Paper 2, Section I, C
Part IB, 2016
A steady, two-dimensional unidirectional flow of a fluid with dynamic viscosity is set up between two plates at and . The plate at is stationary while the plate at moves with constant speed . The fluid is also subject to a constant pressure gradient . You may assume that the fluid velocity has the form .
(a) State the equation satisfied by and its boundary conditions.
(b) Calculate .
(c) Show that the value of may be chosen to lead to zero viscous shear stress acting on the bottom plate and calculate the resulting flow rate.