AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE OF THE NORMAL MOMENTUM EQUATION IN LAMINAR INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW.

Abstract

The Galerkin-Kantorovich-Dorodnitsyn multimoment integral method is an approximate technique for solving the Prandtl boundary layer equations. This technique is extended to calculate the normal velocity and the normal pressure gradient in the boundary layer for laminar, incompressible flow. The normal velocity and pressure gradient distributions are evaluated for linearly retarded flow and flow about a circular cylinder. The normal flow quantities appear to diverge as separation is approached. Near separation, the solutions appear to be inconsistent with the assumption that the pressure change across the boundary layer is small. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0833712

Entities

People

  • William L. George

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Incompressible Flow
  • Integrals
  • Layers
  • Momentum
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.