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Three-dimensional marginal separation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

P. W. Duck
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK

Abstract

The three-dimensional marginal separation of a boundary layer along a line of symmetry is considered. The key equation governing the displacement function is derived, and found to be a nonlinear integral equation in two space variables. This is solved iteratively using a pseudospectral approach, based partly in double Fourier space, and partly in physical space. Qualitatively the results are similar to previously reported two-dimensional results (which are also computed to test the accuracy of the numerical scheme); however quantitatively the three-dimensional results are much different.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1989 Cambridge University Press

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