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The exam is closed book and closed notes.
The velocity potential function for an ideal flow around a long cylinder centered at origin is given
𝐵
by 𝜙 = ( 𝑟 + 𝐴𝑟) 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃. The cylinder has a radius 𝑎 and is placed in a uniform flow of velocity 𝑈.
(a) Determine the constants 𝐴 and 𝐵 in terms of 𝑎 and 𝑈 using boundary conditions at the surface
and at (𝑥, 𝑦) = (0, ∞). (b) Determine the location and magnitude of the maximum velocity on the
surface.
𝜕𝜙 1 𝜕𝜓 1 𝜕𝜙 𝜕𝜓 𝑦
Equations: 𝑣𝑟 = = 𝑟 𝜕𝜃 ; 𝑣𝜃 = 𝑟 𝜕𝜃 = − 𝜕𝑟 ; 𝑟 = √𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2; 𝜃 = tan−1 (𝑥 )
𝜕𝑟
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Solution:
KNOWN: 𝜙, 𝑈, 𝑎
FIND: 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝜃𝑚𝑎𝑥, 𝑉𝑚𝑎𝑥
ASSUMPTIONS: Irrotational flow
ANALYSIS:
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
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(2)
(2)