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I've reduced a portion of the Navier Stokes to solve a flow problem, and am left with the following ODE:
[tex]u (\frac {\partial^2 Vz} {\partial^2 r}) + \frac {r} {u}\frac {\partial Vz} {\partial r} = 0 [/tex]
I tried to solve this equation by assuming a power law solution with
[tex]Vz = Cr^n [/tex]
Which yields
[tex] n(n-1)r^{n-2} + nr^{n-2} = 0 [/tex],
Thus n^2 - n + n = 0
Which seems to indicate [tex] n^2 =0 [/tex] => n = 0
So Vz = C. But, I don't think this is what physically happens, Iam expecting a radial profile and not a flat profile, so I'm looking for where I took a wrong turn. Any ideas? Thanks.
[tex]u (\frac {\partial^2 Vz} {\partial^2 r}) + \frac {r} {u}\frac {\partial Vz} {\partial r} = 0 [/tex]
I tried to solve this equation by assuming a power law solution with
[tex]Vz = Cr^n [/tex]
Which yields
[tex] n(n-1)r^{n-2} + nr^{n-2} = 0 [/tex],
Thus n^2 - n + n = 0
Which seems to indicate [tex] n^2 =0 [/tex] => n = 0
So Vz = C. But, I don't think this is what physically happens, Iam expecting a radial profile and not a flat profile, so I'm looking for where I took a wrong turn. Any ideas? Thanks.
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