Asymptotic solution of the equations of a laminar multicomponent boundary layer with intensive suction

An asymptotic solution is obtained for the equations of the laminar multicomponent boundary layer encountered in the plane-parallel and axially symmetrical flow of a gas with large values of the suction parameter. It is shown that the roots of the characteristic equation to which the solution of the diffusion equations reduce in the first approximation may be found in the form of radicals when the external gas flow contains chemical components capable of being combined into r5 groups as regards their diffusion properties. The number of components in the groups and the number of components in the boundary layer may be arbitrary. Asymptotic equations are obtained for the coefficient of friction, the temperature and concentration gradients, and the diffusion flows of the components on the surface of the body. By way of example, formulas are given for the thermal flux passing to a body during the flow of dissociated air or a dissociated mixture of N₂ and CO₂. A numerical solution is given for the equations of the boundary layer in the case of the flow of dissociated air. The asymptotic solution is compared with the numerical result, and the range of applicability of the asymptotic equations is established.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 6, pp. 66–74, November–December, 1970.The author wishes to thank G. A. Tirskii for discussion of this analysis.