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u v + =0 x y
dp u u 2u + v = e + 2 x y dx y
have been solved for a handful of important cases. We will look at the results for a flat plate and a family of solutions called Falkner-Skan Solutions. Flat Plate (Laminar): Blasius Solution For a flat plate, p e = p constant
dp e =0 dx
Blasius was able to show that the boundary later equations could be rewritten to only depend on a parameter,
V 2vx
and its derivatives The resulting solution has been tabulated and compared to experiments on the following page. Note:
u ( x, y ) = V f ( ) where f = df d
w =
u y
=
y =0
V f (0)
2vx / V
=y
99%
x
5.0 Re x
where Re x
V x v
*
x
1.7208 Re x Re x
0.664
Cf =
w
1 V2 2
0.664 Re x
In reality, the leading edge of an infinitely thin plate would have very large, but not infinite C f . The problem is that near the leading edge of a thin plate, the boundary layer equations are not correct and the Navier-Stokes equations are needed. Question: Why did the boundary layer approximation fail at x 0?
16.100 2002