A steady, two-dimensional flow in the region y>0 takes the form (u,v)= (Ex,−Ey) at large y, where E is a positive constant. The boundary at y=0 is rigid and no-slip. Consider the velocity field u=∂ψ/∂y,v=−∂ψ/∂x with stream function ψ=Exδf(η), where η=y/δ and δ=(ν/E)1/2 and ν is the kinematic viscosity. Show that this velocity field satisfies the Navier-Stokes equations provided that f(η) satisfies
f′′′+ff′′−(f′)2=−1
What are the conditions on f at η=0 and as η→∞ ?