A flow of viscous incompressible fluid in a domain Ωεdepending on a small parameter ε is considered. The domain Ωε is the union of a domain Ω0 with piecewise smooth baundary and thin channels with width of order ε. Every channel contains one angle point of the domain Ω0 near the channel's inlet. We prove the existence of a solution (vε, pε) to the Navier-Stokes system such that in a neighbourhood of an angle point of the domain Ω0 the pair (vε, pε) is equal, up to a term with finite kinetic energy, to the Jeffery-Hamel solution which describes a plane viscous source (or sink) flow between the sides of the angle. In the channels the pair (vε, pε) asymptotically coincides with the Poiseuille solution. Asymptotic expressions for the kinetic energy and the Dirichlet integral of (vε, pε) are obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)59-89
Number of pages31
JournalAsymptotic Analysis
Volume23
Issue number1
StatePublished - 1 May 2000

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