Noise influence on pole solutions of the Sivashinsky equation for planar and outward propagating flames
Journal
Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Journal Volume
78
Journal Issue
5
Date Issued
2008
Author(s)
Abstract
The dynamics of planar and outward propagating cylindrical flames has been studied in terms of exact solutions of the Sivashinsky equation with a random force term. The force term models the computational roundoff errors or a variety of perturbations of physical origins. In contrast to noiseless conditions, the number of poles in the system does not conserve and new poles appear due to the external forcing. It was found that modification of the pole solutions taking into account the appearance of new poles captures the features typical for the hydrodynamically unstable flames, which cannot be detected by the pole solutions with a fixed number of poles. Investigations based on the pole solutions make it possible to exclude the uncontrolled numerical noise that is always present in direct computations of the Sivashinsky equation, and to examine the interplay between noises and hydrodynamic instability. The study clearly demonstrates that the presence of noises is a necessary condition for flame acceleration.
Type
journal article