Uniqueness of symmetric steady subsonic flows in infinitely long divergent nozzles

Li Liu, Hairong Yuan

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Abstract

We prove that the spherically symmetric subsonic flows in an infinitely long straight divergent nozzle with arbitrary smooth cross-section are unique for the three-dimensional steady potential flow equation. The proof depends on an extreme principle for elliptic equations in an unbounded conical domain, under the assumption that the gradient of the solution is of order. Similar result holds for steady subsonic Euler flows in two-dimensional infinitely long straight divergent nozzles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)641-647
Number of pages7
JournalZeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik
Volume62
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2011

Keywords

  • Bernoulli condition
  • Maximum principle
  • Nozzle
  • Potential flow
  • Subsonic flow
  • Unbounded domain
  • Uniqueness

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