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Title: Drifting solutions with elliptic symmetry for the compressible Navier-Stokes equations with density-dependent viscosity

Journal Article · · Journal of Mathematical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4872235· OSTI ID:22250649
 [1];  [2]
  1. College of Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095 (China)
  2. Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, 10 Po Ling Road, Tai Po, New Territories (Hong Kong)

In this paper, we investigate the analytical solutions of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations with dependent-density viscosity. By using the characteristic method, we successfully obtain a class of drifting solutions with elliptic symmetry for the Navier-Stokes model wherein the velocity components are governed by a generalized Emden dynamical system. In particular, when the viscosity variables are taken the same as Yuen [M. W. Yuen, “Analytical solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations,” J. Math. Phys. 49, 113102 (2008)], our solutions constitute a generalization of that obtained by Yuen. Interestingly, numerical simulations show that the analytical solutions can be used to explain the drifting phenomena of the propagation wave like Tsunamis in oceans.

OSTI ID:
22250649
Journal Information:
Journal of Mathematical Physics, Vol. 55, Issue 5; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-2488
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English