A general solution is obtained for laminar flow in axisymmetric pipes, allowing for prescribed timedependent viscosity and time-dependent pressure gradients. In both cases, the only restriction on the prescribed time dependence is that it must vary continuously; it is not necessary for rates of change to be continuous. The general solution is obtained using the Finite Hankel Transform method. This makes it possible to allow explicitly for time-dependent viscosity, but it does not permit the spatial dependence of viscosity. This contrasts with Laplace transforms, which allow spatial, but not general, temporal variations. The general solution is used to study a selection of particular flows chosen to illustrate distinct forms of physical behaviour and to demonstrate the ease with which solutions are obtained. The methodology is also applied to the simple case of constant (Newtonian) viscosity. In this case, it yields the same solutions as previously published methods, but it does so in a much simpler manner.
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October 01 2010
Laminar pipe flow with time-dependent viscosity
Alan E. Vardy
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1Civil Engineering Division, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
E-mail: a.e.vardy@dundee.ac.uk
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James M. B. Brown
James M. B. Brown
1Civil Engineering Division, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
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Journal of Hydroinformatics (2011) 13 (4): 729–740.
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September 14 2009
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April 07 2010
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Alan E. Vardy, James M. B. Brown; Laminar pipe flow with time-dependent viscosity. Journal of Hydroinformatics 1 October 2011; 13 (4): 729–740. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2010.073
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Alan E. Vardy, James M. B. Brown; Laminar pipe flow with time-dependent viscosity. Journal of Hydroinformatics 1 October 2011; 13 (4): 729–740. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2010.073
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