Couette Flow
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The permanent laminar flow of an incompressible viscous fluid in the space between two parallel plates can be described by a linear ODE for :
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Contributed by: William C. Guttner (March 2011)
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Snapshot 1: pressure induced parabolic flow (Poiseuille solution)
Snapshot 2: linear flow induced by the translation of the upper plate (without pressure gradient)
Snapshot 3: general solution
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