Errata: Approximate solutions to the half-space integral transport equation near a plane boundary

1981 ◽  
Vol 59 (7) ◽  
pp. 966-966
Author(s):  
Michael S. Milgram
1980 ◽  
Vol 58 (9) ◽  
pp. 1291-1310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Milgram

A set of functions spanning the solution space of the integral transport equation near a boundary in semi-infinite plane geometry is obtained and used to reduce the problem to that of a system of linear algebraic equations. Expressions for the boundary angular flux are obtained by matrix multiplication, and the theory is extended to adjacent half-space problems by matching the angular flux at the boundary. Thus a unified theory is obtained for well-behaved arbitrary sources in semi-infinite plane geometry. Numerical results are given for both Milne's problem and the problem of constant production in adjacent half-spaces, and albedo problems in semi-infinite geometry. The solutions for the flux density are best near the boundary, and for the angular flux are best for angles near the plane of the boundary; it is conjectured that the theory will prove most useful when extended to arrays of finite slabs.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Abo-Dahab ◽  
Kh. Lotfy ◽  
A. Gohaly

The aim of the present investigation is to study the effects of magnetic field, relaxation times, and rotation on the propagation of surface waves with imperfect boundary. The propagation between an isotropic elastic layer of finite thickness and a homogenous isotropic thermodiffusive elastic half-space with rotation in the context of Green-Lindsay (GL) model is studied. The secular equation for surface waves in compact form is derived after developing the mathematical model. The phase velocity and attenuation coefficient are obtained for stiffness, and then deduced for normal stiffness, tangential stiffness and welded contact. The amplitudes of displacements, temperature, and concentration are computed analytically at the free plane boundary. Some special cases are illustrated and compared with previous results obtained by other authors. The effects of rotation, magnetic field, and relaxation times on the speed, attenuation coefficient, and the amplitudes of displacements, temperature, and concentration are displayed graphically.


1968 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Nickell ◽  
J. L. Sackman

A method for obtaining approximate solutions to initial-boundary-value problems in the linear theory of coupled thermoelasticity is developed. This procedure is a direct variational method representing an extension of the Ritz method. As an illustration of the procedure, it is applied to a class of one-dimensional, transient problems involving weak thermal shocks. The problems considered are: (a) Rapid heating of a half space through a thermally conducting boundary layer, and (b) gradual heating of the boundary surface of a half space. The solutions generated by the extended Ritz method are compared, for accuracy, to solutions obtained from a numerical inversion scheme for the Laplace transform based on Gaussian quadrature. These comparisons indicate that the variational procedure developed here can yield accurate results.


Discussion of the problem of an elastic half-space with spherical cavity is continued in respect of Rayleigh waves on the plane boundary. Displacements in the initial and first group of higher order Rayleigh waves are derived by using the time-harmonic solution developed in part I of this series with attention confined to the case of time-harmonic normal stress at the cavity. These are employed to find also the response to an exponential shock at the cavity and graphs are presented showing the surface motion due to the initial Rayleigh waves. Finally, in an appendix to the paper, some comments are given on a recent paper by R. D. Gregory on the problem of the half-space with cavity.


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