Research article

Technical and Feasibility Analysis of Gasoline and Natural Gas Fuelled Vehicles

  • Received: 15 November 2013 Accepted: 24 January 2014 Published: 05 March 2014
  • There is recent interest for the utilisation of natural gas for empowering the internal combustion engines (ICE) of vehicles. The production of novel natural gas ICE for vehicles, as well as the conversion of existing gasoline fuelled ICE of vehicles to natural gas fuelled ICE are new technologies which require to be analysed and assessed. The objective of the present study is to examine the adaptation of natural gas as vehicle fuel and carry out a technical analysis and an economical feasibility analysis of the two types of ICE vehicles, namely gasoline and natural gas fuelled vehicles. The technical model uses the physical properties of the two fuels and the performance factors of internal combustion engines including brake thermal efficiency. The resulting exhaust gas emissions are also estimated by the technical model using combustion calculations which provide the expected levels of exhaust gas emissions. Based on the analysis with the technical model, comparisons of the two types of engines are performed. Furthermore, the estimated performance characteristics of the two types of engines, along with local statistical data on annual fuel imports and annual fuel consumption for transportation and data on the vehicles fleet for the case study of Cyprus are used as input in the economical model. For the base year 2013, data of natural gas price is also used in the economical model. The economical model estimates the capital cost, the carbon dioxide emissions avoidance of fines, the net present value and the internal rate of return of the investment of large scale adaptation of natural gas fuelled vehicles for the case study. From the results and comparisons, conclusions are drawn and recommendations are provided for the adaptation of natural gas vehicles which can provide improved performance with reduced pollutant emissions.

    Citation: Charalambos Chasos, George Karagiorgis, Chris Christodoulou. Technical and Feasibility Analysis of Gasoline and Natural Gas Fuelled Vehicles[J]. AIMS Energy, 2014, 2(1): 71-88. doi: 10.3934/energy.2014.1.71

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  • There is recent interest for the utilisation of natural gas for empowering the internal combustion engines (ICE) of vehicles. The production of novel natural gas ICE for vehicles, as well as the conversion of existing gasoline fuelled ICE of vehicles to natural gas fuelled ICE are new technologies which require to be analysed and assessed. The objective of the present study is to examine the adaptation of natural gas as vehicle fuel and carry out a technical analysis and an economical feasibility analysis of the two types of ICE vehicles, namely gasoline and natural gas fuelled vehicles. The technical model uses the physical properties of the two fuels and the performance factors of internal combustion engines including brake thermal efficiency. The resulting exhaust gas emissions are also estimated by the technical model using combustion calculations which provide the expected levels of exhaust gas emissions. Based on the analysis with the technical model, comparisons of the two types of engines are performed. Furthermore, the estimated performance characteristics of the two types of engines, along with local statistical data on annual fuel imports and annual fuel consumption for transportation and data on the vehicles fleet for the case study of Cyprus are used as input in the economical model. For the base year 2013, data of natural gas price is also used in the economical model. The economical model estimates the capital cost, the carbon dioxide emissions avoidance of fines, the net present value and the internal rate of return of the investment of large scale adaptation of natural gas fuelled vehicles for the case study. From the results and comparisons, conclusions are drawn and recommendations are provided for the adaptation of natural gas vehicles which can provide improved performance with reduced pollutant emissions.


    1. Introduction

    Consider the following Euler-Poisson system for the bipolar hydrodynamical model of semi-conductor devices:

    $ {n1t+j1x=0,j1t+(j21n1+p(n1))x=n1Ej1,n2t+j2x=0,j2t+(j22n2+q(n2))x=n2Ej2,Ex=n1n2D(x),
    $
    (1)

    in the region $ \Omega = {\bf (0, 1)}\times R_{+}$. In this paper, $ n_{1}(x, t)$, $ n_{2}(x, t)$, $ j_{1}(x, t)$, $ j_{2}(x, t)$ and $ E(x, t)$ represent the electron density, the hole density, the electron current density, the hole current density and the electric field, respectively. In this note, we assume that the $p$ and $q$ satisfy the $\gamma$-law:$p(n_1) = n_{1}^{2}$ and $q(n_2) = n_{2}^{2}$ ($\gamma = 2$), which denote the pressures of the electrons and the holes. The function $D(x)$, called the doping profile, stands for the density of impurities in semiconductor devices.

    For system $(1)$, the initial conditions are

    $ n_{i}(x, 0) = n_{i0}(x) \ge 0, \;\; j_{i}(x, 0) = j_{i0}(x), \;\; i = 1, 2, $ (2)

    and the boundary conditions at $x = 0$ and $x = 1$ are

    $ j_{i}(0, t) = j_{i}(1, t) = 0, \;\; i = 1, 2, \;\; E(0, t) = 0. $ (3)

    So, we can get the compatibility condition

    $ j_{i0}(0) = j_{i0}(1) = 0, \;\; i = 1, 2. $ (4)

    Moreover, in this paper, we assume the doping profile $D(x)$ satisfies

    $ D(x)\in C[0, 1]~ {\rm{and}}~ D^* = \mathop {{\rm{sup}}}\limits_x D(x)\ge \mathop {{\rm{inf}}}\limits_x D(x) = D_*. $ (5)

    Now, the definition of entropy solution to problem $(1)-(4)$ is given. We consider the locally bounded measurable functions $ n_{1}(x, t)$, $ j_{1}(x, t)$, $ n_{2}(x, t)$, $ j_{2}(x, t)$, $ E(x, t)$, where $ E(x, t)$ is continuous in $x$, a.e. in $t$.

    Definition 1.1. The vector function $ (n_{1}, n_{2}, j_{1}, j_{2}, E)$ is a weak solution of problem $(1)-(4)$, if it satisfies the equation $(1)$ in the distributional sense, verifies the restriction $(2)$ and $(3)$. Furthermore, a weak solution of system $(1)-(4)$ is called an entropy solution if it satisfies the entropy inequality

    $ \eta_{et}+ q_{ex}+\frac{j_{1}^2}{n_{1}}+\frac{j_{2}^2}{n_{2}}-j_{1}E+j_{2}E \leq0, $ (6)

    in the sense of distribution. And the $(\eta_{e}, q_{e})$ are mechanical entropy-entropy flux pair which satisfy

    $ \left\{ηe(n1,n2,j1,j2)=j212n1+n21+j222n2+n22,qe(n1,n2,j1,j2)=j312n21+2n1j1+j322n22+2n2j2.
    \right. $
    (7)

    For bipolar hydrodynamic model, the studies on the existence of solutions and the large time behavior as well as relaxation-time limit have been extensively carried out, for example, see [1][2][3][4][5][6] etc. Now, we make it into a semilinear ODE about the potential and the pressures with the exponent $\gamma = 2$. We can get the existence, uniqueness and some bounded estimates of the steady solution. Then, using a technical energy method and a entropy dissipation estimate, we present a framework for the large time behavior of bounded weak entropy solutions with vacuum. It is shown that the weak solutions converge to the stationary solutions in $L^2$ norm with exponential decay rate.

    The organization of this paper is as follows. In Section 2, the existence, uniqueness and some bounded estimates of stationary solutions are given. we present a framework for the large time behavior of bounded weak entropy solutions with vacuum in Section 3.


    2. Steady solutions

    In this part, we will prove the existence and uniqueness of steady solution to problem $(1)-(4)$. Moreover, we can obtain some important estimates on the steady solution $(N_1, N_2, \mathcal{E})$.

    The steady equation of $(1)-(4)$ is as following

    $ \left\{J1=J2=0,2N1N1x=N1E,2N2N2x=N2E,Ex=N1N2D(x),
    \right. $
    (8)

    and the boundary condition

    $ {\mathcal{E}}(0) = 0. $ (9)

    We only concern the classical solutions in the region where the density

    $ \mathop {{\rm{inf}}}\limits_x {N_1}>0~~~ {\rm {and}}~~~ \mathop {{\rm{inf}}}\limits_x {N_2}>0. $ (10)

    hold.

    Now, we introduce a new variation $\Phi(x)$, and make $\Phi'(x)$: = ${\mathcal{E}}(x)$. To eliminate the additive constants, we set $\int_0^1{\Phi(x)}dx = 0$. Then (2.1) turns into

    $ \left\{2N1x=Φx,2N2x=Φx,Φxx=N1N2D(x).
    \right. $
    (11)

    Obviously, $(11)_{1}$ and $(11)_{2}$ indicate

    $ \left\{N1(x)=12Φ(x)+C1,N2(x)=12Φ(x)+C2,Φxx(x)=12Φ(x)+C1+12Φ(x)C2D(x).
    \right. $
    (12)

    where $C_{1}$ and $C_{2}$ are two unknown positive constants. To calculate these two constants, we suppose*

    *Using the conservation of the total charge: integrating $(1)_1$ and $(1)_3$ from 0 to 1

    $ \big{(}\int_0^1 n_idx\big{)}_t = -\int_0^1 j_{ix}dx = 0, ~~{\rm{for}}~~ i = 1, 2, $

    we see this assumption is right.

    $ \int_0^1\bigg{(}n_i(x, 0)-N_i(x)\bigg{)}dx = 0 ~~{\rm{for}}~~ i = 1, 2, $ (13)

    then

    $ \bar{n}_1: = \int_0^1n_1(x, 0)dx = \int_{0}^{1}N_1(x)dx = \int_{0}^{1}\big{(}\frac{\Phi(x)}{2}+C_1\big{)}dx = C_1, \\ \bar{n}_2: = \int_0^1n_2(x, 0)dx = \int_{0}^{1}N_2(x)dx = \int_{0}^{1}\big{(}-\frac{\Phi(x)}{2}+C_2\big{)}dx = C_2. $ (14)

    Substituting $(14)$ into $(12)_3$, we have

    $ \Phi_{xx} = \Phi(x)+\bar{n}_1-\bar{n}_2-D(x). $ (15)

    Clearly, we can prove the existence and uniqueness of solutions to $(15)$ with the Neumann boundary condition

    $ \Phi_x(0) = \Phi_x(1) = 0. $ (16)

    Integrate$(15)$ from $x = 0$ to $x = 1$, we get

    $ \bar{n}_1-\bar{n}_2 = \int_{0}^{1}D(x)dx. $ (17)

    Suppose $\Phi(x)$ attains its maximum in $x_0\in [0, 1]$, then we get $\Phi_{xx}(x_0) \le 0$ and

    If $x_0\in (0, 1)$, then $\Phi_x(x_0) = 0, $ $\Phi_{xx}(x_0) \le 0$ clearly. If $x_0 = 0$ or $x_0 = 1$, the Taylor expansion

    $ \Phi(x) = \Phi(x_0)+\Phi'(x_0)(x-x_0)+{{\Phi''}(x_0)\over 2}(x-x_0)^2+o(x-x_0)^2, $

    the boundary condition ($16$) indicates ${\Phi''}(x_0) \le 0$.

    $ \Phi(x_0)+\bar{n}_1-\bar{n}_2-D(x_0)\leq0 . $

    So we get

    $ \Phi(x_0)\leq D^{*}+\bar{n}_2-\bar{n}_1 . $ (18)

    Similarly, if $\Phi $ attains its minimum in $x_1\in [0, 1]$, we obtain

    $ \Phi(x_1) \ge D_{*}+\bar{n}_2-\bar{n}_1 . $ (19)

    Moreover, from $(12), (14), (15), (18)$, and $(19)$, we have

    $ \frac{D_*+\bar{n}_2+\bar{n}_1}{2}\leq N_1(x)\leq \frac{D^*+\bar{n}_2+\bar{n}_1}{2}, \\\\ \frac{-D^*+\bar{n}_2+\bar{n}_1}{2}\leq N_2(x)\leq \frac{-D_*+\bar{n}_2+\bar{n}_1}{2}, $ (20)
    $ D_* \le (N_1-N_2)(x) \le D^* ~~{\rm {for~any }}~~ x\in [0, 1]. $ (21)

    Above that, the theorem of existence and uniqueness of steady equation is given.

    Theorem 2.1. Assume that $(5)$ holds, then problem $(8)$, $(9)$ has an unique solution $(N_1, N_2, {\mathcal{E}})$, such that for any $x\in [0, 1]$

    $ n_* \le N_1(x) \le n^*, ~~ n_* \le N_2(x) \le n^*, $ (22)

    and

    $ D_* \le (N_1-N_2)(x) \le D^*, $ (23)

    satisfy, where

    $ n^*: = \max\bigg{\{}{\frac{D^*+\bar{n}_2+\bar{n}_1}{2}, \frac{-D_*+\bar{n}_2+\bar{n}_1}{2}}\bigg{\}}, \\\\ n_*: = \min\bigg{\{}{\frac{D_*+\bar{n}_2+\bar{n}_1}{2}, \frac{-D^*+\bar{n}_2+\bar{n}_1}{2}}\bigg{\}}, $ (24)

    $ \bar{n}_{1} $, $ \bar{n}_{2} $ are defined in $(14)$.


    3. Large time behavior

    Now, our aim is to prove the weak-entropy solution of $(1)-(4)$ convergences to corresponding stationary solution in $L^2$ norm with exponential decay rate. For this purpose, we introduce the relative entropy-entropy flux pair:

    $ η(x,t)=2i=1(j2i2ni+n2iN2i2Ni(niNi))(x,t)=(ηe2i=1Qi)(x,t)0,
    $
    (25)
    $ q(x,t)=2i=1(j3i2n2i+2niji2Niji)(x,t)=(qe2i=1Pi)(x,t),
    $
    (26)

    where

    $Q_i = {N_i^2+2N_i(n_i - N_i)}, \;\; P_i = 2N_ij_i, $

    $\eta_e$ and $q_e$ are the entropy-entropy flux pair defined in $(1.7)$.

    The following theorem is our main result in section 3.

    Theorem 3.1(Large time behavior) Suppose $(n_1, n_2, j_1, j_2, E)(x, t)$ be any weak entropy solution of problem $(1.1)-(1.4)$ satisfying

    $ 2(2D^*-\bar{n}_1-\bar{n}_2)<(n_1-n_2)(x, t)< 2(2D_*+\bar{n}_1+\bar{n}_2), $ (27)

    for a.e. $x\in [0, 1]$ and $t>0$. $(N_1, N_2, {\mathcal{E}})(x)$ is its stationary solution obtained in Theorem 2.1. If

    $ \int_0^1 \eta^*(x, 0)dx<\infty, ~~ \int_0^1\bigg{(}n_i(s, 0)-N_i(s)\bigg{)}ds = 0, $ (28)

    then for any $t>0$, we have

    $ \int_0^1[j_1^2+j_2^2+(E-{\mathcal{E}})^2+(n_1-N_1)^2+(n_2-N_2)^2](x, t)dx\\\\ \;\;\;\; \le C_0e^{-\tilde{C}_0t}\int_0^1 \eta^*(x, 0)dx. $ (29)

    holds for some positive constant $C_0$ and $\tilde{C}_0$ .

    Proof. We set

    $ y_i(x, t) = -\int_0^{x}\bigg{(}n_i(s, t)-N_i(s)\bigg{)}ds, ~~~~ i = 1, 2, ~ x\in[0, 1], ~ t>0. $ (30)

    Clearly, $y_i(i = 1, 2)$ is absolutely continuous in $x$ for a.e. $t>0$. And

    $ y_{ix} = -(n_i-N_i), \;\;\;\; y_{it} = j_i, \\\\ y_2-y_1 = E-{\mathcal{E}}, \;\;\;\; y_i(0, t) = y_i(1, t) = 0, $ (31)

    following (1.1), (2.1), and ($2.1$). From $(1.1)_2$ and $(2.1)_2$, we get $y_1$ satisfies the equation

    $ y_{1tt}+(\frac{y_{1t}^2}{n_1})_x-y_{1xx}+y_{1t} = {n_1}E-N_{1}\mathcal{E}. $ (32)

    Multiplying $y_1$ with $(32)$ and integrating over $(0, 1)$, we have

    For weak solutions, ($1$) satisfies in the sense of distribution. We choose test function $\varphi_n(x, t)\in C_0^\infty \bigg{(}(0, 1)\times [0, T)\bigg{)}$ and let $\varphi_n(x, t)\to y_i(x, t)$ as $n\to +\infty $ for $i = 1, 2$.

    $ ddt10(y1y1t+12y21) dx10(y21tn1)y1x dx10(n21N21)y1xdx10y21t dx=10(N1(y2y1)y1+Ex2y21)dx.
    $
    (33)

    In above calculation, we have used the integration by part. Similarly, from $(1.1)_4$ and $(2.1)_3$, we get

    $ ddt10(y2y2t+12y22) dx10(y22tn2)y2x dx10(n22N22)y2x dx10y22t dx=10(N2(y2y1)y2+Ex2y22) dx.
    $
    (34)

    Add ($33$) and ($34$), we have

    $ ddt10(y1y1t+12y21+y2y2t+12y22) dx10(n21N21)y1xdx10(n22N22)y2x dx=10((y21tn1)y1x +(y22tn2)y2x) dx+10(y21t+y22t) dx+10(N1(y2y1)y1+Ex2y21N2(y2y1)y2Ex2y22) dx.
    $
    (35)

    Since

    $ 10(N1(y2y1)y1+Ex2y21N2(y2y1)y2Ex2y22) dx=10n1N1n2+N2D(x)2y21dx+10n2N2n1+N1+D(x)2y22dx10N1+N22(y1y2)2dx,
    $
    (36)

    then, from $(31)_1$ and $(36)$ we get

    $ ddt10(y1y1t+12y21+y2y2t+12y22) dx+10(N1+n1)y21x+10(N2+n2)y22xdx+10N1+N22(y1y2)2dx=10((y21tn1)y1x+(y22tn2)y2x) dx+10(y21t+y22t) dx+10(n1N1n2+N2D(x)2y21+n2N2n1+N1+D(x)2y22)dx.
    $
    (37)

    Moreover, since

    $ |y_i(x)| = |\int_0^xy_{is}(s)ds| \le x^{1\over 2}(\int_0^x y_{is}^2ds)^{1\over 2} \le x^{1\over 2}(\int_0^1 y_{is}^2ds)^{1\over 2}, \;\; x\in [0, 1], $ (38)

    we can obtain

    $ \|y_i\|^2_{L^2} = \int_0^1|y_i|^2dx \le {1\over 2}\|y_{ix}\|_{L^2}^2, $ (39)

    verifies for $i = 1, 2$. If the weak solutions $n_1(x, t)$ and $n_2(x, t)$ satisfy $(27)$ then

    $ \label{3.16}\mathop {{\rm{inf}}}\limits_x \{{N_1+n_1\}}>\mathop {{\rm{sup}}}\limits_x \bigg{\{}{\frac{n_1-N_1-n_2+N_2-D(x)}{4}}\bigg{\}}, $ (40)

    and

    $ \mathop {{\rm{inf}}}\limits_x \{{N_2+n_2\}}>\mathop {{\rm{sup}}}\limits_x \bigg{\{}{\frac{n_2-N_2-n_1+N_1+D(x)}{4}}\bigg{\}}, $ (41)

    hold, where we have used the assumption $(5)$ and the estimate $(23)$.

    Following ($39$), ($40$) and ($41$), we have

    $ \int_0^1\frac{n_1-N_1-n_2+N_2-D(x)}{2}y_1^2dx<\int_0^1(N_1+n_1)y_{1x}^2dx, $ (42)

    and

    $ \int_0^1\frac{n_2-N_2-n_1+N_1+D(x)}{2}y_2^2dx<\int_0^1(N_2+n_2)y_{2x}^2dx. $ (43)

    Thus (36), (42), and (43) indicate there is a positive constant $\beta>0$, such that

    $ ddt10(y1y1t+12y21+y2y2t+12y22) dx+β10(y21x+y22x)dx+10N1+N22(y1y2)2dx10((y21tn1)y1x+(y22tn2)y2x) dx+10(y21t+y22t) dx=10(N1y21tn1+N2y22tn2) dx.
    $
    (44)

    In view of the entropy inequality ($6$), and the definition of $\eta^*$ and $q^*$ in ($25$) and ($26$), the following inequality holds in the sense of distribution.

    $ ηet+qex+j21n1+j22n2j1E+j2E=ηt+2i=1Qit+qx+2i=1Pix+j21n1+j22n2j1E+j2E=ηt+qx+j21n1+j22n2j1E+j2E+j1Ej2E0.
    $
    (45)

    Since

    $ -j_1E+j_2E+j_1{\mathcal{E}}-j_2{\mathcal{E}} = (E-{\mathcal{E}})(j_2-j_1) = (y_2-y_1)(y_{2t}-y_{1t}), $ (46)

    then ($44$) turns into

    $ \eta^*_t+q^*_x+\frac{y_{1t}^2}{n_{1}}+\frac{y_{2t}^2}{n_{2}}+(y_2-y_1)(y_{2t}-y_{1t}) \le 0. $ (47)

    We use the theory of divergence-measure fields, then

    $ {d\over{dt}}\int_0^1 (\eta^*+{1\over 2}(y_2-y_1)^2)dx+\int_0^1 ( \frac{y_{1t}^2}{n_1} +\frac{y_{2t}^2}{n_2}) ~dx~ \leq 0, $ (48)

    where we use the fact

    $ \int_0^1 q^*_x~dx~ = 0. $ (49)

    Let $\lambda>2+2n^*>0$. Then, we multiply $(48)$ by $\lambda$ and add the result to $(44)$ to get

    $ {d\over{dt}}\int_0^1 (\lambda \eta^*+{\lambda\over 2}(y_2-y_1)^2 + y_1y_{1t}+\frac12y_1^2+y_2y_{2t}+\frac12y_2^2)dx+\beta\int_0^1(y_{1x}^2+y_{2x}^2)dx\\\\ \;\;\;\; +\int_0^1{{N_1+N_2}\over{2}}(y_1-y_2)^2dx+\int_0^1\bigg{(}(\lambda-N_1) \frac{y_{1t}^2}{n_1} +(\lambda-N_2)\frac{y_{2t}^2}{n_2}\bigg{)} dx\leq 0. $ (50)

    Using the estimate ($22$) in Theorem 2.1. and the Poinc${\rm{\acute{a}}}$re inequality ($39$), we have

    $ {d\over{dt}}\int_0^1 (\lambda \eta^*+{\lambda\over 2}(y_2-y_1)^2 + y_1y_{1t}+\frac12y_1^2+y_2y_{2t}+\frac12y_2^2) dx+{\beta\over 2}\int_0^1(y_{1x}^2+y_{2x}^2)dx\\\\ \;\;\;\; +{\beta\over 2}\int_0^1(y_{1}^2+y_{2}^2)dx+n_*\int_0^1(y_1-y_2)^2dx+\int_0^1\bigg{(} \frac{y_{1t}^2}{n_1} +\frac{y_{2t}^2}{n_2}\bigg{)} dx\leq 0. $ (51)

    Now, we consider $ \eta^* $ in ($25$). Clearly

    $ n_i^2-N_i^2-2N_i(n_i-N_i), $ (52)

    is the quadratic remainder of the Taylor expansion of the function $n_i^{2}$ around $N_i>n_*>0$ for $i = 1, 2$. And then, there exist two positive constants $C_1$ and $C_2$ such that

    $ C_1y_{ix}^2 \le n_i^2-N_i^2-2N_i(n_i-N_i) \le C_2y_{ix}^2. $ (53)

    Making $C_3 = \min\{C_1, {{1\over 2}}\}$ and $C_4 = \max\{C_2, {{1\over 2}\}}$, then we get

    $ C_3({{y_{1t}^2}\over {n_1}}+{y_{2t}^2\over {n_2}}+y_{1x}^2+y_{2x}^2) \leq \eta^* \leq C_4({{y_{1t}^2}\over {n_1}}+{y_{2t}^2\over {n_2}}+y_{1x}^2+y_{2x}^2). $ (54)

    Let

    $ F(x, t) = \lambda \eta^*+{\lambda\over 2}(y_2-y_1)^2 + y_1y_{1t}+\frac12y_1^2+y_2y_{2t}+\frac12y_2^2, $

    then there exist positive constants $C_5$, $C_6$, and $C_7$, depending on $\lambda, n_*, \beta$, such that

    $ \int_0^1F(x, t)dx = \int_0^1[\lambda \eta^*+{\lambda\over 2}(y_2-y_1)^2 + y_1y_{1t}+\frac12y_1^2+y_2y_{2t}+\frac12y_2^2]dx \\\\ \leq C_5\int_0^1[({y_{1t}^2\over {n_1}} +{y_{2t}^2\over {n_2}})+ n_*(y_2-y_1)^2+ {\beta\over 2}(y_{1x}^2 +y_{2x}^2)~ + {\beta\over 2}(y_{1}^2 +y_{2}^2)]dx\\\\ \le C_6 \int_0^1\eta^*dx, $ (55)

    and

    $ 0<C_7\int_0^1[({y_{1t}^2\over {n_1}} +{y_{2t}^2\over {n_2}})+ n_*(y_2-y_1)^2+ {\beta\over 2}(y_{1x}^2 +y_{2x}^2)~ + {\beta\over 2}(y_{1}^2 +y_{2}^2)]dx\\\\ \leq \int_0^1[\lambda \eta^*+{\lambda\over 2}(y_2-y_1)^2 + y_1y_{1t}+\frac12y_1^2+y_2y_{2t}+\frac12y_2^2]dx = \int_0^1F(x, t)dx. $ (56)

    Then

    $ {d\over{dt}}\int_0^1 F(x, t) ~dx + {1\over {C_5}}\int_0^1 F(x, t)dx \leq 0, $ (57)

    and

    $ \int_0^1[({y_{1t}^2\over {n_1}} +{y_{2t}^2\over {n_2}})+ n_*(y_2-y_1)^2+ {\beta\over 2}(y_{1x}^2 +y_{2x}^2)~ + {\beta\over 2}(y_{1}^2 +y_{2}^2)]dx\\ \le{1\over {C_7}}\int_0^1F(x, t)dx \le {1\over {C_7}}e^{-{{t}\over {C_5}}}\int_0^1F(x, 0)dx\\ \le C_8e^{-{t\over {C_5}}}\int_0^1\eta^*(x, 0)dx. $ (58)

    are given, following the Growall inequality and the estimates ($55$) and ($56$). Up to now, we finish the proof of Theorem 3.1.


    Acknowledgments

    In the process of the selected topic and write a paper, I get the guidance from my tutor: Huimin Yu. In the teaching process, my tutor helps me develop thinking carefully. The spirit of meticulous and the rigorous attitude of my tutor gives me a lot of help. Gratitude to my tutor is unable to express in words. And this paper supported in part by Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. ZR2015AM001).


    Conflict of interest

    The author declare no conflicts of interest in this paper.


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