Numerical solutions for steady symmetric viscous flow past a parabolic cylinder in a uniform stream

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Numerical solutions are presented for steady two-dimensional symmetric flow past a parabolic cylinder in a uniform stream parallel to its axis. The solutions cover the range R = 0·25 to ∞, where R is the Reynolds number based on the nose radius of the cylinder. For large R, the calculated skin friction near the nose of the cylinder is compared with known theoretical results obtained from second-order boundary-layer theory. Some discrepancy is found to exist between the present calculations and the second-order theory. For small R, it is possible to obtain a reasonably consistent check with a recent theoretical prediction for the limit of the skin friction near the nose of the cylinder as R → 0.

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