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Numerical solutions for steady symmetric viscous flow past a parabolic cylinder in a uniform stream

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

S. C. R. Dennis  and
J. D. Walsh
S. C. R. Dennis
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
J. D. Walsh
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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Abstract

Numerical solutions are presented for steady two-dimensional symmetric flow past a parabolic cylinder in a uniform stream parallel to its axis. The solutions cover the range R = 0·25 to ∞, where R is the Reynolds number based on the nose radius of the cylinder. For large R, the calculated skin friction near the nose of the cylinder is compared with known theoretical results obtained from second-order boundary-layer theory. Some discrepancy is found to exist between the present calculations and the second-order theory. For small R, it is possible to obtain a reasonably consistent check with a recent theoretical prediction for the limit of the skin friction near the nose of the cylinder as R → 0.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 50 , Issue 4 , 29 December 1971 , pp. 801 - 814
Copyright
© 1971 Cambridge University Press

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