Este trabalho aborda o escoamento incompressível ao redor de um cilindro circular. A tese que se quer defender, com base em experimentos numéricos, é: A equação de Landau pode ser obtida a partir das equações de Navier-Stokes por uma análise de estabilidade não-linear global. A teoria produz um procedimento bem-definido para determinação dos coeficientes da equação de Landau, permitindo assim a sua interpretação como um modelo simplificado (equações reduzidas de Navier-Stokes) para a predição das forças aplicadas pelo fluido ao cilindro, que podem ser comparados com resultados experimentais. O modelo não-linear se baseia em uma teoria assintótica que, como se sabe, tem sua faixa de validade no espaço de parâmetros determinada a posteriori, por meio da própria comparação com dados de laboratório. Resultados na faixa 46 <= Re <= 80 são apresentados. Descobriu-se, que a faixa de aplicabilidade da teoria como aqui exposta é restrita, não excedendo em muito o valor crítico do número de Reynolds. Argumentos são expostos para justificar esta afirmação e possíveis maneiras de modificar a teoria para estender esta faixa são apresentadas. São reportados, ainda, teoria e resultados sobre um novo tipo de condição de contorno,denominado impedância fluida, que permite reduzir o tamanho do domínio de cálculo necessário para simulação de escoamentos externos, comparativamente à comumente utilizada condição de outflow. Neste caso, abordou-se a faixa 20 <= Re <= 600. / This work adresses the incompressible flow around a circular cylinder. What we want to prove, based on numerical experiments, reads: The Landau equation can be derived from the Navier-Stokes equations by means of a global nonlinear stability analysis. The theory leads to a procedure for calculating numerically the coefficients of these equation, thus permitting their interpretation as a simplified model - reduced Navier-Stokes equation - for the prediction of the forces applied by the fluid on the cylindrical structure, which can be compared against experimental data. The nonlinear model is based on an asymptotic theory which, as is known, has its validity range in the parameter space determined a posteriori. The focus lies in the range 46 <= Re <= 80. It was found that the theorys applicability range as presented here is restricted to a small neighborhood of Rec. This affirmation in justified and possible means of modifying the theory in order to enlarge this range are proposed. Theory and results concerning a new type of boundary condition called fluid impedance are also reported, permitting the reduction of the domain size necessary for simulating external flows, comparatively to the commonly used outflow condition. In this case, the range 20 <= Re <= 600 was considered.

In this thesis I investigate a number of problems in the nonlinear stability of density stratified plane Couette flow. I begin by describing the history of transient growth phenomena, and in particular the recent application of adjoint based optimisation to find nonlinear optimal perturbations and associated minimal seeds for turbulence, the smallest amplitude perturbations that are able to trigger transition to turbulence. I extend the work of Rabin et al. (2012) in unstratified plane Couette flow to find minimal seeds in both vertically and horizontally sheared stratified plane Couette flow. I find that the coherent states visited by such minimal seed trajectories are significantly altered by the stratification, and so proceed to investigate these states both with generalised Koopman mode analysis and by stratifying the self-sustaining process described by Waleffe (1997). I conclude with an introductory problem I considered that investigates the linear Taylor instability of layered stratified plane Couette flow, and show that the nonlinear evolution of the primary Taylor instability is not coupled to the form of the linearly unstable mode, in contrast to the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, for example. I also include an appendix in which I describe joint work conducted with Professor Neil Balmforth of UBC during the 2015 WHOI Geophysical Fluid Dynamics summer programme, investigating stochastic homoclinic bifurcations.

Este trabalho aborda o escoamento incompressível ao redor de um cilindro circular. A tese que se quer defender, com base em experimentos numéricos, é: A equação de Landau pode ser obtida a partir das equações de Navier-Stokes por uma análise de estabilidade não-linear global. A teoria produz um procedimento bem-definido para determinação dos coeficientes da equação de Landau, permitindo assim a sua interpretação como um modelo simplificado (equações reduzidas de Navier-Stokes) para a predição das forças aplicadas pelo fluido ao cilindro, que podem ser comparados com resultados experimentais. O modelo não-linear se baseia em uma teoria assintótica que, como se sabe, tem sua faixa de validade no espaço de parâmetros determinada a posteriori, por meio da própria comparação com dados de laboratório. Resultados na faixa 46 <= Re <= 80 são apresentados. Descobriu-se, que a faixa de aplicabilidade da teoria como aqui exposta é restrita, não excedendo em muito o valor crítico do número de Reynolds. Argumentos são expostos para justificar esta afirmação e possíveis maneiras de modificar a teoria para estender esta faixa são apresentadas. São reportados, ainda, teoria e resultados sobre um novo tipo de condição de contorno,denominado impedância fluida, que permite reduzir o tamanho do domínio de cálculo necessário para simulação de escoamentos externos, comparativamente à comumente utilizada condição de outflow. Neste caso, abordou-se a faixa 20 <= Re <= 600. / This work adresses the incompressible flow around a circular cylinder. What we want to prove, based on numerical experiments, reads: The Landau equation can be derived from the Navier-Stokes equations by means of a global nonlinear stability analysis. The theory leads to a procedure for calculating numerically the coefficients of these equation, thus permitting their interpretation as a simplified model - reduced Navier-Stokes equation - for the prediction of the forces applied by the fluid on the cylindrical structure, which can be compared against experimental data. The nonlinear model is based on an asymptotic theory which, as is known, has its validity range in the parameter space determined a posteriori. The focus lies in the range 46 <= Re <= 80. It was found that the theorys applicability range as presented here is restricted to a small neighborhood of Rec. This affirmation in justified and possible means of modifying the theory in order to enlarge this range are proposed. Theory and results concerning a new type of boundary condition called fluid impedance are also reported, permitting the reduction of the domain size necessary for simulating external flows, comparatively to the commonly used outflow condition. In this case, the range 20 <= Re <= 600 was considered.

We study nonlinear stability of steady state solutions of partial differential equations governing the thermomechanical evolution of viscoelastic fluids; materials that exhibit both viscous as well as elastic response when undergoing deformation. It is well-known that thermodynamical concepts can be gainfully exploited in the construction of Lya- punov functionals for nonlinear stability analysis of spatially homogeneous equilibrium rest states in thermodynamically closed systems. We show that the thermodynamically oriented approach can be utilized in the nonlinear stability analysis of spatially inhomo- geneous non-equilibrium steady states in thermodynamically open systems as well. The thesis consists of two parts. In the first part, we revisit the classical construction of Lyapunov functionals in thermodynamically closed systems and we apply the nonlinear stability theory to compressible heat-conducting viscoelastic fluids modeled by a multi- scale, as well as a purely macroscopic approach. In the second part, we focus on two special instances of thermodynamically open systems. First, we show that the spatially inhomogeneous non-equilibrium steady state of an incompressible heat-conducting vis- coelastic fluid, which occupies a mechanically isolated vessel with walls kept at spatially non-uniform...

The present thesis studies transition to turbulence in a spatially developing bound-ary layer for subcritical Reynolds numbers. A fully nonlinear iterative direct-adjoint optimisation technique is employed to identify finite amplitude perturbations triggering transition in an energy efficient way. The study explores two approaches to find the Reynolds number scaling of the subcritical transition energy threshold Ec(Re) and the corresponding nonlinear optimum which is the minimal seed for subcritical transition to turbulence. The first approach focuses on shortened optimisation time horizons T compared to a reference case with T = 400. It is shown that the transition energy threshold Ec increases for T = 200/300 when compared to the reference value Ec,T =400. This is linked to the existence of local optima which maximise the objective functional for short transient times. These local optima are fully localised and feature the Orr and liftup energy growth mechanisms as observed for the reference case. However, their long-time evolution is suboptimal since it leads to a stable streak configuration which is found to relaminarise also for initial amplitudes of E0 &gt; Ec,T =400. The second approach of using an inflow Reynolds number increased by factor 3/2 but non-shortened T is shown to be suitable to identify the scaling Ec(Re). Exploratory optimisation runs suggest a decrease in the transition energy threshold of at leastEc(3/2 · Re)/Ec(Re) &lt; 0.47. / Denna avhandling studerar turbulensöverång i ett rumsligt-utvecklande gränsskikt vid subkritiska Reynolds tal. En icke-linjär iterativ direkt-adjoint optimeringsteknik implimenteras för att indentifiera perturbationer med ändlig amplitud som leder till övergång på ett energieffektivt sätt. Studien utforskar två metoder för att hitta skalningen av Reynolds numret till den subkritiska energytröskeln Ec(Re) för övergång och det tillhörande icke-linjära optimum minimal seed som leder till subkritisk turbulensövergång. Den första metoden fokuserar på förkortade optimeringstidshorisonter T jämfört med referensfallet med T = 400. Det visar sig att energitröskeln Ec ökar för T = 200/300 jämfört med referensvärdet Ec,T =400. Detta är kopplat till förekomsten av lokala optima som maximerar the objective functional för korta transienta tidsho-risonter. Dessa lokala optima är helt lokala i rummet och uppvisar samma Orr och liftup energitillväxtmekanismer som referensfallet. Utvärderingen på lång sikt visar sig dock vara suboptimal då den leder till en stabil streak konfiguration som återför även initiella perturbationsamplituder E0 &gt; Ec,T =400 till ett laminärt tillstånd. Den andra metoden, som använder sig av Reynolds tal ökade med en faktor 3/2 men icke-förkortade tidshorisonter T , visar sig lämplig för att identifiera skalningen Ec(Re). Utforskande optimering antyder att en minskning i energitröskeln för övergång medminst Ec(3/2 · Re)/Ec(Re) &lt; 0.47.

Orientadores: Marcia Assumpção Guimarães Scialom, Jaime Angulo Pava / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Matematica, Estatistica e Computação Cientifica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-14T19:50:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 BanquetBrango_CarlosAlberto_D.pdf: 1282052 bytes, checksum: f15f0bcd3c49e3ffb900f598aafc2f73 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: O objetivo da tese é estudar algumas propriedades de soluções de equações diferenciais dispersivas. Primeiro, estabelecemos uma teoria de boa colocação local e global para a equação de Benjamin-Ono regularizada no contexto peri'odico, depois mostramos que o problema de Cauchy para esta equação (em ambos os casos periódico e não periódico) não pode ser resolvido usando um esquema iterativo baseado na fórmula de Duhamel em espaços de Sobolev com índice negativo. Adicionalmente, apresentamos a prova da existência de uma curva suave de soluções ondas viajantes periódicas, para a equação Benjamin-Ono regularizada, via o Teorema do Somatório de Poisson, com período minimal 2L fixo. Também é mostrado que estas soluções são não linearmente estáveis no espaço de energia H1/2per por perturbações do mesmo período. Como uma extensão da teoria estabelecida para a equação Benjamin-Ono regularizada é provado que as soluções ondas periódicas associadas as equações Benjamin-Bona-Mahony, Benjamin-Bona-Mahony modificada e 4-Benjamin-Bona-Mahony são não linearmente estáveis em H1per. Finalmente, provamos a existência e estabilidade não linear de uma família de soluções ondas dnoidal associadas ao sistema de Zakharov. Neste último caso, para obter as propriedades espectrais requeridas na prova da estabilidade foi usada a teoria de Floquet. / Abstract: The goal of this thesis is to study the properties of solutions of some dispersive differential equations. First, we develop a local and global well-posedness theory for the regularized Benjamin-Ono equation in the periodic setting, then, we show that the Cauchy problem for this equation (in both periodic and nonperiodic cases) cannot be solved by an iteration scheme based on the Duhamel formula for negative Sobolev indices. Additionally, a proof of the existence of a smooth curve of periodic travelling wave solutions, for the regularized Benjamin-Ono equation, with fixed minimal period 2L, is given. It is also shown that these solutions are nonlinearly stable in the energy space H1/2per by perturbations of the same wavelength. An extension of the theory developed for the regularized Benjamin-Ono equation is given and as examples it is proved that the periodic wave solutions associated to the Benjamin-Bona-Mahony, modified Benjamin-Bona-Mahony and 4-Benjamin-Bona- Mahony equations are nonlinearly stable in H1per. Finally, we prove the existence and the nonlinear estability of a family of dnoidal wave solutions associated to the Zakharov system. The Floquet theory is used in the last case to obtain the spectral properties required to prove the stability. / Doutorado / Matematica / Doutor em Matemática

This diploma thesis describes the design and assessment of steel structural design of the steel aggregate bins including roofing. The construction has a ground plan of about 33 x 9 m and it is divided into 8 cells bins. Main material is steel, grade S355 and S235. There is developed a static analysis of the main load-bearing parts of the structure, including joints and selected details.

This work focusses on analysing the stability of the MSFR – a molten salt reactor with a fast neutron spectrum. The investigations are based on a model, which was published and studied by the Politecnico di Milano using a linear approach. Since linear methods can only provide stability information to a limited extent, this work continues the conducted investigations by applying nonlinear methods. In order to examine the specified reactor model, the system equations were implemented, adjusted and verified using MATLAB code. With the help of the computational tool MatCont, a so-called fixed-point solution was tracked and its stability monitored during the variation of selected control parameters. It was found that the considered fixed point does not change its stability state and remains stable. Coexisting fixed points or periodic solutions could not be detected. Therefore, the analysed MSFR model is considered to be a stable system, in which the solutions always tend towards a steady state.:1. Introduction 2. Molten Salt Reactor Technology 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Historical Development 2.3. Working Principle of Molten Salt Reactors 2.4. Molten Salt Coolants 2.5. Advantages and Drawbacks 2.6. Classification 2.7. Molten Salt Fast Reactor Design 3. Stability Characteristics of Dynamical Systems 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Dynamical Systems 3.3. Stability Concepts 3.3.1. Introduction 3.3.2. Lagrange Stability (Bounded Stability) 3.3.3. Lyapunov Stability 3.3.4. Poincaré Stability (Orbital Stability) 3.4. Fixed-Point Solutions 3.4.1. Stability Analysis of Fixed-Point Solutions 3.4.2. Bifurcations of Fixed-Point Solutions 3.5. Periodic Solutions 3.5.1. Stability Analysis of Periodic Solutions 3.5.2. Bifurcations of Periodic Solutions 4. Analysed Reactor System 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Specified Reactor Model 4.3. Implementation and Verification of the Linearised System of Equations 4.3.1. Linearised System of Delayed Differential Equations 4.3.2. Comparison with Reference Plots 4.3.3. Adaptation of Parameter Values 4.4. Implementation and Verification of the Nonlinear System of Equations 4.4.1. Nonlinear System of Delayed Differential Equations 4.4.2. Delayed Neutron Precursor Equation Adjustments 4.4.3. Salt Temperature Equation Adjustments 4.4.4. Nonlinear System of Ordinary Differential Equations 4.4.5. Verification of the Nonlinear System of Ordinary Differential Equations 5. Conducted Stability Analyses 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Nonlinear Stability Analysis 5.2.1. Implementation 5.2.2. Results 5.2.3. Interpretation 5.3. Linear Stability Analysis 5.3.1. Comparison Between the Linearised and Nonlinearised MSFR System of Equations 5.3.2. Stability Investigations Using a Linear Criterion 5.4. MatCont Reliability Test Using an MSBR Model 6. Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Studies / Im Fokus dieser Arbeit steht die Stabilitätsanalyse des MSFR – eines Flüssigsalzreaktors mit schnellem Neutronenspektrum. Als Grundlage wurde ein Modell verwendet, das am Politecnico di Milano erstellt und dort mittels linearer Methoden untersucht wurde. Da lineare Betrachtungen nur eingeschränkte Stabilitätsaussagen treffen können, erweitert diese Arbeit die Untersuchungen um die nichtlineare Stabilitätsanalyse. Zur Untersuchung des vorgegebenen Reaktormodells wurden die Systemgleichungen in MATLAB übertragen und verifiziert. Mithilfe der Rechensoftware MatCont wurde eine sogenannten Fixpunkt-Lösung des Modells unter der Variation ausgewählter Parameter verfolgt und deren Stabilität überprüft. Es hat sich gezeigt, dass der betrachtete Fixpunkt seinen Stabilitätszustand dabei nicht verändert und stabil bleibt. Koexistierende Fixpunkte oder periodische Lösungen konnten nicht nachgewiesen werden. Daher gilt das betrachtete MSFR-Modell als ein stabiles System, dessen Lösungen immer auf einen stationären Zustand zulaufen.:1. Introduction 2. Molten Salt Reactor Technology 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Historical Development 2.3. Working Principle of Molten Salt Reactors 2.4. Molten Salt Coolants 2.5. Advantages and Drawbacks 2.6. Classification 2.7. Molten Salt Fast Reactor Design 3. Stability Characteristics of Dynamical Systems 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Dynamical Systems 3.3. Stability Concepts 3.3.1. Introduction 3.3.2. Lagrange Stability (Bounded Stability) 3.3.3. Lyapunov Stability 3.3.4. Poincaré Stability (Orbital Stability) 3.4. Fixed-Point Solutions 3.4.1. Stability Analysis of Fixed-Point Solutions 3.4.2. Bifurcations of Fixed-Point Solutions 3.5. Periodic Solutions 3.5.1. Stability Analysis of Periodic Solutions 3.5.2. Bifurcations of Periodic Solutions 4. Analysed Reactor System 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Specified Reactor Model 4.3. Implementation and Verification of the Linearised System of Equations 4.3.1. Linearised System of Delayed Differential Equations 4.3.2. Comparison with Reference Plots 4.3.3. Adaptation of Parameter Values 4.4. Implementation and Verification of the Nonlinear System of Equations 4.4.1. Nonlinear System of Delayed Differential Equations 4.4.2. Delayed Neutron Precursor Equation Adjustments 4.4.3. Salt Temperature Equation Adjustments 4.4.4. Nonlinear System of Ordinary Differential Equations 4.4.5. Verification of the Nonlinear System of Ordinary Differential Equations 5. Conducted Stability Analyses 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Nonlinear Stability Analysis 5.2.1. Implementation 5.2.2. Results 5.2.3. Interpretation 5.3. Linear Stability Analysis 5.3.1. Comparison Between the Linearised and Nonlinearised MSFR System of Equations 5.3.2. Stability Investigations Using a Linear Criterion 5.4. MatCont Reliability Test Using an MSBR Model 6. Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Studies