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INTRODUCTION
TO
COMPLEX VARIABLES
(c)
Is
this mapping function conformal? Can it be used to generate solutions to
Laplace’s equation?
53.
Consider the mapping function
(a)
Where does the imaginary axis of the y-plane map onto the g-plane?
(b)
Where do the points in
the
right half of the y-plane map onto the z-plane?
(c)
Where do the
points
in the left half of the w-plane map onto the g-plane?
54.
The mapping function
22
+
1
-
w(z>
=
-
z
can be used to analyze two-dimensional flow around a cylindrical obstacle.
Uniform stream lines described in the w-plane by lines of constant
u
become,
upon mapping onto the g-plane, the flow lines around a cylinder. The constant
pressure lines for the flow around the cylinder
are
given by mapping the lines of
constant
u
onto the Z-plane.
(a)
Plotthelinesv
=
-3,-2,-1,0,+1,+2,and f3ontotheg-plane.
(b)
Plot the lines of constant
u
onto the z-plane.
(c)
The velocity field for the flow is proportional to the gradient of the pressure
distribution function, i.e.,
-
v
=
-pVP(x,y),
where
p
is a positive constant called the mobility,
and
P(x,
y)
is the pressure
distribution function. What is the velocity field,
V(x,
y),
for the flow around
the cylinder?
55.
Use the Schwartz-Christoffel method to determine the functional relationship
of
dz/dy
that takes the real y-axis to the step in the
g
plane shown below. Integrate
&d invert this expression to obtain
the
mapping function
w
=
~(g).
Make an
attempt to plot the lines of constant
u
onto the g-plane. If you have access to
computer plotting software, you should
be
able to make
very
accurate maps of
the constant v lines.
1
w-plane
-1 1
lU
Y
-
z-plant