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Boundary layer over a linearly stretching sheet
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Two-dimensional boundary-layer equations
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For
a
sheet moving with
u
(
x
,
0
)
=
αx
through otherwise stationary fluid, the layer thickness is
δ
=
ν
/
α
. With
η
=
y
/
δ
,
ψ
=
αx
δ
f
(
η
)
,
(1)
the
boundary-layer
equations
reduce to
f
′′′
+
f
f
′′
−
(
f
′
)
2
=
0
,
f
(
0
)
=
0
,
f
′
(
0
)
=
1
,
f
′
(
∞
)
=
0.
(2)
The exact solution is
f
=
1
−
e
−
η
.
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Two-dimensional boundary-layer equations
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
/
2022
/
ii
/
Paper 2
/
39C
/
b
/
iii
/
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