ME 532- 151

Laminar Boundary Layer Flows

R Ben-Mansour
 OBJECTIVES

• Introduce laminar boundary layer (BL)

flows ,

• Derive the equations valid for BL flows

and discuss their limitations,

• Present some analytical, numerical or

semi-numerical solutions for BL flows.
CV analysis for BL flow
BL velocity, displacement and
momentum thicknesses
 BL Equations
(Mass, Mom. & Energy)
BL flow over Curved surfaces and
existence of Pressure gradient
Pressure gradient and Separation
Steady BL flow Equations
 Blasius Similarity Equations
- Assumptions
- Similarity Variable and Stream function

- Resulting ODE and Boundary conditions

Blasius
BL Num.
solution
Blasius BL flow Solution
Experimental vs Blasius Num.
Drag Coefficient - Flat Plate
BL for wedge flows
Falkner-Skan Numer. Solution
Flow in the inlet of ducts

up(r)

Shah and London,

(1978), 99% up,max
 Excess pressure drop
• Excess pressure drop is due to:
– increased shear in the entrance BL and
– Acceleration of the core flow

A integral CV analysis for the region 0<x<xL

Entrance loss Coefficient
Numerical Results for K
End of Chapter 4 -Coverage