Couette Flow

Analytical & Numerical Solution

RASIKH TARIQ
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Introduction

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Introduction

Laminar

Viscous

Incompressible Fluid

Introduction

Analytical Solution

The governing y-direction momentum equation is:

Steady State
Assumption

No Body Forces

Analytical Solution

Equation
The governing x-directionFinal
momentum
equation is:

Steady State
Assumption

Y-Direction
Velocity
(v)
is Zero

No beginning or end
of this flow in xdirection

Analytical Solution

Using boundary condition at we have, we get.

Using boundary condition at we have, we get.

Analytical Solution Matlab Code

clc
clear
%Workspace and Command History Cleared

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ue = 0.01

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Couette Flow Velocity Profle

%Separation Distance between

plate. 5cm
%y is distance from lower plate to upper plate

y = linspace(0,D,500);
for i=1:1:500
U(i)=(ue*y(i))/D;
end
plot (y,U)
legend ('Couette Flow Velocity
Profile','Fontsize',12')
xlabel ('Width Between Plates (m)',' Fontsize ',12')
ylabel ('Velocity Profile (m/s)',' Fontsize ',12')
axis ([-0.01 0.06 -0.001 0.012])

V elocity P rofle (m/s)

%Velocity of Upper Plate moving

with 0.01m/s

D = 0.05

-3

x 10

0
-0.01

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

Width Between Plates (m)

0.05

0.06

Numerical Implicit Method

Nature of Partial Differential Equation

Conclusion: Time Marching Possible

Parabolic Nature Equation because

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The Numerical Formulation

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The Numerical Formulation

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The Numerical Formulation

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The Numerical Formulation

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The Numerical Formulation

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Thank you!

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