Paper 2, Section I, C
A steady, two-dimensional unidirectional flow of a fluid with dynamic viscosity is set up between two plates at and . The plate at is stationary while the plate at moves with constant speed . The fluid is also subject to a constant pressure gradient . You may assume that the fluid velocity has the form .
(a) State the equation satisfied by and its boundary conditions.
(b) Calculate .
(c) Show that the value of may be chosen to lead to zero viscous shear stress acting on the bottom plate and calculate the resulting flow rate.
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