FINITE SPEED OF PROPAGATION OF SOLUTIONS FOR SOME QUASILINEAR HIGHER ORDER PARABOLIC EQUATIONS WITH DOUBLY STRONG DEGENERATION

Under some conditions, one seows that the generalized solutions of the first boundary value problem for the equation [GRAPHICS] have the property of finite speed of propagation.

On entire solutions of some Fermat type differential-difference equations

On one hand,we study the existence of transcendental entire solutions with finite order of the Fermat type difference equations.On the other hand,we also investigate the existence and growth of solutions of nonlinear differential-difference equations.These results extend and improve some previous in[5,14].

Finite Element Analysis for the Structure Optimization Design of the CPUE Load-Bearing Wheel of Tracked Vehicle

A new kind of material cast polyurethane elastomers (CPUE) is introduced to take the place of rubber on load bearing wheel for the first time. Based on load bearing wheel dimensions, material properties and operating conditions, the structure of wheel flange is optimized by zero order finite element method. A detailed three dimensional finite element model of flange of load bearing wheel is developed and utilized to optimize structure of wheel flange. Its service life, which is affected by flange structure parameter, is analyzed by comparing the optimization results with those of prototype of wheel. The results of optimization are presented and the stress field of load bearing wheel in optimal dimension obtained by using finite element analysis method is demonstrated. The finite element analysis and optimization results show that the CPUE load bearing wheel is feasible and suitable for the tracked vehicle and has a guiding value in practice of the weighting design of the whole tracked vehicle.

UNIQUENESS OF DIFFERENCE POLYNOMIALS OF MEROMORPHIC FUNCTIONS

In this article, we investigate the uniqueness problems of difference polynomials of meromorphic functions and obtain some results which can be viewed as discrete analogues of the results given by Shibazaki. Some examples are given to show the results in this article are best possible.

Fully Nonlinear Simulations of Wave Resonance by An Array of Cylinders in Vertical Motions

The finite element method （FEM） is employed to analyze the resonant oscillations of the liquid confined within multiple or an array of floating bodies with fully nonlinear boundary conditions on the free surface and the body surface in two dimensions. The velocity potentials at each time step are obtained through the FEM with 8-node quadratic shape functions. The finite element linear system is solved by the conjugate gradient （CG） method with a symmetric successive overelaxlation （SSOR） preconditioner. The waves at the open boundary are absorbed by the combination of the damping zone method and the Sommerfeld-Orlanski equation. Numerical examples are given by an array of floating wedge- shaped cylinders and rectangular cylinders. Results are provided for heave motions including wave elevations, profiles and hydrodynamic forces. Comparisons are made in several cases with the results obtained from the second order solution in the time domain. It is found that the wave amplitude in the middle region of the array is larger than those in other places, and the hydrodynamic force on a cylinder increases with the cylinder closing to the middle of the array.

Some Results on Entire Functions of Finite Lower Order

Let f（z） be an entire function of order λ and of finite lower order μ. If the zeros of f（z） accumulate in the vicinity of a finite number of rays, then （a） λ is finite; （b） for every arbitrary number k1】1, there exists k2】1 such that T（k1r, f）≤k2T（r, f） for all r≥r0. Applying the above results, we prove that if f（z） is extremal for Yang’s inequality p=g/2, then （c） every deficient value of f（z） is also its asymptotic value; （d） every asymptotic value of f（z） is also its deficient value; （e） λ=μ; （f） ∑a≠∞δ5（a, f）≤1-k（μ）.

Recent advances of computational aeroacoustics

Computational aeroacoustics （CAA） is an interdiscipline of aeroacoustics and computational fluid dynamics （CFD） for the investigation of sound generation and propagation from various aeroacoustics problems. In this review, the foundation and research scope of CAA are introduced firstly. A review of the early advances and applications of CAA is then briefly surveyed, focusing on two key issues, namely, high order finite difference scheme and non-reflecting boundary condition. Furthermore, the advances of CAA during the past five years are highlighted. Finally, the future prospective of CAA is briefly discussed.

Conjugate natural convection of non-Newtonian hybrid nanofluid in wavy-shaped enclosure

The present study concerns the modelization and numerical simulation for the heat and flow exchange characteristics in a novel configuration saturated with a nonNewtonian Ag-MgO hybrid nanofluid.The wavy shaped enclosure is equipped with onequarter of a conducting solid cylinder.The system of equations resulting from the mathematical modeling of the physical problem in its dimensionless form is discretized via the higher-order Galerkin-based finite element method(GFEM).The dependency of various factors and their interrelationships affecting the hydro-thermal behavior and heat exchange rate are delineated.The numerical experiments reveal that the best heat transfer rate is achieved for the pseudo-plastic hybrid nanoliquid with high Rayleigh number and thermal conductivity ratio and low Hartmann number.Besides,the power-law index has a major effect in deteriorating the heat convection at high Rayleigh number.

ESTIMATES ON THE SOLUTIONS OF CERTAIN HIGHER ORDER FINITE DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS

In this paper results on the estimates for solutions of certain higher order finite difference equations are established. The main tool employed in our analysis is based on the applications of the discrete inequality which provides an explicit bound on the unknown function.

Truncated Gaussian RBF Differences are Always Inferior to Finite Differences of the Same Stencil Width

Radial basis functions(RBFs)can be used to approximate derivatives and solve differential equations in several ways.Here,we compare one important scheme to ordinary finite differences by a mixture of numerical experiments and theoretical Fourier analysis,that is,by deriving and discussing analytical formulas for the error in differentiating exp(ikx)for arbitrary k.‘Truncated RBF differences”are derived from the same strategy as Fourier and Chebyshev pseudospectral methods:Differentiation of the Fourier,Chebyshev or RBF interpolant generates a differentiation matrix that maps the grid point values or samples of a function u(x)into the values of its derivative on the grid.For Fourier and Chebyshev interpolants,the action of the differentiation matrix can be computed indirectly but efficiently by the Fast Fourier Transform(FFT).For RBF functions,alas,the FFT is inapplicable and direct use of the dense differentiation matrix on a grid of N points is prohibitively expensive(O(N2))unless N is tiny.However,for Gaussian RBFs,which are exponentially localized,there is another option,which is to truncate the dense matrix to a banded matrix,yielding“truncated RBF differences”.The resulting formulas are identical in form to finite differences except for the difference weights.On a grid of spacing h with the RBF asφ(x)=exp(−α^(2)(x/h)^(2)),d f dx(0)≈∑^(∞)_(m)=1 wm{f(mh)−f(−mh)},where without approximation wm=(−1)m+12α^(2)/sinh(mα^(2)).We derive explicit formula for the differentiation of the linear function,f(X)≡X,and the errors therein.We show that Gaussian radial basis functions(GARBF),when truncated to give differentiation formulas of stencil width(2M+1),are significantly less accurate than(2M)-th order finite differences of the same stencil width.The error of the infinite series(M=∞)decreases exponentially asα→0.However,truncated GARBF series have a second error(truncation error)that grows exponentially asα→0.Even forα∼O(1)where the sum of these two errors is minimized,it is shown that the finite difference formulas are always superior.We explain,less rigorously,why these arguments extend to more general species of RBFs and to an irregular grid.There are,however,a variety of alternative differentiation strategies which will be analyzed in future work,so it is far too soon to dismiss RBFs as a tool for solving differential equations.