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Zero-flux Couette-Poiseuille flow (u/U=3(y/h)2−2y/h)

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Between a resting wall at y=0 and a wall moving at speed U at y=h, an adverse pressure gradient px​=G gives
u(y)=−2μG​y(h−y)+hUy​.
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Zero volume flux requires G=6μU/h2, yielding u/U=3(y/h)2−2y/h. Reverse flow below 2h/3 balances the positive flux near the moving wall. The minimum is −U/3 at h/3.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2014 / ib / Paper 1 / 5B / Solution

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