ON THE VISCOUS FLOW NEAR THE STAGNATION POINT ON AN INTERFACE

Abstract

The viscous flow near the stagnation point on an interface between two liquids with different densities is studied. The use of a model allows some fairly general results to be readily obtained as a result of a mathematical analysis. Moreover, although the model is obviously not in full accordance with re-entry phenomena, it is believed that it is not over-simplified, and that solutions of real problems obtained on the basis of the results of the present study will be at least qualitatively correct. Equations governing the stated problem can be transformed to those describing the stagnation point flow at a rigid wall, but the boundary conditions are different. Results concerning the velocity and temperature fields based on a numerical integration of these equations are given. Also presented approximate formulas for heat transfer, displacement thickness, momentum thickness, boundary layer thickness, and temperature layer thickness. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0269684

Entities

People

  • W.j. Prosnak

Organizations

  • Princeton University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Heat Transfer
  • Layers
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Numerical Integration
  • Stagnation Point
  • Thickness
  • Viscous Flow

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