Abstract
A small perturbation analysis is presented of a curved turbulent half-jet for an incompressible fluid. Expressing the small parameter as a power function of the streamwise coordinate x, nonsimilar flow fields are treated where x-axis is the free streamline of a curved irrotational flow to which the free shear layer is matched.
Omitting conveniently the difference term of the two components of the normal stress in the REYNOLDS equation and using the SAWYER's expression for shear stress, approximate analysis is carried out, with boundary conditions imposed accurately and approximately to the first order and the second order solutions, respectively.
Some velocity distributions are calculated on a similar flow, a flow along a circular arc, and a flow like an impinging jet. The results are presented graphically.
