weak Solution ◽  
Asymptotic Stability ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Perturbed System ◽  
Regular Class ◽  
Stability Issue ◽  
The Stability

We study the stability issue of the generalized 3D Navier-Stokes equations. It is shown that if the weak solutionuof the Navier-Stokes equations lies in the regular class∇u∈Lp(0,∞;Bq,∞0(ℝ3)),(2α/p)+(3/q)=2α,2<q<∞,0<α<1, then every weak solutionv(x,t)of the perturbed system converges asymptotically tou(x,t)asvt-utL2→0,t→∞.

scholarly journals On the Importance of the Influence of both Velocity and Aspect Ratios on the Occurrence of Bifurcation Phenomena within a Two-Sided Lid-Driven Enclosure

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 160-172
Author(s):  
Fayçal Hammami ◽  
Nader Ben Cheikh ◽  
Brahim Ben Beya
Keyword(s):  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Left Wall ◽  
Driven Cavity ◽  
Aspect Ratios ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Right

This paper deals with the numerical study of bifurcations in a two-sided lid driven cavity flow. The flow is generated by moving the upper wall to the right while moving the left wall downwards. Numerical simulations are performed by solving the unsteady two dimensional Navier-Stokes equations using the finite volume method and multigrid acceleration. In this problem, the ratio of the height to the width of the cavity are ranged from H/L = 0.25 to 1.5. The code for this cavity is presented using rectangular cavity with the grids 144 × 36, 144 × 72, 144 × 104, 144 × 136, 144 × 176 and 144 × 216. Numerous comparisons with the results available in the literature are given. Very good agreements are found between current numerical results and published numerical results. Various velocity ratios ranged in 0.01≤ α ≤ 0.99 at a fixed aspect ratios (A = 0.5, 0.75, 1.25 and 1.5) were considered. It is observed that the transition to the unsteady regime follows the classical scheme of a Hopf bifurcation. The stability analysis depending on the aspect ratio, velocity ratios α and the Reynolds number when transition phenomenon occurs is considered in this paper.

scholarly journals Spectral Direction Splitting Schemes for the Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lizhen Chen ◽  
Jie Shen ◽  
Chuanju Xu
Keyword(s):  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Splitting Schemes ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Order Of Accuracy ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Pressure Stabilization ◽  
Legendre Spectral Method ◽  
Direction Splitting ◽  
The Stability

AbstractWe propose and analyze spectral direction splitting schemes for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. The schemes combine a Legendre-spectral method for the spatial discretization and a pressure-stabilization/direction splitting scheme for the temporal discretization, leading to a sequence of one-dimensional elliptic equations at each time step while preserving the same order of accuracy as the usual pressure-stabilization schemes. We prove that these schemes are unconditionally stable, and present numerical results which demonstrate the stability, accuracy, and efficiency of the proposed methods.

Numerical Modelling of Hydrodynamic Instabilities in Supercritical Fluids

2021 ◽  
pp. 32-54
Author(s):  
Sakir Amiroudine
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Thermal Boundary Layer ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Gravitational Instability ◽  
Heat Diffusion ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Stability Diagrams ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Rayleigh Benard

The case of a supercritical fluid heated from below (Rayleigh-Bénard) in a rectangular cavity is first presented. The stability of the two boundary layers (hot and cold) is analyzed by numerically solving the Navier-Stokes equations with a van der Waals gas and stability diagrams are derived. The very large compressibility and the very low heat diffusivity of near critical pure fluids induce very large density gradients which lead to a Rayleigh–Taylor-like gravitational instability of the heat diffusion layer and results in terms of growth rates and wave numbers are presented. Depending on the relative direction of the interface or the boundary layer with respect to vibration, vibrational forces can destabilize a thermal boundary layer, resulting in parametric/Rayleigh vibrational instabilities. This has recently been achieved by using a numerical model which does not require any equation of state and directly calculates properties from NIST data base, for instance.

Stability of Navier–Stokes Equations

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Yves Chemin ◽  
Benoit Desjardins ◽  
Isabelle Gallagher ◽  
Emmanuel Grenier
Keyword(s):  
Stokes System ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Well Posedness ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Three Space

In this chapter we intend to investigate the stability of the Leray solutions constructed in the previous chapter. It is useful to start by analyzing the linearized version of the Navier–Stokes equations, so the first section of the chapter is devoted to the proof of the well-posedness of the time-dependent Stokes system. The study will be applied in Section 3.2 to the two-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations, and the more delicate case of three space dimensions will be dealt with in Sections 3.3–3.5.

An investigation on the instability of a flexible liquid-filled rotor

2019 ◽  
Vol 234 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-172
Author(s):  
Guangding Wang ◽  
Huiqun Yuan ◽  
Hongyun Sun
Keyword(s):  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Fluid Motion ◽  
Coupling Model ◽  
Frequency Equation ◽  
Rotor System ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Continuity Equations ◽  
The Stability

In this paper, the stability of a flexible rotor partially filled with liquid is investigated. On the basis of the Navier-Stokes equations for the incompressible flow, a two-dimensional analytical model is developed for fluid motion. Applying the perturbation method, the linearized Navier-Stokes and continuity equations of fluid particles are obtained. Using the boundary conditions of fluid motion, the fluid forces exerted on the rotor are calculated. According to the established fluid-structure coupling model of the rotor system, the whirling frequency equation, which is applied to determine the stability of the system, is derived. The analysis results of the system stability are compared with the theoretical ones reported in the previous study. Good agreement is shown between the results of the present analysis and the literature results. The influences of the main parameters on the dynamic stability of the rotor system are discussed.

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