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Rate of Convergence to Barenblatt Profiles for the Fast Diffusion Equation
We study the asymptotic behaviour of positive solutions of the Cauchy problem
for the fast diffusion equation near the extinction time. We find a continuum
of rates of convergence to a self-similar profile. These rates depend
explicitly on the spatial decay rates of initial data
Investigation of Effects of Surface Temperature and Single Roughness Elements on Boundary-Layer Transition
The laminar boundaxy layer and the position of the transition point were investigated on a heated flat plate. It was found that the Reynolds number of transition decreases as the temperature of the plate is increased. It is shown from simple qualitative analytical considerations that the effect of variable viscosity in the boundary layer due to the temperature difference produces a velocity profile with an inflection point if the wall temperature is higher than the free-stream temperature. This profile is confirmed by measurements. Furthermore, it is confirmed that even with large deviation from the Blasius condition, the velocity and temperature profiles are very nearly identical, as predictable theoretically for a Prandtl number [sigma] of the order of 1.0 (for air, [sigma] = 0.76). The instability of inflection-point profiles is discussed.
Studies of the flow in the wake of large, two-dimensional roughness elements are presented. It is shown that a boundary layer can separate and reattach itself to the wall without having transition take place
Investigations of Effects of Surface Temperature and Single Roughness Elements on Boundary-Layer Transition
The laminar boundary layer and the position of the transition point are investigated on a heated flat plate. It was found that the Reynolds number of transition decreases as the temperature of the plate is increased. It is shown from simple qualitative analytical considerations that the effect of variable viscosity in the boundary layer due to the temperature diference produces a velocity profile with an inflection point if the wall temperature is higher than the free-stream temperature. This profile is confirmed by measurements. Furthermore, it is confirmed that, even with large deviation from the Blasius condition, the velocity and temperature profiles are very nearly identical, as predictable theoretically for a Prandtl number [sigma] of the order of 1.0 (for air, [sigma]=0.76). The instability of
injection-point profiles is discussed.
Studies of the flow in the wake of large, two-dimensional
roughness elements are presented. It is shown that a boundary laysr can separate and reattach itself to the wall without having transition take place
Rate of Convergence to Barenblatt Profiles for the Fast Diffusion Equation with a Critical Exponent
We study the asymptotic behaviour near extinction of positive solutions of
the Cauchy problem for the fast diffusion equation with a critical exponent.
After a suitable rescaling which yields a non--linear Fokker--Planck equation,
we find a continuum of algebraic rates of convergence to a self--similar
profile. These rates depend explicitly on the spatial decay rates of initial
data. This improves a previous result on slow convergence for the critical fast
diffusion equation ({\sc Bonforte et al}. in Arch Rat Mech Anal 196:631--680,
2010) and provides answers to some open problems
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