Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Kitchens, Clarence Wesley
URN	etd-02172010-020029
Title	An integral method for solving the boundary-layer equations for a second-order viscoelastic liquid.
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Engineering Mechanics
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Mook, Dean T. Committee Chair Davis, R. Thomas Committee Member Smith, Charles W. Committee Member
Keywords	Film coefficients (Physics)
Date of Defense	1967-08-05
Availability	restricted
Abstract Assuming a polynomial of the fourth degree to describe the velocity function, the momentum integral equation for a second-order fluid is used to develop differential equations describing the boundary-layer for second-order flow past external surfaces. Using the momentum integral equation and appropriate boundary conditions, results are tabulated for both plane and axisymmetric stagnation flows. The effect of the second-order viscosity terms on the boundary-layer parameters for problems of flow past a circular cylinder and flow past a sphere is discussed. An interesting result is found in the case of flow past a sphere; for certain values of the second-order viscosity terms, there is a reduction in the viscous drag from that of Newtonian flow.
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