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In some three-dimensional laminar boundary layer problems a coordinate decomposition reduces the governing equations to a primary nonlinear ordinary differential equation describing the streamwise flow in a semi-infinite domain and a secondary linear equation coupled to the primary solution describing the cross flow of infinite spanwise extent. Five new cross-flow problems of this type are investigated within the confines of laminar boundary layer theory. First, the equation for uniform flow transverse to a planar laminar wall jet is found and solved exactly. Second, two solutions for motion transverse to a uniform shear flow along a flat plate are given. A third problem considered is the transverse motion over a flat plate aligned with the uniform mainstream and advancing toward or receding from the mainstream. In the fourth problem, a family of solutions for transverse uniform streams above and below a planar laminar jet is given in closed form. This solution depends on the momentum J of the planar jet and the velocity ratio \(\kappa\\) of the transverse streams. The last problem addresses the motion of transverse uniform streams above and below a planar laminar wake. At leading order the cross flow depends only on the velocity ratio \(\kappa\\) and not on the drag D produced by the body forming the wake. The influence of the drag first appears at \(O(x^{-1} \ln x)\) in the streamwise coordinate expansion of the cross-flow solution.
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Received: January 2, 1996; revised July 23, 1996
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Weidman, P. New solutions for laminar boundary layers with cross flow. Z. angew. Math. Phys. 48, 341–356 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s000330050035
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s000330050035