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Irrotational flow past bodies close to a plane surface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

E. O. Tuck
E. O. Tuck
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide
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Abstract

A theroetical analysis is given for potential flow over, around and under a vehicle of general shape moving close to a plane ground surface. Solutions are given both in the form of a small-gap asymptotic expansion and a direct numerical computation, with close agreement between the two for two-dimensional flows with and without circulation. Some results for three-dimensional bodies are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 50 , Issue 3 , 14 December 1971 , pp. 481 - 491
Copyright
© 1971 Cambridge University Press

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