Effect of a Sawtooth Boundary on Couette Flow
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TR-98-01
Date
1998
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Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Abstract
The relative tagential motion of a smooth plate and a corrugated plate separated by a viscous fluid is studied. The full Navier-Stokes equations are solved using Hermite collocation and Newton's method. Detailed streamlines and vorticity distributions are determined. The increased drag due to corrugation is found to be substantial.