The Hydrodynamic Stability of Two Viscous Incompressible Fluids in Parallel Uniform Shearing Motion

1979 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. T. Tsahalis
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Incompressible Fluid ◽  
Viscosity Ratio ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Steady Motion ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Neutral Stability ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Shearing Motion

The stability problem of a thin film of a viscous incompressible fluid bounded on one side by another more viscous and less dense incompressible fluid of semi-infinite extent and on the other side by a fixed wall, where both fluids are in steady motion parallel to their interface and each fluid has a linear velocity profile, is solved for large values of the Reynolds number and small values of the viscosity ratio. Neutral stability curves of the Reynolds number versus the wave number are presented, parametrized with either the density ratio or the viscosity ratio as the family parameters.

Experimental investigations of the stability of channel flows. Part 2. Two-layered co-current flow in a rectangular channel

1972 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy W. Kao ◽  
Cheol Park
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Current Flow ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Shear Waves ◽  
Transition To Turbulence ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Neutral Stability ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Transition Range ◽  
The Stability

The stability of the laminar co-current flow of two fluids, oil and water, in a rectangular channel was investigated experimentally, with and without artificial excitation. For the ratio of viscosity explored, only the disturbances in water grew in the beginning stages of transition to turbulence. The critical water Reynolds number, based upon the hydraulic diameter of the channel and the superficial velocity defined by the ratio of flow rate of water to total cross-sectional area of the channel, was found to be 2300. The behaviour of damped and growing shear waves in water was examined in detail using artificial excitation and briefly compared with that observed in Part 1. Mean flow profiles, the amplitude distribution of disturbances in water, the amplification rate, wave speed and wavenumbers were obtained. A neutral stability boundary in the wave-number, water Reynolds number plane was also obtained experimentally.It was found that in natural transition the interfacial mode was not excited. The first appearance of interfacial waves was actually a manifestation of the shear waves in water. The role of the interface in the transition range from laminar to turbulent flow in water was to introduce and enhance spanwise oscillation in the water phase and to hasten the process of breakdown for growing disturbances.

The stability of a two-dimensional laminar jet

1958 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Tatsumi ◽  
T. Kakutani
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Basic Assumption ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Neutral Stability ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Lower Branch ◽  
Laminar Jet ◽  
Numerical Result ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Different Parts

This paper deals with the stability of a two-dimensional laminar jet against the infinitesimal antisymmetric disturbance. The curve of the neutral stability in the (α, R)-plane (α, the wave-number; R, Reynolds number) is calculated using two different methods for the different parts of the curve; the solution is developed in powers of (αR)−1 for obtaining the upper branch of the curve and in powers of αR for the lower branch.The asymptotic behaviour of these branches is that for branch I,$\alpha \rightarrow 2, \;\; c \rightarrow \frac{2}{3}$ for $R \rightarrow \infty$; and for branch II, $R \sim 1\cdot12\alpha^{-1|2},\; c \sim 1\cdot 20 \alpha^2$ for α → 0. Some discussion is given on the validity of the basic assumption of the stability theory in relation to the numerical result obtained here.

On the stability of viscous flow between parallel planes in the presence of a co-planar magnetic field

1954 ◽  
Vol 221 (1145) ◽  
pp. 189-206 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Neutral Stability ◽  
Energy Relation ◽  
Geometrical Properties ◽  
Electrically Conducting ◽  
Neutral Curves ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Linearized equations are derived which govern the stability of a viscous, electrically conducting fluid in motion between two parallel planes in the presence of a co-planar magnetic field. With one suitable approximation, which restricts the valid range of Reynolds number of the theory, the problem of stability is reduced to the solution of a fourth-order ordinary differential equation. The disturbances considered are neither amplified nor damped, but are neutral. Curves of wave number against Reynolds number for neutral stability are calculated for a range of values of a certain parameter, q , which represents the magnetic effects. For given physical and geometrical properties, the critical Reynolds number above which the flow is unstable rises with the strength of the magnetic field. These results are completely within the range of the approximation mentioned. In addition, an energy relation is derived which illustrates the balance between energy transferred from the basic flow to the disturbances, and that dissipated by viscosity and by the magnetic field perturbations.

The stability of the flow of an electrically conducting fluid between parallel planes under a transverse magnetic field

1955 ◽  
Vol 233 (1192) ◽  
pp. 105-125 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Transverse Magnetic Field ◽  
Transverse Magnetic ◽  
Conducting Fluid ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Neutral Stability ◽  
Electrically Conducting ◽  
Electrically Conducting Fluid ◽  
The Stability

The stability under small disturbances is investigated of the two-dimensional laminar motion of an electrically conducting fluid under a transverse magnetic field. It is found that the dominating factor is the change in shape of the undisturbed velocity profile caused by the magnetic field, which depends only on the Hartmann number M . Curves of wave number against Reynolds number for neutral stability are calculated for a range of values of M ; for large values of M the calculations are similar to those which determine the stability of ordinary boundary-layer flow. The critical Reynolds number is found to rise very rapidly with increasing M , so that a transverse magnetic field has a powerful stabilizing influence on this type of flow.

Influence of viscosity temperature dependence on the spectral characteristics of the thermoviscous liquids flow stability equation

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.D. Nizamova ◽  
V.N. Kireev ◽  
S.F. Urmancheev
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Spectral Characteristics ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Critical Parameters ◽  
Fluid Viscosity ◽  
Flat Channel ◽  
Stability Equation ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Thermoviscous Fluid ◽  
Sommerfeld Equation

The flow of a viscous model fluid in a flat channel with a non-uniform temperature field is considered. The problem of the stability of a thermoviscous fluid is solved on the basis of the derived generalized Orr-Sommerfeld equation by the spectral decomposition method in Chebyshev polynomials. The effect of taking into account the linear and exponential dependences of the fluid viscosity on temperature on the spectral characteristics of the hydrodynamic stability equation for an incompressible fluid in a flat channel with given different wall temperatures is investigated. Analytically obtained profiles of the flow rate of a thermovisible fluid. The spectral pictures of the eigenvalues of the generalized Orr-Sommerfeld equation are constructed. It is shown that the structure of the spectra largely depends on the properties of the liquid, which are determined by the viscosity functional dependence index. It has been established that for small values of the thermoviscosity parameter the spectrum compares the spectrum for isothermal fluid flow, however, as it increases, the number of eigenvalues and their density increase, that is, there are more points at which the problem has a nontrivial solution. The stability of the flow of a thermoviscous fluid depends on the presence of an eigenvalue with a positive imaginary part among the entire set of eigenvalues found with fixed Reynolds number and wavenumber parameters. It is shown that with a fixed Reynolds number and a wave number with an increase in the thermoviscosity parameter, the flow becomes unstable. The spectral characteristics determine the structure of the eigenfunctions and the critical parameters of the flow of a thermally viscous fluid. The eigenfunctions constructed in the subsequent works show the behavior of transverse-velocity perturbations, their possible growth or decay over time.

Stability of Viscoelastic Channel Flow

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nariman Ashrafi
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Viscosity Ratio ◽  
Weissenberg Number ◽  
Base Flow ◽  
Galerkin Projection ◽  
Large Reynolds Number ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Stress Effects ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The One

The nonlinear stability and bifurcation of the one-dimensional channel (Poiseuille) flow is examined for a Johnson-Segalman fluid. The velocity and stress are represented by orthonormal functions in the transverse direction to the flow. The flow field is obtained from the conservation and constitutive equations using the Galerkin projection method. Both inertia and normal stress effects are included. The stability picture is dramatically influenced by the viscosity ratio. The range of shear rate or Weissenberg number for which the base flow is unstable increases from zero as the fluid deviates from the Newtonian limit as decreases. Typically, two turning points are observed near the critical Weissenberg numbers. The transient response is heavily influenced by the level of inertia. It is found that the flow responds oscillatorily. When the Reynolds number is small, and monotonically at large Reynolds number when elastic effects are dominated by inertia.

The effect of a radial magnetic field on the stability of Couette flow

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 258-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Ali
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Eigenvalue Problem ◽  
Incompressible Fluid ◽  
Couette Flow ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Rotating Cylinders ◽  
Radial Magnetic Field ◽  
Electrically Conducting ◽  
Angular Velocities ◽  
The Stability

The effect of a radial magnetic field on the stability of an electrically conducting incompressible fluid between two concentric rotating cylinders is considered. The eigenvalue problem for determining the critical Taylor number TC and the corresponding wave number aC is solved numerically for different values of ±μ(= Ω2/Ω1), (where Ω1, and Ω2 are me angular velocities of the inner and outer cylinders, respectively) and for different gap sizes. It is observed that the radial magnetic field stabilizes the flow. This effect is more pronounced for cylinders that are corotating as compared with counter-rotating cylinders or the situation where only the inner one is rotating.

scholarly journals The steady oblique path of buoyancy-driven disks and spheres

2012 ◽  
Vol 707 ◽  
pp. 24-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Fabre ◽  
Joël Tchoufag ◽  
Jacques Magnaudet
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Critical Reynolds Number ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Steady Motion ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Motion ◽  
Angle Of Incidence ◽  
Weakly Nonlinear ◽  
Numerical Studies ◽  
Flow Past

AbstractWe consider the steady motion of disks of various thicknesses in a weakly viscous flow, in the case where the angle of incidence $\ensuremath{\alpha} $ (defined as that between the disk axis and its velocity) is small. We derive the structure of the steady flow past the body and the associated hydrodynamic force and torque through a weakly nonlinear expansion of the flow with respect to $\ensuremath{\alpha} $. When buoyancy drives the body motion, we obtain a solution corresponding to an oblique path with a non-zero incidence by requiring the torque to vanish and the hydrodynamic and net buoyancy forces to balance each other. This oblique solution is shown to arise through a bifurcation at a critical Reynolds number ${\mathit{Re}}^{\mathit{SO}} $ which does not depend upon the body-to-fluid density ratio and is distinct from the critical Reynolds number ${\mathit{Re}}^{\mathit{SS}} $ corresponding to the steady bifurcation of the flow past the body held fixed with $\ensuremath{\alpha} = 0$. We then apply the same approach to the related problem of a sphere that weakly rotates about an axis perpendicular to its path and show that an oblique path sets in at a critical Reynolds number ${\mathit{Re}}^{\mathit{SO}} $ slightly lower than ${\mathit{Re}}^{\mathit{SS}} $, in agreement with available numerical studies.

scholarly journals The steady motion and stability of a helical vortex

1928 ◽  
Vol 120 (786) ◽  
pp. 670-690 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Vortex Motion ◽  
Steady Motion ◽  
Vortex Rings ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Flow Past A Cylinder ◽  
Two Dimensional Flow ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Sectional Shape ◽  
Stable Formation

1. Introductory .—This is the third of a series of papers dealing with the stability or instability of certain forms of vortex motion associated with the wake of a body moving in a fluid. In the earlier papers we examined the case of a system of equal vortex rings in parallel planes, as they might form in the rear of a sphere in steady motion. Nisi and Porter have shown that the lowest speed at which the vortex ring forms is 8·14 v / d where v is the kinematic viscosity of the fluid and d is the diameter of the sphere. Such a system of vortices has been proved to be only partially stable, and it is therefore to be inferred that their production occurs at a transition stage to a more stable type of flow. Now it is well known that in the case of two dimensional flow past a cylinder of any cross-sectional shape, eddies are formed in symmetrical pairs at low values of Reynolds' number, whereas at higher values asymmetry sets in and the eddying is formed alternately at one side of the cylinder and then at the other with regular periodicity. This latter stage occurs over a range of values of Reynolds’ number extending from about 70 to 10 5 . Detailed explorations of the field for some distance behind the cylinder have established that the centres of eddying approximately assume the stable formation which has come to be known as the “Kármán vortex street."

Effect of surfactants on the long-wave stability of two-layer oscillatory film flow

2021 ◽  
Vol 928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Cheng Wang ◽  
Haibo Huang ◽  
Peng Gao ◽  
Xi-Yun Lu
Keyword(s):  
Film Flow ◽  
Viscosity Ratio ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Thickness Ratio ◽  
High Frequency Oscillation ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Layer Film ◽  
Wave Disturbances ◽  
Long Wave ◽  
The Stability

The stability of the two-layer film flow driven by an oscillatory plate under long-wave disturbances is studied. The influence of key factors, such as thickness ratio ( $n$ ), viscosity ratio ( $m$ ), density ratio ( $r$ ), oscillatory frequency ( $\beta$ ) and insoluble surfactants on the stability behaviours is studied systematically. Four special Floquet patterns are identified, and the corresponding growth rates are obtained by solving the eigenvalue problem of the fourth-order matrix. A small viscosity ratio ( $m\le 1$ ) may stabilize the flow but it depends on the thickness ratio. If the viscosity ratio is not very small ( $m>0.1$ ), in the $(\beta ,n)$ -plane, stable and unstable curved stripes appear alternately. In other words, under the circumstances, if the two-layer film flow is unstable, slightly adjusting the thickness of the upper film may make it stable. In particular, if the upper film is thin enough, even under high-frequency oscillation, the flow is always stable. The influence of density ratio is similar, i.e. there are curved stable and unstable stripes in the $(\beta ,r)$ -planes. Surface surfactants generally stabilize the flow of the two-layer oscillatory membrane, while interfacial surfactants may stabilize or destabilize the flow but the effect is mild. It is also found that gravity can generally stabilize the flow because it narrows the bandwidth of unstable frequencies.

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