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    This document discusses using the Navier-Stokes equation to analyze flow over a flat plate. It examines the boundary layer that forms along the plate as the fluid flows parallel to its surface. The analysis determines the boundary layer thickness, velocity profile within the layer, and drag force on the plate surface. It presents the continuity and momentum equations governing laminar flow and discusses solving them numerically or semi-analytically to obtain graphical solutions for the boundary layer and drag calculations.

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    This document discusses using the Navier-Stokes equation to analyze flow over a flat plate. It examines the boundary layer that forms along the plate as the fluid flows parallel to its surface. The analysis determines the boundary layer thickness, velocity profile within the layer, and drag force on the plate surface. It presents the continuity and momentum equations governing laminar flow and discusses solving them numerically or semi-analytically to obtain graphical solutions for the boundary layer and drag calculations.

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    Some Applications of the Navier-Stokes’ Equation

    - Flow over a flat plate – viscous boundary layer

    Fig. 2.6 Velocity profile and momentum boundary layer of flow parallel to a flat plate.

    - Bulk fluid moving with a uniform constant velocity parallel to a flat plate


    - Boundary layer is defined as the loci of positions  where V  0.99
    x

    Navier-Stokes’ equation, constant  and  (laminar flow):


    D 2
       P     g (2.69)
    Dt
    mass per unit pressure viscous gravitational
    volume times force * force * force *
    acceleration

    The objective of this analysis is to determine:


    - the boundary layer thickness,
    - the velocity profile inside the boundary layer (i.e.,    ( x , y ) ), and
    x x

    - the drag force exerted by the fluid on the plate’s surface.


    The continuity equation:

    1
     
     x
    0 y
    (2.70)
    x y
    The momentum equation:

           2 2

      x
       x x x
    (2.71)
    x y  x y 
    x y 2 2

         
    2 2

      y
       y y y

     g (2.72)
    x y  x y
    x y y

    2 2

    The solution of these equations can be obtained:


     Numerically
     Semi-analytically (as in the text)
    - define dimensionless parameters in the region y  
    - order of magnitude analysis to compare relative values
    - determine relevant terms in the equations

       2

      x
     x x
    (2.87)
    x y y
    x y 2

    with the boundary conditions:

    B.C. 1   0,   0
    at y = 0, x y (2.88)
    B.C. 2 at y = , x = V (2.89)

    - introduce the definition of stream functions:

     
      and   - (2.90)
    y x
    x y

    - transform from partial to ordinary differential equations

    - obtain a graphical solution of the form:

    2

    Boundary layer thickness (i.e., positions where  0.99 ):
    x

    V 

    1/ 2
     vx 
      5.0   (2.100)
    V  

    or in dimensionless form
    1/ 2
      v  5.0
     5.0   = (2.101)
    x  xV  
    Re x

    where,
    xV
    Re  
    (local value with the characteristic dimension x)
    v
    x

    Finally, the drag force, which is exerted by the fluid on the plate’s surface, is:

      
    W L

    F =     dxdz
    x
    (2.102)
     y 
    K
    0 0
    y0

    which can be evaluated from the plot as:

    3
    F = 0.664
    K
    LW V2 3
     (2.104)

    (drag force on one surface only ! )

    0.2
      
    C f  0.072 
     VL 

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