Three-Dimensional Modes of Fiber Suspensions in the Taylor-Couette Flow

The linear stability analysis of the fiber suspension Taylor-Couette flow against axisymmetric and non-axisymmetric disturbances is investigated. A generalized complex eigenvalue problem generated from the linearized set of the three-dimensional governing system equations around the basic Couette azimuthal solution are solved numerically with the Chebyshev spectral method. In a wide range of radius ratios and the magnitudes of counter rotating, critical bifurcation thresholds from the axisymmetric Couette flow to the flow with different azimuthal wave numbers are obtained. The complex dispersion relations of the linearized stability equation system for vortex patterns with different azimuthal wave number are calculated for real axial wave numbers for axially extended vortex structures.

Non-axisymmetric instability in the Taylor-Couette flow of fiber suspension

An analysis of the instability in the Taylor-Couette flow of fiber suspensions with respect to the non-axisymmetric disturbances was performed. The constitutive model proposed by Ericksen was used to represent the role of fiber additives on the stress tensor. The generalized eigenvalue equation governing the hydrodynamic stability of the system was solved using a direct numerical procedure. The results showed that the fiber additives can suppress the instability of the flow. At the same time, the non-axisymmetric disturbance is the preferred mode that makes the fiber suspensions unstable when the ratio of the angular ve- locity of the outer cylinder to that of the inner cylinder is a large negative number.

ON INSTABILITY OF DILUTE FIBER SUSPENSIONS IN AN AXISYMMETRIC TAYLOR-COUETTE FLOW

A stability analysis of flow between two coaxial rotating cylinders in the presence of fibers was performed. Based on the axisymmetric normal mode for the disturbances, a modified stability equation was derived. Then the numerical solution of the eigenvalue problem about the equation was obrained using the fourth order finite difference scheme. The marginal curves that determine the instability property were drawn. The results show that the flow instability of the dilute fiber suspensions is governed by the aspect ratio of fiber H, the inerement of H causes an increase of critical inner Reynohts number. The fiber additives effectively attenuate the instability of the flow. which is in agreement with those of related experiments.

EFFECTS OF TENSOR CLOSURE MODELS AND 3-D ORIENTATION ON THE STABILITY OF FIBER SUSPENSIONS IN A CHANNEL FLOW

Three different kinds of closure model of fiber orientation tensors were applied to simulate numerically the hydrodynamic stability of fiber suspensions in a channel flow. The effects of closure models and three_dimensional (3_D) orientation distribution of fibers on the results of stability analysis were examined. It is found that the relationship of the behavior in hydrodynamic stability and the parameter of the fiber given by all the three models are the same. However, the attenuation of flow instability is most distinct using 3_D hybrid model because the orientation of the fiber departures from the flow direction, and least apparent using its 2_D counterpart for that the fibers show a tendency towards alignment with the flow direction in this case.

槽道纤维悬浮流稳定性的实验研究

对槽道纤维悬浮流进行染色线流动显示和流场PIV实验测量,实验中选用的是直径为20μm、长径比为20～100的尼龙纤维。PIV2100处理器被用来加工处理采集的实验数据。槽道长度1.5m,横截面为矩形,尺寸为105×19mm。实验结果说明在Reynolds数相同的情况下,纤维悬浮流比对应的牛顿流更不容易失稳,悬浮流中的纤维起着抑制流场失稳的作用,而且随着纤维体积分数和长径比的增大,抑制失稳的程度也提高。扰动衰减率的最小值随纤维体积分数和长径比的增加而增大,这一效果在大Re数时更明显。

张量封闭模型与三维取向分布对纤维悬浮槽流稳定性的影响

应用3种不同的纤维方向张量封闭模型,数值模拟了纤维悬浮槽流的流动稳定性问题,从而研究封闭模型和纤维的三维取向分布对稳定性分析的影响· 结果发现,采用3种不同封闭模型所得到的流动稳定特性与纤维参数之间的关系是相同的,但采用三维混合封闭模型时,由于纤维的取向与流向的偏差程度较大,所以纤维对流动的不稳定性具有最强的抑制作用· 而采用二维混合封闭模型时,由于纤维在平面取向条件下,其轴线整体上趋于呈流向排列,使得对流体的作用削弱。