Asymptotic theory of the occurrence of recirculation zones in an axisymmetric wake under the influence of an adverse pressure gradient (Q1105411)

An integrodifferential equation is obtained which describes the process of formation of recirculation zones near the axis of a thin axisymmetric wake in an incompressible fluid. The equation contains a parameter which characterizes the degree of influence of an adverse pressure gradient. It is shown that for values of the parameter less than a definite critical value there exist two different steady solutions, and for values exceeding the critical one there are no steady solutions.