Recasting Navier–Stokes equations

Abstract

Classical Navier-Stokes equations fail to describe some flows in both the compressible and incompressible configurations. In this article, we propose a new methodology based on transforming the fluid mass velocity vector field to obtain a new class of continuum models. We uncover a class of continuum models which we call the re-casted Navier-Stokes. They naturally exhibit the physics of previously proposed models by different authors to substitute the original Navier-Stokes equations. The new models unlike the conventional Navier-Stokes appear as more complete forms of mass diffusion type continuum flow equations. They also form systematically a class of thermomechanically consistent hydrodynamic equations via the original equations. The plane wave analysis is performed to check their linear stability under small perturbations, which confirms that all re-casted models are spatially and temporally stable like their classical counterpart. We then use the Rayleigh-Brillouin scattering experiments to demonstrate that the re-casted equations may be better suited for explaining some of the experimental data where original Navier-Stokes equations fail.Öttinger [11] also proposed earlier a substitute for the classical Navier-Stokes in his phenomenological GENERIC formalism. In the GENERIC formulation, Öttinger [11] demonstrated that by assuming the row and the column, which are associated with the mass density in the friction matrix to be identically zero, leads to the conventional Navier-Stokes equations. A more general form of friction matrix that includes the basic fact that particles operate diffusive motions, leads to a revised set of transport equations that contain two velocities, which are very similar in nature to the volume and mass velocities. Durst et al [12] based their arguments on that the absence of mass diffusion terms in the continuity equation contradicts constitutive relations for momentum and heat diffusion: when the fluid properties changes spatially in the presence of momentum and heat diffusions, there should also be present the mass diffusion. They later derived the Extended Navier-Stokes equations [12,13,17] based on the mass-diffusion controlled formalism. A late suggestion to substitute the Navier-Stokes is given by Svärd [18].Generally, there are a number of experimental data that standard Navier-Stokes fail to predict. Shock wave structure predictions are a ubiquitous example of Navier-Stokes failure [4,6,19,20]. Experimental data of water flows in carbon nanotubes or confined pores is another research topic showing large deviations from the classical Hagen-Poiseuille equation [21,22]. A convincing theoretical interpretation of this data is still lacking. Leaving aside non-linear configurations, conventional Navier-Stokes equations also fail to describe some of the linear flow problems accurately. For example, it is unsuccessful in describing the actual spectrum shapes in the Rayleigh-Brillouin scattering problem [23][24][25][26][27][28].In the current work, we provide new insights into the ...

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