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A numerical solution for the laminar boundary layer flow with an exponentially decreasing velocity distribution

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A numerical solution is presented for the time-independent laminar boundary flow past a flat surface in the presence of an exponentially decreasing velocity distribution in the streamwise direction. The effect of suction on the position of separation is also studied. This work supplements the analytical study of Curle.

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  1. T. C. Chiam

    Present address: Division of Information Engineering, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore

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    Chiam, T.C. A numerical solution for the laminar boundary layer flow with an exponentially decreasing velocity distribution. Acta Mechanica 129, 255–261 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01176750

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