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The Orr–Sommerfeld equation, in fluid dynamics, is an eigenvalue equation describing the linear two-dimensional modes of disturbance to a viscous parallel flow. The solution to the Navier–Stokes equations for a parallel, laminar flow can become unstable if certain conditions on the flow are satisfied, and the Orr–Sommerfeld equation determines precisely what the conditions for hydrodynamic stability are. The equation is named after William McFadden Orr and Arnold Sommerfeld, who derived it at the beginning of the 20th century. ==Formulation== The equation is derived by solving a linearized version of the Navier–Stokes equation for the perturbation velocity field :, where is the unperturbed or basic flow. The perturbation velocity has the wave-like solution (real part understood). Using this knowledge, and the streamfunction representation for the flow, the following dimensional form of the Orr–Sommerfeld equation is obtained: :, where is the dynamic viscosity of the fluid, is its density, and is the potential or stream function. The equation can be written in non-dimensional form by measuring velocities according to a scale set by some characteristic velocity , and by measuring lengths according to channel depth . Then the equation takes the form :, where : is the Reynolds number of the base flow. The relevant boundary conditions are the no-slip boundary conditions at the channel top and bottom and , : at and in the case where is the potential function. Or: : at and in the case where is the stream function. The eigenvalue parameter of the problem is and the eigenvector is . If the imaginary part of the wave speed is positive, then the base flow is unstable, and the small perturbation introduced to the system is amplified in time. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orr–Sommerfeld equation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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