Question: Consider fully developed Couette flow - flow between two infinite parallel plates separated by distance h , with the top plate moving and the bottom

Consider fully developed Couette flow - flow between two infinite parallel plates separated by distance h, with the top plate moving and the bottom plate stationary as sketched. The flow is steady, incompressible, and two-dimensional in the x-y plane. The velocity field is given by vec(V)=(u,v)=(Vy/h) vec(i)+0 vec(j).
(a) Verify that this velocity field satisfies the incompressible continuity equation.
(b) Generate an expression for stream function psi along the vertical dashed line in the figure. For convenience, let psi =0 along the bottom wall of the channel. What is the value of psi along the top wall?
(c) Calculate the volume flow rate per unit width (into the page) from first principles (integration of the velocity field). Compare your result to that obtained directly from the stream function. Discuss.
Solve each part of this question and show all work.
Consider fully developed Couette flow - flow

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