A Similarity Solution of Rear Stagnation-point Flow over a Flat Plate in Two Dimensions

TL;DR

This paper explores the development of vortex shedding in two-dimensional unsteady incompressible flow at a rear stagnation point, providing insights into flow behavior and potential analytical solutions.

Contribution

It introduces a similarity solution approach to analyze rear stagnation-point flow and vortex shedding phenomena in two-dimensional incompressible fluids.

Findings

Derived a similarity solution for the flow

Characterized vortex shedding behavior

Enhanced understanding of stagnation-point flow dynamics

Abstract

This paper investigates the nature of the development of vortex shedding for two-dimensional unsteady flow of an incompressible fluid at the rear stagnation point.