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In this paper, the problem of compressible flow over a thin airfoil located near the ground is studied. A singular integral equation, also known as Possio equation, that relates the pressure jump along the airfoil to its downwash is derived. The derivation of the equation utilizes Laplace transform, Fourier transform, method of images, and theory of Mikhlin multipliers. The existence and uniqueness of solution to the Possio equation is verified for the steady state case and an approximate solution is obtained. The aerodynamic loads are then calculated based on the approximate solution. Moreover, the divergence speed of a continuum wing structure located near the ground is obtained based on the derived expressions for the aerodynamic loads.
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We investigate superfluid flow around an airfoil accelerated to a finite velocity from rest. Using simulations of the Gross--Pitaevskii equation we find striking similarities to viscous flows: from production of starting vortices to convergence of airfoil circulation onto a quantized version of the Kutta-Joukowski circulation. We predict the number of quantized vortices nucleated by a given foil via a phenomenological argument. We further find stall-like behavior governed by airfoil speed, not angle of attack, as in classical flows. Finally we analyze the lift and drag acting on the airfoil.
Miniature heaters are immersed in flows of quantum fluid and the efficiency of heat transfer is monitored versus velocity, superfluid fraction and time. The fluid is $^4$He helium with a superfluid fraction varied from 71% down to 0% and an imposed velocity up to 3 m/s, while the characteristic sizes of heaters range from 1.3 $mu$m up to few hundreds of microns. At low heat fluxes, no velocity dependence is observed. In contrast, some velocity dependence emerges at larger heat flux, as reported previously, and three non-trivial properties of heat transfer are identified. First, at the largest superfluid fraction (71%), a new heat transfer regime appears at non-null velocities and it is typically 10% less conductive than at zero velocity. Second, the velocity dependence of the mean heat transfer is compatible with the square-root dependence observed in classical fluids. Surprisingly, the prefactor to this dependence is maximum for an intermediate superfluid fraction or temperature (around 2 K). Third, the heat transfer time series exhibit highly conductive short-lived events. These textit{cooling glitches} have a velocity-dependent characteristic time, which manifest itself as a broad and energetic peak in the spectrum of heat transfer time series, in the kHz range. After showing that the velocity dependence can be attributed to the breaking of superfluidity within a thin shell surrounding heaters, an analytical model of forced heat transfer in a quantum flow is developed to account for the properties reported above. We argue that large scale flow patterns must form around the heater, having a size proportional to the heat flux (here two decades larger than the heater diameter) and resulting in a turbulent wake. The observed spectral peaking of heat transfer is quantitatively consistent with the formation of a Von Karman vortex street in the wake of a bluff body.
In this work, the static stability of plates with fixed trailing edges in axial airflow is studied using the framework of Possio integral equation. First, we introduce a new derivation of a Possio integral equation that relates the pressure jump along thin plates to their downwash based on the linearization of the governing equations of an ideal compressible fluid. The steady state solution to the Possio equation is used to account for the aerodynamic forces in the steady state plate governing equation resulting in a singular differential-integral equation which is transformed to an integral equation. Next, we verify the solvability of the integral equation based on the Fredholm alternative for compact operators in Banach spaces and the contraction mapping theorem. Then, we derive explicit formulas for the characteristic equations of free-clamped and free-pinned plates. The minimum solutions to the characteristic equations are the divergence speeds which indicate when static instabilities start to occur. We show analytically that free-pinned plates are statically unstable. After that, we move to derive analytically flow speed intervals that correspond to static stability regions for free-clamped plates. We also resort to numerical computations to obtain an explicit formula for the divergence speed of free-clamped plates. Finally, we apply the obtained results on piezoelectric plates and we show that free-clamped piezoelectric plates are statically more stable than conventional free-clamped plates due to the piezoelectric coupling.
We study theoretically and experimentally how a thin layer of liquid flows along a flexible beam. The flow is modelled using lubrication theory and the substrate is modelled as an elastica which deforms according to the Euler-Bernoulli equation. A constant flux of liquid is supplied at one end of the beam, which is clamped horizontally, while the other end of the beam is free. As the liquid film spreads, its weight causes the beam deflection to increase, which in turn enhances the spreading rate of the liquid. This feedback mechanism causes the front position ${sigma}$(t) and the deflection angle at the front ${phi}$(t) to go through a number of different power-law behaviours. For early times, the liquid spreads like a horizontal gravity current, with ${sigma}$(t) = $t^{4/5}$ and ${phi}$(t) = $t^{13/5}$. For intermediate times, the deflection of the beam leads to rapid acceleration of the liquid layer, with ${sigma}$(t) = $t^4$ and ${phi}$(t) = $t^9$. Finally, when the beam has sagged to become almost vertical, the liquid film flows downward with ${sigma}$(t) = $t$ and ${phi}$(t) ~ ${pi}$/2. We demonstrate good agreement between these theoretical predictions and experimental results.
Laminar flow over a bubble mattress is expected to experience a significant reduction in friction since the individual surfaces of the bubbles are shear-free. However, if the bubbles are sufficiently curved, their protrusion into the fluid and along the flow direction can lead to an increase in friction as was recently demonstrated experimentally and computationally. We provide in this paper a simple model for this result. We consider a shear flow at low Reynolds number past a two-dimensional array of bubbles, and calculate analytically the effective slip length of the surface as function of the bubble geometry in the dilute limit. Our model is able to reproduce quantitatively the relationship between effective friction and bubble geometry obtained in numerical computations, and in particular: (a) The asymmetry in friction between convex and concave bubbles, and (b) the existence of a geometric transition from reduced to enhanced friction at a critical bubble protrusion angle.
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