Paper 1, Section II, B

Fluid Dynamics II
Part II, 2017

Fluid of density ρ\rho and dynamic viscosity μ\mu occupies the region y>0y>0 in Cartesian coordinates (x,y,z)(x, y, z). A semi-infinite, dense array of cilia occupy the half plane y=0y=0, x>0x>0 and apply a stress in the xx-direction on the adjacent fluid, working at a constant and uniform rate ρP\rho P per unit area, which causes the fluid to move with steady velocity u=(u(x,y),v(x,y),0)\mathbf{u}=(u(x, y), v(x, y), 0). Give a careful physical explanation of the boundary condition

uuyy=0=Pν for x>0\left.u \frac{\partial u}{\partial y}\right|_{y=0}=-\frac{P}{\nu} \quad \text { for } \quad x>0

paying particular attention to signs, where ν\nu is the kinematic viscosity of the fluid. Why would you expect the fluid motion to be confined to a thin region near y=0y=0 for sufficiently large values of xx ?

Write down the viscous-boundary-layer equations governing the thin region of fluid motion. Show that the flow can be approximated by a stream function

ψ(x,y)=U(x)δ(x)f(η), where η=yδ(x)\psi(x, y)=U(x) \delta(x) f(\eta), \quad \text { where } \quad \eta=\frac{y}{\delta(x)}

Determine the functions U(x)U(x) and δ(x)\delta(x). Show that the dimensionless function f(η)f(\eta) satisfies

f=15f235fff^{\prime \prime \prime}=\frac{1}{5} f^{\prime 2}-\frac{3}{5} f f^{\prime \prime}

What boundary conditions must be satisfied by f(η)f(\eta) ? By considering how the volume flux varies with downstream location xx, or otherwise, determine (with justification) the sign of the transverse flow vv.