Partial Differential Equations in Fluid Dynamics

Author: Isom H. Herron; Michael R. Foster  

Publisher: Cambridge University Press‎

Publication year: 2008

E-ISBN: 9780511426599

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780521888240

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Keyword: Energy technology & engineering

Language: ENG

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Partial Differential Equations in Fluid Dynamics

Description

This book is concerned with partial differential equations applied to fluids problems in science and engineering and is designed for two potential audiences. First, this book can function as a text for a course in mathematical methods in fluid mechanics in non-mathematics departments or in mathematics service courses. The authors have taught both. Second, this book is designed to help provide serious readers of journals (professionals, researchers, and graduate students) in analytical science and engineering with tools to explore and extend the missing steps in an analysis. The topics chosen for the book are those that the authors have found to be of considerable use in their own research careers. These topics are applicable in many areas, such as aeronautics and astronautics; biomechanics; chemical, civil, and mechanical engineering; fluid mechanics; and geophysical flows. Continuum ideas arise in other contexts, and the techniques included have applications there as well.

Chapter

1.4.3 The Residue Theorem

1.5 Application to Real Integrals

1.5.1 Principal Values; Jordan's Lemma

References

Exercises

2 Special Functions

2.1 Preamble

2.1.1 Batchelor's Trailing Vortex

2.2 The Gamma Function

2.2.1 Different Forms for gamma(z)

2.3 Functions Defined by Differential Equations

2.3.1 Legendre Functions

2.3.2 Bessel Functions

2.3.3 Hypergeometric Functions

2.3.4 Confluent Hypergeometric Functions

2.3.5 Chebyshev Functions; Worked Example

Worked Example

2.3.6 Airy Functions

2.4 Integral Representations

2.4.1 Physical Problem: Heat Conduction

2.4.2 Bessel Function Integrals

Hankel Functions

2.4.3 Hypergeometric Integrals

2.4.4 Airy Function Integrals

References

Exercises

3 Eigenvalue Problems and Eigenfunction Expansions

3.1 Preamble

3.2 Synge's Setup for Rayleigh's Criterion

3.3 Sturm–Liouville Problems

3.3.1 Prüfer's Method

3.3.2 Orthogonality of Eigenfunctions

3.3.3 Synge's Proof of Rayleigh's Criterion

3.4 Expansions in Eigenfunctions

3.4.1 The Nonhomogeneous Problem; Solvability Condition

3.5 Worked Examples

3.5.1 Heat Conduction in a Nonuniform Rod

3.5.2 Waves on Shallow Water

3.6 Nonstandard Eigenvalue Problems

3.6.1 …

3.6.2 Sturm–Liouville Problems with Weight Changing Sign (Counterrotating Cylinders)

3.6.3 Singular Sturm–Liouville Problems

Boundary Conditions

3.7 Fourier–Bessel Series

3.7.1 Worked Bessel Function Examples

3.8 Continuous versus Discrete Spectra

References

Exercises

4 Green's Functions for Boundary-Value Problems

4.1 Preamble

4.1.1 Sources and Fundamental Solutions

4.1.2 Conduction of Heat in a Spherical Shell with Sources

4.2 Green's Function

4.2.1 Second-Order Problems

4.2.2 Higher-Order Problems

4.2.3 Adjoint and Self-Adjoint Problems

Separated Boundary Conditions

A Fourth-Order Example

4.3 Connections with Distributions

4.4 First-Order System: Green's Matrices

4.5 Generalized Green's Functions

4.6 Expansions in Eigenfunctions

4.6.1 Delta Function Representation

4.6.2 Worked Examples

References

Exercises

4.7 Appendix: Linear Ordinary Differential Equations

4.7.1 Fundamental Solutions and the Wronskian Matrix

The Initial-Value Problem

4.7.2 Variation of Parameters

4.7.3 The Adjoint Equation; Lagrange's Identity

Separated Boundary Conditions

5 Laplace Transform Methods

5.1 Preamble

5.2 The Laplace Transform and Its Inverse

Limiting Behavior: Initial-Value and Final-Value Theorems

5.2.1 The Convolution

5.2.2 Completion of the gamma Contour for Laplace Inversion

5.2.3 Transform Problems

5.3 Worked Examples

5.3.1 An Ordinary Differential Equation

5.3.2 Translating Plate in a Fluid

5.3.3 Heat Conduction in a Strip

5.3.4 Telegraph Equation

5.3.5 A Scattering Problem

5.3.6 Conduction of Heat in a Spherical Shell

5.3.7 Boundary Layer Evolution for MHD Flow: Hartmann Layer

5.4 Bilateral Laplace Transform

5.4.1 Inverse Bilateral Laplace Transform

5.4.2 Worked Examples

A Modified Bessel Function

Time-Dependent Boundary Layer with Suction

References

Exercises

6 Fourier Transform Methods

6.1 Preamble

6.2 The Fourier Transform and Its Inverse

6.2.1 Problems

6.2.2 The Convolution

6.2.3 Special Properties of Fourier Transforms

6.2.4 Cosine and Sine Transforms

6.2.5 Problems

6.3 Worked Examples

6.3.1 Example 1: The Ekman Layer

6.3.2 Example 2: Heat Conduction in a Strip

6.3.3 Example 3: Heat Conduction in a Half-Plane

6.3.4 Example 4: Sound Waves

6.3.5 Example 5: Diffusion in a Force Field

6.3.6 Example 6: An Integro-Differential Equation

6.3.7 Example 7: Thermal Wake in a Small-Prandtl-Number Fluid

6.3.8 Example 8: Fundamental Solution for Stokes Flow

6.4 Mellin Transforms

6.4.1 Properties

6.5 Worked Examples

6.5.1 Stability of Flow Near a Stagnation Point

6.5.2 Stability of Jeffery–Hamel Flows

References

Exercises

7 Particular Physical Problems

7.1 Preamble

7.2 Lee Waves

7.3 The Far Momentum Wake

7.4 Kelvin–Helmholtz Instability

Case 1 – Plane-Wave Modes

Case 2 – Localized Initial Disturbance

7.5 The Boundary Layer Signal Problem

7.6 Stability of Plane Couette Flow

7.7 Generalized Transform Techniques

7.7.1 A Model Problem

7.7.2 A Boundary-Layer Example

References

Exercises

8 Asymptotic Expansions of Integrals

8.1 Preamble

8.2 Asymptotic Expansions

8.3 Integration by Parts

8.3.1 Worked Examples

8.4 Laplace-Type Integrals; Watson's Lemma

8.4.1 Worked Examples

8.4.2 Application: Early-Time Heat Transfer

8.5 Generalized Laplace Integrals: Laplace's Method

8.5.1 Stirling's Formula

8.6 Method of Steepest Descent

8.6.1 Application: A Special Function

8.6.2 Application: The Oscillating Plate

8.6.3 Application: Lee Waves

8.6.4 Application: Sound Waves

8.6.5 Application: Two-dimensional Laminar Wake

8.7 Method of Stationary Phase; Kelvin's Results

References

Exercises

Index

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