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Development of the boundary layer at a free surface from a uniform shear flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

Simon L. Goren
Simon L. Goren
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California
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Abstract

The development of the boundary layer accompanying the formation of a free surface at y′ = 0, from the two-dimensional uniform shear flow u′ = ωyω, is discussed. The analysis shows that the surface velocity and surface position vary as the cube root of the distance downstream, while the mass-transfer coefficient varies inversely as the cube root of this distance. It is shown how these may be applied to the formation of capillary jets.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , May 1966 , pp. 87 - 95
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© 1966 Cambridge University Press

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