Some Exact Solutions to Equations of Motion of an Incompressible Second Grade Fluid

Abstract

In this paper, we derive some exact solutions of the equations governing the steady plane motions of an incompressible second grade fluid. For this purpose, the vorticity and stream functions both are expressed in terms of complex variables and complex functions. The derived solutions represent the flows having streamlines as a family of ellipses, parabolas, concentric circles, and rectangular hyperbolas. Some physical features of the derived solutions are also illustrated by their contour plots.