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RASIKH TARIQ
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Introduction
Flow of a viscous fluid between one stationary
and one moving plate is a Couette Flow.
Shear stresses
yy
y
zy
z
xy
x
= 0. Using this
Du
p xx yx zx
= +
+
+
+ fx
Dt
x
x
y
z
u
u
u
u yx
+ u + v + w
=
t
x
y
z
y
u
u
u yx
+ v + w
=
x
y
z
y
Dv
p xy yy zy
= +
+
+
+ fy
Dt
y
x
y
z
Whereas:
Dv
v
v
v
v
= + u + v + w = 0
Dt
t
x
y
z
u
x
= 0 as a result
u
( ) = 0
y y
Or
12
u = c1 y + c2
10
x 10
0
-0.01
0.01
0.03
0.04
0.05
Eq. (1)
2 u
2 u
2 u
u
u
+
B
+
C
+ D + E + Fu
2
2
t
t y
y
t
y
= G(t, y)
By comparison, we get:
A = 0,
plot (y,U)
legend ('Couette Flow Velocity Profile','Fontsize',12')
xlabel ('Width Between Plates (m)',' Fontsize ',12')
ylabel ('Velocity Profile (m/s)',' Fontsize ',12')
axis ([-0.01 0.06 -0.001 0.012])
0.02
B = 0,
C=
0.06
u
ue
y =
=
y
D
D
ue
u
2 ( ) u
ue 2
ue
e
( )=
2 (D2 )
y
D
t
(D)
(D )
ue
Or
u
2 u
=
t ue D y 2
eD
get:
u
1 2 u
=
t
ReD y 2
For simplicity and ease of writing the
mathematical formulas consider:
u
1 2 u
=
t
ReD y 2
However u, t and y are the representative of
dimensionless forms of u, t and y .
u
un+1
unj
j
t
1 n+1
1
1 n+1
n
n+1
n
n
1 2 (uj+1 + uj+1 ) + 2 (2uj + 2uj ) + 2 (uj1 + uj1)
=
()2
ReD
Or
un+1
= unj +
j
t
(un+1 + unj+1 2un+1
j
2()2 ReD j+1
n
2unj + un+1
j1 + uj1 )
un+1
= unj +
j
t
un+1
2()2 ReD j+1
t
+
un
2()2 ReD j+1
t
2un+1
2()2 ReD j
t
2un
2()2 ReD j
t
+
un+1
2()2 ReD j1
t
+
un
2()2 ReD j1
t
t
un+1
[
] un+1 + [
] 2un+1
j
j
2()2 ReD j+1
2()2 ReD
t
[
] un+1
2()2 ReD j1
t
= unj + [
] un
2()2 ReD j+1
t
[
] 2unj
2()2 ReD
t
+[
] un
2()2 ReD j1
Figure 2 Labeling of Points for the Grid
I divided the total domain into 7 nodes. All the
equations for the 7 nodes will be written. It can be
seen in the boundary condition that:
Taking certain mathematical terms common:
[
] +
] +
+ [ +
()
()
[
] +
() +
= [
]
()
+[
] (+ + )
()
u1 = 0
+
+
Au1n+1 + Bun+1
+ Aun+1
= K2
2
3
Modified format is:
Bun+1
+ Aun+1
= K 2 Au1n+1
2
3
The second equation for this system (j = 3) is:
Aun+1
+ Bun+1
+ Aun+1
= K3
2
3
4
Eq. (2)
Provided:
Aun+1
+ Bun+1
+ Aun+1
= K4
3
4
5
A=
t
2(y)2 ReD
t
B=1+
(y)2 ReD
And
K = [1
uN+1 = 0
and
Aun+1
+ Bun+1
+ Aun+1
= K6
6
7
5
t
] un
(y)2 ReD j
t
+[
] (unj+1 + unj1 )
2(y)2 ReD
Or
Aun+1
+ Bun+1
= K 6 Aun+1
6
7
5
The results (velocity distribution) can be attained
by solving the resulting matrix.
+
+
=
+
] +
[ ] [ +
]
References