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(33, 34) applied to flow in a rigid tube fail to verify the insta-
bilities observed experimentally. These techniques predict stable
tube flow for all Reynolds numbers. It should be noted that ordinary
instability theory neglects the non-linear convection terms in the
momentum equation. This assumption is made so that a disturbance
which is a linear solution can be applied. The non-linear terms might
be important (34) for prediction of laminar instability. Also,
ordinary instability theory pertains only to a perfectly rigid wall.
Small vibrations in the tube wall caused by a coupling with the flow
might offer the mechanism to produce strong disturbances. The amplifica-
tion mechanism might be similar to a resonance phenomena in that
a constructive reinforcement may be produced which outweighs the
dissipative effects of fluid viscosity.
the entire interval of time, t > 0; the solution may become irregular
after a finite time period. These observations also tend to agree
with the results obtained with the present method.