Question: 3 ( 2 5 p t ) Consider steady, fully developed flow of water between two vertical parallel plates a distance h apart, where the

3(25pt) Consider steady, fully developed flow of water between two vertical parallel plates a distance h apart, where the left plate is fixed and the right plate moves upwards with a velocity U as shown below. For fully developed flow, the y-component of velocity, v, is zero and x-component, u, is a function of y only. There is no imposed pressure difference between top and bottom.
Work in the coordinate system shown.
(a)(10 pt) Simplify the x-momentum equation below to a form specific to this problem. Clearly state the reason for dropping each term.
(b)(5pt) State the mathematical boundary conditions.
(c)(5pt) Derive an expression for the velocity profile u(y)
(d)(5pt) Derive an expression for the shear stress at the left wall.
The general form of the x-momentum equation for 2-D incompressible flow is written as
deludelt+udeludelx+vdeludely=-1delPdelx+(del2udelx2+del2udely2)+gx
3 ( 2 5 p t ) Consider steady, fully developed

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