An unstructured explicit, Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes solver is developed to operate on inviscid flows, laminar flows and turbulent flows and one equation Spalart-Allmaras turbulence modeling is implemented to the solver. A finite volume formulation, which is cell-center based, is used for numerical discretization of Navier-Stokes equations in conservative form. This formulation is combined with one-step, explicit time marching upwind numerical scheme that is the first order accurate in space. Turbulent viscosity is calculated by using one equation Spalart-Allmaras turbulence transport equation. In order to increase the convergence of the solver local time stepping technique is applied. Eight test cases are used to validate the developed solver,for inviscid flows, laminar flows and turbulent flows. All flow regimes are tested on NACA-0012 airfoil. The results of NACA-0012 are compared with the numerical and experimental data.

ABSTRACT SIMULATION OF SURFACE WAVES GENERATED BY A RAPID RISE OF A BLOCK AT THE SEA BOTTOM SENOL, Nalan M.Sc., Department of Civil Engineering, Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. ismail AYDIN July 2005, 74 Pages A mathematical model is developed for investigating time dependent surface deformations of a hydrostatic water volume, when it is subjected to a sudden partial rise of the sea bottom. In the model, 2-dimensional, compressible, and viscous Navier-Stokes equations are solved by Marker and Cell (MAC) method. Variable mesh size in both horizontal and vertical directions with a staggered grid arrangement is used. Limited compressibility model is utilized for pressure. Various computational tests are done for the selection of computational parameters of the model. It is found that the amplitude of surface waves generated by vertical displacements of the sea bottom depends on size and speed of bottom displacements.

The aim of this study is to develop a code that is capable of solving three-dimensional compressible flows which are viscous and turbulent, and parallelization of this code. Purpose of parallelization is to obtain a computational efficiency in time respect which enables the solution of complex flow problems in reasonable computational times. In the first part of the study, which is the development of a three-dimensional Navier-Stokes solver for turbulent flows, first step is to develop a two-dimensional Euler code using Roe flux difference splitting method. This is followed by addition of sub programs involving calculation of viscous fluxes. Third step involves implementation of Baldwin-Lomax turbulence model to the code. Finally, the Euler code is generalized to three-dimensions. At every step, code validation is done by comparing numerical results with theoretical, experimental or other numerical results, and adequate consistency between these results is obtained. In the second part, which is the parallelization of the developed code, two-dimensional code is parallelized by using Message Passing Interface (MPI), and important improvements in computational times are obtained.

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Mémoire (M.SC.A.)--Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1986. / Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

Mémoire (M.Eng.)--Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1996. / Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The present work shows Cauchy's Theorem on its classical form, and it has the objective of weakening their statements, and provides aplications in continuum mechanics. The metodology used here is the axiomatic, that is, a presentation of basic concepts with fundamental results and theirs proofs. The main result here is Theorem 5, since it shows that for a Cauchy ux weakly balanced with density f there is a field such that f is linear in almost every points of R. The conclusion obtained is we can substitute the statement that f is a continuum function of position and have similar conclusions. / O presente trabalho apresenta o Teorema de Cauchy em sua forma clássica e tem por finalidade enfraquecer as suas hipóteses, proporcionando sua aplicação na mecânica do contínuo. A metodologia empregada é a axiomática, ou seja, é apresentada uma listagem de definições básicas com vistas ao desencadeamento lógico das demonstrações que foram realizadas para atingir os objetivos dessa dissertação. O resultado principal é teorema 15, pois mostra que para um Fluxo de Cauchy Fracamente Balanceado com densidade f existe um campo T:R−→L(R3) tal que f é linear em quase todos os pontos de R. A conclusão obtida é que podemos substituir a hipótese de que a referida função e contínua na variável espacial e obter conclusão semelhante.

Neste trabalho, utilizando o método espectral de Galerkin, provamos a existência de soluções fracas (quando a dimensão n é maior que 2) e existência e unicidade de soluções fracas (quando a dimensão é 2) para um sistema de equações diferenciais parciais que descrevem o movimento de um fluido quimicamente ativo em um domínio limitado em Rn, n 2≥2. / In this work, by using the spectral Galerkin method, we prove the existence of weak solutions (when the dimension n is great than 2) and existence and uniqueness of weak solutions (when the dimension is 2) for a system of partial differential equations that describes the motion of a chemical active fluid in a bounded domain in Rn, n≥2.

Control of the transition of laminar flow to turbulence would result in lower drag and reduced energy consumption in many engineering applications. A spectral state-space model of linearised plane Poiseuille flow with wall transpiration ac¬tuation and wall shear measurements is developed from the Navier-Stokes and continuity equations, and optimal controllers are synthesized and assessed in sim¬ulations of the flow. The polynomial-form collocation model with control by rate of change of wall-normal velocity is shown to be consistent with previous interpo¬lating models with control by wall-normal velocity. Previous methods of applying the Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions to Chebyshev series are shown to be not strictly valid. A partly novel method provides the best numerical behaviour after preconditioning. Two test cases representing the earliest stages of the transition are consid¬ered, and linear quadratic regulators (LQR) and estimators (LQE) are synthesized. Finer discretisation is required for convergence of estimators. A novel estimator covariance weighting improves estimator transient convergence. Initial conditions which generate the highest subsequent transient energy are calculated. Non-linear open- and closed-loop simulations, using an independently derived finite-volume Navier-Stokes solver modified to work in terms of perturbations, agree with linear simulations for small perturbations. Although the transpiration considered is zero net mass flow, large amounts of fluid are required locally. At larger perturbations the flow saturates. State feedback controllers continue to stabilise the flow, but estimators may overshoot and occasionally output feedback destabilises the flow. Actuation by simultaneous wall-normal and tangential transpiration is derived. There are indications that control via tangential actuation produces lower highest transient energy, although requiring larger control effort. State feedback controllers are also synthesized which minimise upper bounds on the highest transient energy and control effort. The performance of these controllers is similar to that of the optimal controllers.

Submitted by Johnny Rodrigues (johnnyrodrigues@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-07-25T16:40:40Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DÉSIO RAMIREZ DA ROCHA SILVA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGMAT 2010..pdf: 641903 bytes, checksum: 9b0b6f008468c08a7a9d581e14ef0d13 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-25T16:40:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DÉSIO RAMIREZ DA ROCHA SILVA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGMAT 2010..pdf: 641903 bytes, checksum: 9b0b6f008468c08a7a9d581e14ef0d13 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-09 / CNPq / Capes / Neste trabalho, baseado numa seqüência de artigos de David Ho , é provado um teorema sobre a existência de uma solução fraca para um problema de valor inicial envolvendo as equações de Navier-Stokes para o caso de um escoamento unidimensional de um fluido compressível. São consideradas como hipóteses básicas a ausência de forças externas e que a pressão seja uma função contínua positiva crescente da densidade, cuja derivada também seja contínua. Quanto aos dados iniciais, estes podem possuir descontinuidades do tipo salto, não necessariamente pequenos, podendo se comportar inclusive como funções constantes por partes, em particular dados de Riemann. Tal teorema é provado baseado numa seqüência de lemas e proposições que fornecem estimativas para soluções aproximadas suaves obtidas a partir de dados regularizados. A solução nal é obtida por um processo de passagem ao limite das soluções aproximadas / In this work, based on a serie of papers by David Ho , it is proved a theorem on the existence of a weak solution to the initial value problem for the Navier-Stokes equations for a one space dimension ow of a compressible uid. It is assumed the absence of external forces and that the pressure is a continuous positive increasing function of density with the derivative also continuous. Concerning the initial data, they are allowed to have large jump discontinuities, such as piecewise constant functions, in particular Riemann data. The proof of the theorem is based on a sequence of lemmas and propositions which give estimates on the approximate smooth solutions obtained under regularized data. The nal solution is obtained by a limit process on the approximate solutions.