ME/CEE 2342 Fall 2012 Krueger

Answers and Hints for Problem Set #9

9-55E) Solution Outline: For a 2D, incompressible flow, equation 9-17 requires
x
u
y
v
c
c
=
c
c
.
Substituting for u and integrating v as
( ) x f by axy v + + =
2
2
1
2 .
where the constant of integration ( ) x f is an arbitrary function of x. Combining this
result with the boundary condition v = 0 at y = 0 gives
2
2
1
2 by axy v + = . With both u
and v known, can be obtained by integrating equations 9-20. Starting with the u
component and integrating gives
( ) x g bxy y ax + =
2 2
2
1
.
Substituting this result into the equation for v gives and equation for ( ) x g , namely,
0 = dx dg . Thus, ( ) C x g = , where C is determined by the requirement that = 0 at y =
0. Generating a contour plot of with the given values of a and b gives the streamlines.

Answer:
2 2
2
1
bxy y ax = ; streamlines are shown in the plot below

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0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
0
1
2
3
4



9-88) Solution Outline: You can start with the known velocity distribution (equation (9) in
example 9-16 with V = 0) and integrate it to find the flow rate per unit width through the
channel in terms of the pressure gradient along the channel. Alternatively, you can use
the result derived in class, namely,
|
|
.
|

\
|

A
=
12
3
h
L
p
q
where q is flow rate per unit width. Then the flow rate is Q = qW and U = Q/A (by
definition). Substituting known values gives the answers.

Answers: Q = 1.07 10
-3
m
3
/s, Re = 16.7 (using h as the length scale), and the flow is
laminar because Re is so low. [Note: comparing Re with the transition Reynolds number
of 2300 for pipe flow is, strictly speaking, appropriate only when Re is based on the
hydraulic diameter defined in the textbook.]

9-90) Solution Outline: Substitute the given velocity field into the 2D continuity and Navier-
Stokes equations (ignoring gravity). You will find that the continuity equation is
satisfied. From the N-S equations, you will obtain the following expressions for the
pressure gradients:
ME/CEE 2342 Fall 2012 Krueger
( ) a x a
x
p
+ =
c
c
2 2
3 2

y x a
y
p
2 2
=
c
c

A valid pressure field exists, only if
y x
p
x y
p
c c
c
=
c c
c
2 2
(see example 9-13). Checking cross
derivatives shows that
y x
p
x y
p
c c
c
=
c c
c
2 2
for this problem.

Answer: ( ) y x p , cannot be found. Alternatively, the specified velocity field is not a
solution of the N-S equations. [Note: If you did try to find the pressure field, say, by
integrating the equation for x p c c you would find ( ) y f ax x a p + |
.
|

\
|
+ = 2
2
1
4 2
.
Substituting this into the equation for y p c c would reveal that ( ) y f must actually be a
function of both x and y, and therefore, the function does not exist.]

4-100) Solution Outline: Use equation 4-30 to compute the vorticity vector. The result is
( )z 2
2
1
h y
dx
dp
=

.
[Note: the book uses to represent the vorticity vector instead of .]

Answers: ( )z 2
2
1
h y
dx
dp
=

, the flow is rotational since 0 = , the fluid particles

rotate counter-clock-wise for y > h/2 ( 0 > e
z
) and clock-wise for y < h/2.