ANE 416 Viscous Flow Theory

1. Outline of Fluid Motion with friction Real and perfect fluid, Viscosity, Compressibility, The
Hagen-Poiseuille flow through a pipe, Principle of Similarity: Reynolds and Mach number,
Comparison between the theory of perfect fluids and experiments.

2. Derivation of the equations of motion of a compressible viscous fluid (Navier-Stokes

equations) Fundamental equations of motion and continuity applied to fluid flow, General
stress system in a deformable body, Relation between stress and rate of deformation, Stokes’s
hypothesis, Bulk viscosity and thermodynamic pressure, Navier-Stokes equations.

3. Outlines of Boundary-layer theory The Boundary-Layer concept, Separation and vortex

formation, Turbulent flow in a pipe and in a boundary layer.

4. Laminar Boundary Layer Flows Boundary layer Flow, Boundary Layer Equations,
Approximate Momentum Integral Theory, Boundary Layers within accelerating potential flow,
Flow over non-Slender Planner Bodies, Rotational Boundary Layers.

5. Boundary-layer equations for two-dimensional flow; Boundary-Layer on a flat plate

Derivation of boundary-layer equations for flow along a flat plate, The separation of a boundary
layer, A Remark on the integration of the boundary layer equations, Skin friction, The boundary
layer along a plate.

Suggested Readings.
Books: 1. Boundary-Layer Theory: Dr Hermann Schlichting, McGraw-Hill Book Company.
2. Fluid Mechanics: Frank M White, McGraw-Hill Companies.
3. Physical Fluid Dynamics: P.D. McCormack and Lawrence Crane, Academic Press.
4. Viscous Flow Theory vol.I – Laminar Flow: Shih-i-Pai, P.Van Nostrand and Co.