B3.24

Fluid Dynamics II
Part II, 2003

A steady two-dimensional jet is generated in an infinite, incompressible fluid of density ρ\rho and kinematic viscosity ν\nu by a point source of momentum with momentum flux in the xx direction FF per unit length located at the origin.

Using boundary layer theory, analyse the motion in the jet and show that the xx-component of the velocity is given by

u=U(x)f(η)u=U(x) f^{\prime}(\eta)

where

η=y/δ(x),δ(x)=(ρν2x2/F)1/3 and U(x)=(F2/ρ2νx)1/3\eta=y / \delta(x), \quad \delta(x)=\left(\rho \nu^{2} x^{2} / F\right)^{1 / 3} \text { and } U(x)=\left(F^{2} / \rho^{2} \nu x\right)^{1 / 3}

Show that ff satisfies the differential equation

f+13(ff+f2)=0.f^{\prime \prime \prime}+\frac{1}{3}\left(f f^{\prime \prime}+f^{\prime^{2}}\right)=0 .

Write down the appropriate boundary conditions for this equation. [You need not solve the equation.]