Flow in a Corner

A second approach (inverse) is where the flowfield shape is sought for a given complex potential F. For example, consider the complex potential

F = BY”,a

where В is real. The stream function in polar coordinates is

4х = Вгл/а sin

It can be seen that W = 0 at 0 = 0 and 6 = a, and therefore this potential represents flow in a corner as shown in Fig. 6.7. The complex velocity is

Подпись: FIGURE 6.7 Flow in a corner.
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and at the corner Y = 0, the velocity is zero if a < л and infinite if a > л. If a = л/2, the flow can be considered to be either the flow in a right-angle corner or flow against a horizontal wall. This flow is called stagnation point flow and is shown in Fig. 3.6.