HW 1 and Soln Compressed
HW 1 and Soln Compressed
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
ANALYTICAL ASSIGNMENT # 1
Flow Kinematics
1. For the laminar two-dimensional flow of air, at low Mach number (M<0.3), near the
surface of a flat plate, the streamwise (or x-) component of the velocity may be
approximated by the relation
y y2
u=a −b
x x
a. Using the continuity equation, what is the velocity component v in the y-
direction? Evaluate the constant of integration by noting that v=0 at y=0.
b. Compute the following strain rates: εxx, εxy, and Ωz
c. Compute the vorticity field
d. Compute the circulation around a triangle whose corners are at the points
(1,1), (2,1), (1,2)
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b. By examining the dot-product ∇ψ • ∇φ , show that the streamlines and the equi-
potential lines are orthogonal except at stagnation points (where thevelocity is
zero).
6. The absolute value of the velocity and the equation of the streamlines in a two-
dimensional velocity field are given by:
V = x 2 + 2 y 2 + 2 xy and ψ = y 2 + 2 xy = c
By two different methods, find the integral of the vorticity ωz, over the rectangular
area having corners (0,0), (2,0), (2,1), and (0,1).
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