Derivation of Von Karman Integral Momentum Equation

We start with continuity:

( ) ( )
0

y
v
x
u
Multiply this by edge velocity u
e
(x). Integrate by parts.
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
0 : Result

y
vu
x
u
u
x
uu
y
vu
y
v
u
x
u
u
x
uu
x
u
u
e e e
e
e
e e
e

(1)
ubtract !ro" this the u#"o"entu" e$uation:
( ) ( )
y x
p
y
uv
x
u xy

%
(%)
&se also the 'uler e$uation: (d()dp*0 which gives at boundary layer edge
0

x
p
x
u
u
e
e e

(+)
Result a!ter so"e "inor rearranging:
( )
y u
u
x
u
u vu vu
y u
u
u
u
u
x
xy
e e
e
e e e
e e e
e e

,
_

+
1
1
]
1

,
_

1 1
%
(,)
Integrate e$uation (,) !ro" y*0 to y*.
( )

,
_

+ +
1
1
]
1

,
_

0 0
0
0
%
1 1 dy
y
dy
u
u
x
u
u vu vu dy
u
u
u
u
u
x
xy
e e
e
e e e
e e e
e e
&se de!initions o! displace"ent thic-ness and "o"entu" thic-ness. econd ter" goes to .ero/
since v*# at wall/ and u*u
e
at the edge. We get:
( )
wall
e
e e e e
x
u
u u
x

0 %
(1)
'$uation (1) wor-s !or la"inar and turbulent/ co"pressible and inco"pressible !lows.
'xpand !irst ter". i"pli!y this !or inco"pressible !lows/ by assu"ing
e
is constant.
We use ordinary derivatives !ro" now on/ since there are no derivatives with respect to y le!t.
We get:
wall
e
e e
e
e e e e
x
u
u H
x
u
u
dx
d
u

+ %
%
2ivide thru3 by
%
e e
u We get
%
1
) % (
f
e
e
C
dx
du
u
H
dx
d
+ +

(4)