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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2020 ii Paper 3 38B b i Solution by
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Conservation of volume flux through a circular arc of radius givesso the outer flow is the sink flow in a sectorThis is a potential flow and already satisfies the no-penetration boundary condition on the radial walls. It has nonzero tangential speed there, however, and therefore violates the no-slip boundary condition. Thin vorticity-bearing boundary layers are needed to reduce that speed to zero at each wall.
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