TITLE:
An Iteration Method to Solve the Boundary Layer Flow past a Flat Plate
AUTHORS:
Ken-ichi Kusukawa, Shigeaki Suwa, Takeo R. M. Nakagawa
KEYWORDS:
Boundary Layer Flow; Mathematical Analysis; Iteration Method; Approximate Solution; Navier-Stokes Equation
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics,
Vol.2 No.4,
March
13,
2014
ABSTRACT: An iteration method
similar to the thin-wing-expansion method for the compressible flow has been
proposed to solve the boundary layer flow past a flat plate. Using such an
iteration, the first step of which is Oseen’s approximation, the boundary layer
past a flat plate is studied. As proceeding from the first approximation to the
second and third approximations, it is realized that our solution approaches to
a well known Howarth’s bench mark one gradually. Hence, it is concluded that
the usefulness of the present method has been confirmed.