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A complex-valued first integral of Navier-Stokes equations: Unsteady Couette flow in a corrugated channel system

Marner, F.; Gaskell, P.H.; Scholle, M.

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Authors

F. Marner

M. Scholle



Abstract

For a two-dimensional incompressible viscous flow, a first integral of the governing equations of motion is constructed based on a reformulation of the unsteady Navier-Stokes equations in terms of complex variables and the subsequent introduction of a complex potential field; complementary solid and free surface boundary conditions are formulated. The methodology is used to solve the challenging problem of unsteady Couette flow between two sinusoidally varying corrugated rigid surfaces utilising two modelling approaches to highlight the versatility of the first integral. In the Stokes flow limit, the results obtained in the case of steady flow are found to be in excellent agreement with corresponding investigations in the open literature. Similarly, for unsteady flow, the results are in accord with related investigations, exploring material transfer between trapped eddies and the associated bulk flow, and vice versa. It is shown how the work relates to the classical complex variable method for solving the biharmonic problem and perspectives are provided as to how the first integral may be further utilised to investigate other fluid flow features.

Citation

Marner, F., Gaskell, P., & Scholle, M. (2017). A complex-valued first integral of Navier-Stokes equations: Unsteady Couette flow in a corrugated channel system. Journal of Mathematical Physics, 58(4), Article 043102. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4980086

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 30, 2017
Online Publication Date Apr 19, 2017
Publication Date Apr 19, 2017
Deposit Date Jun 30, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Mathematical Physics
Print ISSN 0022-2488
Electronic ISSN 1089-7658
Publisher American Institute of Physics
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 58
Issue 4
Article Number 043102
DOI https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4980086

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© 2017 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Marner, F., Gaskell, P. H. and Scholle, M. (2017) 'A complex-valued first integral of Navier-Stokes equations: unsteady Couette flow in a corrugated channel system.', Journal of mathematical physics., 58 (4): 043102 and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4980086






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