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Minimum pumping loss:

Hydrodynamics Bearing-Inclined

Hydrodynamics Bearing-Rayleigh step

Flat Plate Boundary Layer Flow R

ex

=5x10
5

Re

Laminar (BlasiusSolution)

2.59

Turbulent (1/7 Power Lower vel. profile )

1.29

For laminar flows H varies between 2 and 3,

(normal: 1.5~2)

Blasius Solution :

Boundary Layer with transition

Attached Flow Point of separation Separated flow:

Pressure decreases in the flow direction, acceleratethe lower part of boundary layer, Result in thinner boundary layer than the case

Pressure increases in the flow direction, decelerate thelower part of boundary layer, and cause some fluid particles adjacent to the wall to be brought to rest.

Navier-Stokes Equation

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Steady Parallel Flow though a straight channel width=2b

Stream function :CCW

Positive, CW Negative, Volume flow:

Incompressible flow:

Velocity Potential

Differential

Stream Functions
FlowType

Flow Pattern

Stream Function

VelocityPotential

Flow Type Flow Pattern

Stream Function

Velocity Potential ParallelFlow

Source andUniform flow

(Half Rankine)

Stagnation Pt

UniformObliqueFlow

Sink / Sourcepair

Sourceor Sink

Sink / Sourcepair in Uniformflow (

Full Rankine)

PointVortex

Doublet

Vortex-Source

A Doublet inUniform flow

(Flow over cylinder)

Flow with circulation round acircular cylinder in uniformflow

1110010

tan2tan2 x x y yq x x y yq yu

21211202000

22 y y x x x xq y y x x x xquu

For source and sink at general coordinates (x

0

,y
0

) and (x
1

,y
1

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Sample Q&A1. NS equation:

2 liquid with diff.

, same

, no mixing, no pressure grad. Plate

moving at U horizontal, gap =h+h ANS:

2. NS question: liquid flow onslant plate , zero shear at interface, with gravity g, liquid thickness=h,

flow direction as x axis. ANS:

3. NS question: liquid flow vertically within 2 fixed plates, under gravity g (direction

z), liquid thickness=h. ANS:

4. NS question: liquid flow within 2 plates,one fixed, another moves upwardsin velocity U, under gravity g, liquid thickness=h

ANS:

5. NS question:

Couette flow, pressure gradient at x direction. Liquid thickness=h ANS:

6. Stream function: Flow past a cylinder with its axis perpendicular to the direction of flow.
ANS:

ANS:

7. Stream function: A vortex with wall.

ANS:

8. Boundary layer: Skin friction.

9. Stream function: Two sink Q at x=

1 and one source NQ at 0,0

ANS: