Burgers approximation for two-dimensional flow past an ellipse

Abstract

A motivation is given for studying Burgers flow and a solution technique is outlined which works equally well for Oseen or Burgers flow past a circular cylinder. The separation behind the cylinder, the drag experienced by the cylinder, and asymptotic behavior far from the cylinder are described. It is shown that the predictions of Burgers flow near the cylinder provide a substantial improvement over those of Oseen flow. Finally, the equations of motion for Burgers flow past an ellipse are formulated and solved.