A note on the flow induced by a constantly accelerating edge in an Oldroyd-B fluid (Q2368385)

Summary: Analytical expressions for velocity field and tangential stresses that are induced due to a constantly accelerating edge in an Oldroyd-B fluid have been established for all values of material constants. The solutions that have been obtained satisfy the governing differential equations and all imposed initial and boundary conditions. These solutions reduce to those for Maxwell, second-grade, and Navier-Stokes fluid as limiting cases. Exact solutions such as those determined here for an unsteady problem serve a dual purpose. They have relevance to an interesting physical problem, and the solutions can also be used to check the efficacy of flows of such fluids in more complicated flow domains.