Turabo University School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering MEEN 621 Boundary Layers

EXAM I Prof: Eduardo Castillo Due: 11 March 2014, NAME: ____________________________________ Problem 1 A Couette pump consists of a rotating inner cylinder and a baffled entrance and exit, as shown in the figure. Assuming zero circumferential pressure gradient and (a - b) a, derive formulas for the volume flow and pumping power per unit depth. Illustrate for SAE 30 oil at 20C, with a = 10 cm, b = 9 cm, and = 600 rpm.

Problem 2 AXISYMMETRIC STAGNATION FLOW. In plane flow the stagnation "point" is really a line, i.e., there is no variation in the z direction. In axisymmetric flow, stagnation is a true point, and the fluid flow impinges on a wall at right angles and flows along this wall radially in all directions. This kind of flow is also found close to the stagnation point on bodies of revolution whose axes lie at zero incidences. With cylindrical coordinates r, , z, and velocity components U, V, W (inviscid) or u, v, w (viscous). The solution for the inviscid region is of the form: ; where ; , and . Proposing the solution for the viscous region of the form and
ODE: BC:

derivate the ODE as

Then, solve the ODE with the BC by using the Runge Kutta method and derivate the expresions for the thickness of the boundary layer, displazement thickness, fricction coefficient and drag coefficient.

Problem 3 The Blasius solution can be extended to nonzero wall velocity, Vw U, either positive (blowing) or negative (suction). The streamwise wall velocity, uw is still zero from the no-slip condition. This has practical application to many problems: mass transfer, drying, ablation, transpiration cooling, and boundary-layer control. For similarity, only a certain variation Vw(x) is allowed. Using similar approach as the flat plate solution, with constant y-component of the velocity at the wall as Vw, solve the flat plate equations as the previews problem and derivate the expresions for the thickness of the boundary layer, displazement thickness, fricction coefficient and drag coefficient. Problem 4 As an exercise in determining viscosity when there is no special equipment available, a cup of freshly manufactured molasses is pured on to a plane sheet of glas, where it forms a large puddle 1/4 inch deep. The sheet of glass is then tilted 45, and after a brief transient, the molasses on the top surface across most of the puddle is observed for some time to be flowing down the slope at a constant 3.0 inches/sec. Solve the general problem of a inclinated flow on a flat plate. With boundary conditions as u (y = 0) and (y = H) = 0, and the flow down the slope is powered by gravity acting in a manner similar to that of a favorable pressure gradient,

(a) Determine the new solution u (y) which will satisfy these boundary conditions, as a function of , H, y, and dp/dx, and (b) From the observation that = 45 and U = 3.0 inches/see, calculate the approximate kinematic viscosity (ft2/sec) .. [Hint: to know what to expect, you are supposed to remember that the kinematic viscosity of honey is roughly 10 cm2/sec.]

Universidad del Turabo Masters Program in Mechanical Engineering

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