A new method to solve the Reynolds equation including mass-conserving cavitation by physics informed neural networks(PINNs)with both soft and hard constraints

In this work,a new method to solve the Reynolds equation including mass-conserving cavitation by using the physics informed neural networks(PINNs)is proposed.The complementarity relationship between the pressure and the void fraction is used.There are several difficulties in problem solving,and the solutions are provided.Firstly,the difficulty for considering the pressure inequality constraint by PINNs is solved by transferring it into one equality constraint without introducing error.While the void fraction inequality constraint is considered by using the hard constraint with the max-min function.Secondly,to avoid the fluctuation of the boundary value problems,the hard constraint method is also utilized to apply the boundary pressure values and the corresponding functions are provided.Lastly,for avoiding the trivial solution the limitation for the mean value of the void fraction is applied.The results are validated against existing data,and both the incompressible and compressible lubricant are considered.Good agreement can be found for both the domain and domain boundaries.

Research on stability and Hopf bifurcation of marine ecosystem dynamics models

The predictability of marine ecosystem dynamics models is one of the most vital factors to limit their practical applications, of which the stability is the fundamental condition. In order to discuss the stability and Hopf bifurcation of marine ecosystem dynamics models, an approach based on a theorem termed dimension reduction was proposed and further applied in the mass-conservative nutrient-phytoplankton-zooplankton-detritus（NPZD） model in this paper. Results showed that the nonsingular equilibrium point of NPZD model was analytically stable in use of the dimension reduction theorem and the Hopf bifurcation might occur when model parameters changed along the threshold values. The analytical results of the NPZD model were further verified by numerical simulation in this study. It can be concluded that this approach based on the dimension reduction theorem is well applicable to the theoretical analysis of a kind of stability problems and Hopf bifurcation of massconservative systems.

Inter-asperity cavitation for misalignment journal lubrication problem based on mass-conservative algorithm

Journal misalignment is common in journal bearings. When severe journal misalignment takes place, it affects nearly all aspects of bearing performance. This paper provided a comprehensive analysis of misaligned journal bearings based on two different mass-conservative models which appropriately took into account film rupture and reformation. The lubrication characteristics and performance parameters including the cavitation zones, pressure distribution, density distribution, oil leakage, load capacity, moment, and attitude angle were compared with the traditional lubrication model. The results showed that cavitation has great effect on bearing performances, especially when the surface roughness is large. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the effects of journal misalignment alongside inter-asperity cavitation theory in the design and analyses of journal bearings.

A mass-conservative average flow model based on finite element method for complex textured surfaces

A mass-conservative average flow model based on the finite element method(FEM) is introduced to predict the performances of textured surfaces applied in mechanical seals or thrust bearings.In this model,the Jakobsson-Floberg-Olsson(JFO) boundary conditions are applied to the average flow model for ensuring the mass-conservative law.Moreover,the non-uniform triangular grid is utilized,which can deal with the problem of complex geometric shapes.By adopting the modeling techniques,the model proposed here is capable of dealing with complex textured surfaces.The algorithm is proved correct by the numerical experiment.In addition,the model is employed to gain further insight into the influences of the dimples with different shapes and orientations on smooth and rough surfaces on the load-carrying capacity.

Fourth-Order Structure-Preserving Method for the Conservative Allen-Cahn Equation

We propose a class of up to fourth-order maximum-principle-preserving and mass-conserving schemes for the conservative Allen-Cahn equation equipped with a non-local Lagrange multiplier.Based on the second-order finite-difference semidiscretization in the spatial direction,the integrating factor Runge-Kutta schemes are applied in the temporal direction.Theoretical analysis indicates that the proposed schemes conserve mass and preserve the maximum principle under reasonable time step-size restriction,which is independent of the space step size.Finally,the theoretical analysis is verified by several numerical examples.

A Conservative and Monotone Characteristic Finite Element Solver for Three-Dimensional Transport and Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations on Unstructured Grids

We propose a mass-conservative and monotonicity-preserving characteristic finite element method for solving three-dimensional transport and incompressibleNavier-Stokes equations on unstructured grids. The main idea in the proposed algorithm consists of combining a mass-conservative and monotonicity-preserving modified method of characteristics for the time integration with a mixed finite elementmethod for the space discretization. This class of computational solvers benefits fromthe geometrical flexibility of the finite elements and the strong stability of the modi-fied method of characteristics to accurately solve convection-dominated flows usingtime steps larger than its Eulerian counterparts. In the current study, we implementthree-dimensional limiters to convert the proposed solver to a fully mass-conservativeand essentially monotonicity-preserving method in addition of a low computationalcost. The key idea lies on using quadratic and linear basis functions of the mesh element where the departure point is localized in the interpolation procedures. Theproposed method is applied to well-established problems for transport and incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in three space dimensions. The numerical resultsillustrate the performance of the proposed solver and support its ability to yield accurate and efficient numerical solutions for three-dimensional convection-dominatedflow problems on unstructured tetrahedral meshes.