Two-dimensional, steady, incompressible, laminar boundary-layer flows over moving walls are numerically investigated with special regard to the MRS criterion for flow separation. Flows are analysed by using approximate equations which allow pressure variation in the direction normal to the wall. Solutions are obtained through regions of separation bubbles, with prescribed external velocity distributions, both for the case of upstream moving walls and for the case of downstream moving walls. Solutions for the case of upstream moving walls are obtained for the first time. Flow properties over moving walls are discussed concerning the MRS criterion.
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