AERODYNAMICS P a g e | 32

FLOW OVER A FLAT PLATE - BLASIUS SOLUTION

u u   2u 
From Momentum Eqn: u   v 2 
x y  y 

Velocity Stream Function:

Boundary layer  profile
thickness  u
U
 1 y u  y     u dy
   F 
x Re 
y
U   vx
 1    UF() 
 vx u
x U x  F() U
v U U
  Uvx  F() 
vx  1 y  U u UF()
  
U x 2 vx y vx   Uvx f ()
U

Velocity component in x direction: u Velocity component in y direction: v

 
u v 
y x
  
u  v  Uvxf ()
 y x
U  
u  U  vx f '( )  v  Uv  xf ()
vx x 
u  U  f '( )    
v  Uv  x f ()  f () x
u u  u  x x 
2
To find To find To find
x y y 2   f () 
u  v  Uv  xf '() 
u 
 U f '()  U f '()
2u  u
   x 2 x 
x x y y y2 y y
 
u  2u  1  
U f ''()  u   U f ''( ) 
x x U f '()  y y vx v  U v  xf '() 1 y  f () 
2

u 1 y y y U

 2 vx 2 x 
U f ''()  
x 2x vx u 1 2u   U 
U f '()  U f '''( )  
U y vx y 2
y 1 Uv
2u 1
v  f '()  f ()
U  U f ''( )  2 x
y 2
vx
U
u u   2u 
Substituting the values in momentum equation: u   v  2  we get
x y  y 

1 y 1 U v 1 1
U  f '( )  U  f ''( )     f '( )  f ( )  U  f ''( )   v  U  f ''( ) 
2x vx 2 x vx vx
U U U

2 f ''' ff ''  0 Blasius solution

Dr. Vishnu Kumar G C , School of Aeronautical Sciences, Hindustan Institute of Tech. & Science, Chennai.