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An exact solution of the Navier-Stokes equation which describes non-orthogonal stagnation-point flow in two dimensions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2006

J. M. Dorrepaal
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23508

Abstract

A similarity solution is found which describes the flow impinging on a flat wall at an arbitrary angle of incidence. The technique is similar to a method used by Jeffery (1915) and discussed more recently by Peregrine (1981).

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1986 Cambridge University Press

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