
doi: 10.1007/bf00312360
Linear stability analysis of incompressible attachment-line flow is presented within the spatial framework. The system of perturbation equations is solved using spectral collocation. This system has been solved in the past using the temporal approach and the current results are shown to be in excellent agreement with neutral temporal calculations. Results amenable to direct comparison with experiments are then presented for the case of zero suction. The global solution method utilized for solving the eigenproblem yields, aside from the well-understood primary mode, the full spectrum of least-damped waves. Of those, a new mode, well separated from the continuous spectrum is singled out and discussed. Further, relaxation of the condition of decaying perturbations in the far-field results in the appearance of sinusoidal modes akin to those found in the classical Orr-Sommerfeld problem. Finally, the continuous spectrum is demonstrated to be amenable to asymptotic analysis. Expressions are derived for the location, in parameter space, of the continuous spectrum, as well as for the limiting cases of practical interest. In the large Reynolds number limit the continuous spectrum is demonstrated to be identical to that of the Orr-Sommerfeld equation.
Other numerical methods (fluid mechanics), long wave mode, stagnation flow, Chebyshev collocation method, Física, Boundary-layer theory, separation and reattachment, higher-order effects, Orr-Sommerfeld spectrum, Hydrodynamic stability, Görtler-Hämmerlin assumption, IR-92573, Navier-Stokes equations, linear stability, METIS-141088, Mecánica
Other numerical methods (fluid mechanics), long wave mode, stagnation flow, Chebyshev collocation method, Física, Boundary-layer theory, separation and reattachment, higher-order effects, Orr-Sommerfeld spectrum, Hydrodynamic stability, Görtler-Hämmerlin assumption, IR-92573, Navier-Stokes equations, linear stability, METIS-141088, Mecánica
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