| Abstract: | We study sheared flow past a flat surface with a projection in the form of a circular cylinder. The stream function of this flow is found as the limiting case. We study the behavior of the stagnation points as a function of the degree of nonuniformity of the free stream. A situation similar to that discussed arises in the flow past a lenticular profile or two touching circular cylinders in the wake behind the body. We also examine the dynamic effect of sheared flow on a cylinder that is separated from the bottom.The author thanks V. E. Davidson for his continuing interest in this study. |
