A numerical investigation of the linear hydrodynamic stability of Newtonian and weakly non-Newtonian channel flows as described by the Orr-Sommerfeld equation

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2009

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University of Cape Town

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The Orr-Sommerfeld equation describes the growth of infinitesimal disturbances to laminar solutions of the Newtonaian Navier-Stokes equations. In this dissertation we consides in part idealised flows between two parallel planes of infinite extent and a finite distance apart. They are referred to as closed channel flows.
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