SERIES PERTURBATIONS APPROXIMATE SOLUTIONS TO N-S EQUATIONS AND MODIFICATION TO ASYMPTOTIC EXPANSION MATCHED METHOD

A method that series perturbations approximate solutions to N-S equations with boundary conditions was discussed and adopted. Then the method was proved in which the asymptotic solutions of viscous fluid flow past a sphere were deducted. By the ameliorative asymptotic expansion matched method, the matched functions, are determined easily and the ameliorative curve of drag coefficient is coincident well with measured data in the case that Reynolds number is less than or equal to 40 000.

LIQUID-GAS COEXISTENCE EQUILIBRIUM IN A RELAXATION MODEL

Stability of liquid-gas coexistence equilibrium in a relaxation model for isothermal phase transition in a sealed one-dimensional tube was discussed. With matched asymptotic expansion, a linear system for first order perturbations was derived formally. By solving this system analytically, it is shown that small initial perturbations are damped out in general; yet they may maintain at certain level for special cases. Numerical evidence is presented. This manifests the regularization effects of relaxation.

Thermoelastic Analysis of Non-uniform Pressurized Functionally Graded Cylinder with Variable Thickness Using First Order Shear Deformation Theory(FSDT) and Perturbation Method

Recently application of functionally graded materials（FGMs） have attracted a great deal of interest. These materials are composed of various materials with different micro-structures which can vary spatially in FGMs. Such composites with varying thickness and non-uniform pressure can be used in the aerospace engineering. Therefore, analysis of such composite is of high importance in engineering problems. Thermoelastic analysis of functionally graded cylinder with variable thickness under non-uniform pressure is considered. First order shear deformation theory and total potential energy approach is applied to obtain the governing equations of non-homogeneous cylinder. Considering the inner and outer solutions, perturbation series are applied to solve the governing equations. Outer solution for out of boundaries and more sensitive variable in inner solution at the boundaries are considered. Combining of inner and outer solution for near and far points from boundaries leads to high accurate displacement field distribution. The main aim of this paper is to show the capability of matched asymptotic solution for different non-homogeneous cylinders with different shapes and different non-uniform pressures. The results can be used to design the optimum thickness of the cylinder and also some properties such as high temperature residence by applying non-homogeneous material.

DIFFRACTION OF A SOLITARY WAVE BY A THIN WEDGE PART 2. EFFECTS OF VISCOUS BOUNDARY LAYERS

Based on the study on the Mach reflection of a solitary wave in [3] , we continue to investi- gate effects of the boundary layers on the bottom and the vertical side wall. By using matched asymptotic methods, the two-dimensional KdV equation is modified to account for effects of viscosity. Numerical simulation of the problem shows that the effects of side wall are important while the effects of the bottom can be neglected. The results including the side wall's effects agree satisfactorily with those of Melville's experiments. Finally, we establish the simplified concept of the side wall effect and conclude that it repre- sents the physical reason for the discrepancy between the experiments and the previous calculations based on the inviscid fluid flow theory.

Matched Asymptotic Expansions of the Eigenvalues of a 3-D Boundary-Value Problem Relative to Two Cavities Linked by a Hole of Small Size

In this article,we consider a domain consisting of two cavities linked by a hole of small size.We derive a numerical method to compute an approximation of the eigenvalues of an elliptic operator without refining in the neighborhood of the hole.Several convergence rates are obtained and illustrated by numerical simulations.

A NOTE ON THE NARROW OPEN CHANNEL RESONANCE

A narrow open channel resonant phenomenon, newly found by the authors in corresponding numerical calculations , was proved to exist based on the method of matching asymptotic expansions for three different channel configurations. It is shown that the resonant wave numbe rk emerges around kL=nπ, n=1,2,3,…∞ with a corresponding frequency s hift, where L is the length of the channel. It is also clear that the resona nce in a narrow open channel is an essential property of a channel as long as it is uniformly narrow.

PDE Constrained Optimization and Design of Frozen Mode Crystals

We explore the use of PDE constrained nonlinear optimization techniques to optimize and design electromagnetic crystals which exhibit frozen mode behavior.This is characterized by Van Hove singularities in the dispersion relation,e.g.,stationary reflection points and degenerate band edge points.Hence,the optimization process modifies the dispersion relation by adjusting the geometries and material parameters.The resulting algorithm is found to be capable of recovering all known crystal configurations as well as many new configurations,some of which display dramatically improved properties over previously used configuration.We investigate both gyrotropic photonic crystals and degenerate band edge crystals as well as the more complex case of the oblique incidence.In this latter case,we extend the investigation to the three-dimensional case to identify the first three-dimensional crystal exhibiting frozen mode behavior.