Validity of three-dimensional axisymmetric steady Prandtl expansion

We study steady axisymmetric Navier--Stokes flows with swirl in the circular cylinder $\mathcal C_L=(0,L)\times B_2(0,1)$ with the no-slip condition on the stationary lateral wall. For the leading Euler velocity $(u_e^0,w_e^0,θ_e^0)=(1,0,r K(r))$, where $K(r)=H(r^2)$ is a prescribed smooth radial function, we construct and justify a Prandtl expansion as $\varepsilon \to 0$ for sufficiently small fixed $L$. The expansion accounts for both axial and azimuthal boundary layers, including the case of a Blasius leading axial profile with nonzero swirl. Weighted estimates at the symmetry axis and coupled remainder estimates yield a uniform velocity error bound.

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arXiv (Cornell University)
Published
2026-11-02
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https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2611.02492
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Navier-Stokes equation solutions
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Validity of three-dimensional axisymmetric steady Prandtl expansion

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Validity of three-dimensional axisymmetric steady Prandtl expansion

Mingyue Zhang, Yan Guo, Xiangyu Ma, Hailiang Li
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Abstract

We study steady axisymmetric Navier--Stokes flows with swirl in the circular cylinder $\mathcal C_L=(0,L)\times B_2(0,1)$ with the no-slip condition on the stationary lateral wall. For the leading Euler velocity $(u_e^0,w_e^0,θ_e^0)=(1,0,r K(r))$, where $K(r)=H(r^2)$ is a prescribed smooth radial function, we construct and justify a Prandtl expansion as $\varepsilon \to 0$ for sufficiently small fixed $L$. The expansion accounts for both axial and azimuthal boundary layers, including the case of a Blasius leading axial profile with nonzero swirl. Weighted estimates at the symmetry axis and coupled remainder estimates yield a uniform velocity error bound.

arXiv (Cornell University)
Navier-Stokes equation solutions
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