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  • 1
    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell
    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 27 (1998), S. 139-157 
    ISSN: 0271-2091
    Keywords: hydrodynamic stability ; finite element method ; incompressible cavity flow ; Arnold's method ; Engineering ; Numerical Methods and Modeling
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
    Notes: Numerical methods have been applied to theoretical studies of instability and transition to turbulence. In this study an analysis of the linear stability of incompressible flow is undertaken. By means of the finite element method the two-dimensional base flow is computed numerically over a range of Reynolds numbers and is perturbed with three-dimensional disturbances. The partial differential equations governing the evolution of perturbation are obtained from the non-linear Navier-Stokes equations with a slight compressibility by using linear stability and normal mode analysis. In terms of the finite element discretization a non-singular generalized eigenproblem is formulated from these equations whose solution gives the dispersion relation between complex growth rate and wave number. This study presents stability curves to identify the critical Reynolds number and critical wavelength of the neutral mode and discusses the mechanism of instability. The stability of lid-driven cavity flow is examined. Taylor-Göertler-like vortices in the cavity are obtained by means of reconstruction of three-dimensional flows. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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  • 2
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    Electronic Resource
    Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell
    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 22 (1996), S. 43-66 
    ISSN: 0271-2091
    Keywords: multiple-level model ; finite element method ; open boundary condition ; tidal current analysis ; Engineering ; Engineering General
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
    Notes: The results of a research project to verify the newly improved multiple- level model for 3D tidal current analysis in Tokyo Bay are presented. The improved multiple-level model includes additional effects due to Coriolis force, river inflows and wind shear stresses. Furthermore, a new numerical treatment of the open boundary condition was applied which effectively eliminated the spurious reflective waves often generated by various numerical methods simulating free surface flows. The mean (time-averaged or residual) and tidal currents in Tokyo Bay were simulated as examples to demonstrate the validity and capability of the newly improved multiple-level model. A series of numerical experiments was conducted to carefully examine the tidal circulations affected by the forcing factors of Coriolis force, river inflows and wind shears, both individually and combined. The numerical results demonstrated that the effects of each forcing term are physically reasonable, with the wind shear effect being the most significant and the case including all forcing terms being in best overall agreement with the field data collected in Tokyo Bay by the Ministry of Transportation. This study has contributed not only to the verification of the newly improved multiple-level model but also to the enhancement of the accuracy of numerical simulations of three-dimensional flow in coastal waters by this model.
    Additional Material: 22 Ill.
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  • 3
    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell
    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 20 (1995), S. 789-801 
    ISSN: 0271-2091
    Keywords: identification ; optimal control ; finite element method ; temperature control system ; Engineering ; Engineering General
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
    Notes: To avoid the use of pesticides on putting greens of golf courses, a temperature regulator system is strongly recommended nowadays in Japan. To maintain grass on the putting green without pesticide, the temperature of the ground should be controlled. This system consists of a cooling machine and buried pipes in the ground. The temperature of the water in the pipes cannot be regulated. In this paper, both identification and control problems are presented by the minimization technique and applied to a practical problem. To establish the system, it is important to obtain accurate parameters which are included in the governing equation. These parameters can be determined by parameter identification. The conjugate gradient method is used for the parameter identification procedure. The control problem aims to make the temperature at arbitrary points close to the objective temperature. The discrete-time dynamic programming is used for the control procedure.
    Additional Material: 16 Ill.
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  • 4
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    Electronic Resource
    Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell
    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 28 (1998), S. 95-112 
    ISSN: 0271-2091
    Keywords: square columns in tandem ; finite element method ; improved BTD ; 3D computation ; aerodynamic characteristics ; Engineering ; Numerical Methods and Modeling
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
    Notes: Two- (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) finite element analyses for flow around two square columns in tandem arrangement were performed with various column spacings and Reynolds numbers. The computed values were compared with the wind-tunnel results in terms of the aerodynamic characteristics of the leeward column. In most 2D computations, strong vortices were formed behind the windward column, irrespective of widely changed Reynolds numbers. This was different from the experimental phenomena of equivalent spacing, so that the computed time-averaged pressure coefficients were not identical to the experimental values except when the distance between the two columns was adequately wide or narrow. On the other hand, in 3D computation, distinct differences in flow structures behind the column were observed between Reynolds numbers of 103 and 104 and the pressure coefficient in the 3D analysis with Re=104 agreed well with the experimental value. Thus, the effectiveness of 3D computations and Reynolds number effects on the flow around two square columns have been confirmed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
    Additional Material: 17 Ill.
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  • 5
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    Electronic Resource
    Chichester [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 40 (1997), S. 1015-1024 
    ISSN: 0029-5981
    Keywords: parameter identification ; thermal conduction ; sensitivity equation ; adjoint equation ; finite element method ; Engineering ; Numerical Methods and Modeling
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Mathematics , Technology
    Notes: This paper deals with the inverse analysis of a thermal conduction problem, in which the thermal conductivity is identified as an unknown parameter, which is determined so as to minimize the cost function represented by the square of the difference between the computed and observed temperatures at pre-assigned observation points. To minimize the cost function, both sensitivity equation and adjoint equation methods can be adopted. The sensitivity equation can be introduced by differentiating the governing equation directly. The sensitivity coefficient is obtained by the sensitivity equation. The adjoint equation is introduced via a variational approach using a Lagrange multiplier. The Lagrange multiplier is solution to an adjoint equation. Both sensitivity coefficient and Lagrange multiplier are used to calculate the gradient of the cost function. The purpose of this paper is to compare the sensitivity equation and adjoint equation methods from the convergence and computational efficiency points of view. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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  • 6
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    Electronic Resource
    Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell
    Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering 14 (1998), S. 9-22 
    ISSN: 1069-8299
    Keywords: finite element method ; optimal control theory ; Navier-Stokes equations ; Lagrange multipliers ; adjacent equations ; Sakawa-Shindo method ; Engineering ; Numerical Methods and Modeling
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Mathematics , Technology
    Notes: This work presents control of vorticity for buoyancy-driven flows. The governing set of equations includes Navier-Stokes and heat transfer equations. The basic formulation for the control problem is derived using Lagrange multipliers and the Pontryagin minimum principle. Control values are found using the Sakawa-Shindo method. Control was accomplished using velocity components. Numerical examples present control of vorticity for Rayleigh-Bernard convection in an enclosed cavity for a wide range of Ra numbers. The current formulation proved reliable and fast. Optimal control was obtained and turned out to be adequate. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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