A Numerical Study of the Self-Similar Solutions of the Schrödinger Map

2009 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 1047-1077 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. de la Hoz ◽  
C. J. García-Cervera ◽  
L. Vega
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Study ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Similar ◽  
Similar Solutions ◽  
Schrödinger Map

On a self-similar solution for the decay of turbulent bursts

1992 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. P. Hastings ◽  
L. A. Peletier
Keyword(s):  
Asymptotic Behaviour ◽  
Physical Parameter ◽  
Dimensional Analysis ◽  
Existence And Uniqueness ◽  
The Self ◽  
Similar Solution ◽  
Self Similar Solution ◽  
Eigenvalue Parameter ◽  
Self Similar ◽  
Similar Solutions

We discuss the self-similar solutions of the second kind associated with the propagation of turbulent bursts in a fluid at rest. Such solutions involve an eigenvalue parameter μ, which cannot be determined from dimensional analysis. Existence and uniqueness are established and the dependence of μ on a physical parameter λ in the problem is studied: estimates are obtained and the asymptotic behaviour as λ → ∞ is established.

Natural convection flow far from a horizontal plate

1999 ◽  
Vol 387 ◽  
pp. 227-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
VALOD NOSHADI ◽  
WILHELM SCHNEIDER
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Prandtl Number ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Axisymmetric Flow ◽  
The Self ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Navier Stokes Equations ◽  
Boundary Layer Equations ◽  
Self Similar ◽  
Similar Solutions

Plane and axisymmetric (radial), horizontal laminar jet flows, produced by natural convection on a horizontal finite plate acting as a heat dipole, are considered at large distances from the plate. It is shown that physically acceptable self-similar solutions of the boundary-layer equations, which include buoyancy effects, exist in certain Prandtl-number regimes, i.e. 0.5<Pr[les ]1.470588 for plane, and Pr>1 for axisymmetric flow. In the plane flow case, the eigenvalues of the self-similar solutions are independent of the Prandtl number and can be determined from a momentum balance, whereas in the axisymmetric case the eigenvalues depend on the Prandtl number and are to be determined as part of the solution of the eigenvalue problem. For Prandtl numbers equal to, or smaller than, the lower limiting values of 0.5 and 1 for plane and axisymmetric flow, respectively, the far flow field is a non-buoyant jet, for which self-similar solutions of the boundary-layer equations are also provided. Furthermore it is shown that self-similar solutions of the full Navier–Stokes equations for axisymmetric flow, with the velocity varying as 1/r, exist for arbitrary values of the Prandtl number.Comparisons with finite-element solutions of the full Navier–Stokes equations show that the self-similar boundary-layer solutions are asymptotically approached as the plate Grashof number tends to infinity, whereas the self-similar solution to the full Navier–Stokes equations is applicable, for a given value of the Prandtl number, only to one particular, finite value of the Grashof number.In the Appendices second-order boundary-layer solutions are given, and uniformly valid composite expansions are constructed; asymptotic expansions for large values of the lateral coordinate are performed to study the decay of the self-similar boundary-layer flows; and the stability of the jets is investigated using transient numerical solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations.

scholarly journals Analysis of the self-similar solutions of a generalized Burger's equation with nonlinear damping

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ch. Srinivasa Rao ◽  
P. L. Sachdev ◽  
Mythily Ramaswamy
Keyword(s):  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Nonlinear Damping ◽  
Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equation ◽  
The Self ◽  
Similar Reduction ◽  
Generalized Burgers Equation ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Self Similar ◽  
Parameter Ranges ◽  
Similar Solutions

The nonlinear ordinary differential equation resulting from the self-similar reduction of a generalized Burgers equation with nonlinear damping is studied in some detail. Assuming initial conditions at the origin we observe a wide variety of solutions – (positive) single hump, unbounded or those with a finite zero. The existence and nonexistence of positive bounded solutions with different types of decay (exponential or algebraic) to zero at infinity for specific parameter ranges are proved.

scholarly journals Theoretical interpretation of fetch limited wind-drivensea observations

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1011-1020 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. E. Zakharov
Keyword(s):  
Gravity Waves ◽  
Wave Breaking ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
The Self ◽  
Theoretical Interpretation ◽  
Simple Analytical Model ◽  
Surface Gravity Waves ◽  
Interaction Terms ◽  
Self Similar ◽  
Similar Solutions

Abstract. We show that the results of major fetch limited field studies of wind-generated surface gravity waves on deep water can be explained in the framework of simple analytical model. The spectra measured in these experiments are described by self-similar solutions of ``conservative" Hasselmann equation that includes only advective and nonlinear interaction terms. Interaction with the wind and dissipation due to the wave breaking indirectly defines parameters of the self-similar solutions.

scholarly journals ACCRETION AND PLASMA OUTFLOW FROM DISSIPATIONLESS DISCS

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (03) ◽  
pp. 339-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. V. BOGOVALOV ◽  
S. R. KELNER
Keyword(s):  
Angular Momentum ◽  
Similar Case ◽  
Gravitational Energy ◽  
Accretion Disc ◽  
The Self ◽  
Low Viscosity ◽  
Variable Polarity ◽  
Self Similar ◽  
Similar Solutions ◽  
High Electric Conductivity

We consider the specific case of disc accretion for negligibly low viscosity and infinitely high electric conductivity. The key component in this model is the outflowing magnetized wind from the accretion disc, since this wind effectively carries away angular momentum of the accreting matter. Assuming magnetic field has variable polarity in the disc (to avoid magnetic flux and energy accumulation at the gravitational center), this leads to radiatively inefficient accretion of the disc matter onto the gravitational center. In such a case, the wind forms an outflow, which carries away all the energy and angular momentum of the accreted matter. Interestingly, in this framework, the basic properties of the outflow (as well as angular momentum and energy flux per particle in the outflow) do not depend on the structure of accretion disc. The self-similar solutions obtained prove the existence of such an accreting regime. In the self-similar case, the disc accretion rate (Ṁ) depends on the distance to the gravitational center, r, as [Formula: see text], where λ is the dimensionless Alfvenic radius. Thus, the outflow predominantly occurs from the very central part of the disc provided that λ ≫ 1 (it follows from the conservation of matter). The accretion/outflow mechanism provides transformation of the gravitational energy from the accreted matter into the energy of the outflowing wind with efficiency close to 100%. The flow velocity can essentially exceed the Kepler velocity at the site of the wind launch.

On the correctness of a model for phase transitions in binary alloys

1990 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. G. Götz
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Heat Conduction ◽  
Stability Criterion ◽  
Binary Alloys ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Similar Solution ◽  
Self Similar ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Similar Solutions ◽  
And Diffusion

The main result of this paper is a non-uniqueness theorem for the self-similar solutions of a model for phase transitions in binary alloys. The reason for this non-uniqueness is the discontinuity in the coefficients of heat conduction and diffusion at the inter-phase. Also the existence of a self-similar solution and the stability criterion are discussed.

scholarly journals A numerical study of a variable-density low-speed turbulent mixing layer

2017 ◽  
Vol 830 ◽  
pp. 569-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Almagro ◽  
Manuel García-Villalba ◽  
Oscar Flores
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Mach Number ◽  
Incompressible Flows ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Mixing Layer ◽  
Variable Density ◽  
The Self ◽  
Low Speed ◽  
Self Similar

Direct numerical simulations of a temporally developing, low-speed, variable-density, turbulent, plane mixing layer are performed. The Navier–Stokes equations in the low-Mach-number approximation are solved using a novel algorithm based on an extended version of the velocity–vorticity formulation used by Kim et al. (J. Fluid Mech., vol 177, 1987, 133–166) for incompressible flows. Four cases with density ratios $s=1,2,4$ and 8 are considered. The simulations are run with a Prandtl number of 0.7, and achieve a $Re_{\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}}$ up to 150 during the self-similar evolution of the mixing layer. It is found that the growth rate of the mixing layer decreases with increasing density ratio, in agreement with theoretical models of this phenomenon. Comparison with high-speed data shows that the reduction of the growth rates with increasing density ratio has a weak dependence with the Mach number. In addition, the shifting of the mixing layer to the low-density stream has been characterized by analysing one-point statistics within the self-similar interval. This shifting has been quantified, and related to the growth rate of the mixing layer under the assumption that the shape of the mean velocity and density profiles do not change with the density ratio. This leads to a predictive model for the reduction of the growth rate of the momentum thickness, which agrees reasonably well with the available data. Finally, the effect of the density ratio on the turbulent structure has been analysed using flow visualizations and spectra. It is found that with increasing density ratio the longest scales in the high-density side are gradually inhibited. A gradual reduction of the energy in small scales with increasing density ratio is also observed.

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