PV near a wall

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**Figure 6.10:** PV near a wall.
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The boundary condition appropriate for a PV near a wall (Figure (6.10)) can be reproduced by using the method of images as shown in Figure (6.11)

**Figure 6.11:** Equivalent solution of a PV near a wall using the method of images.
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This is the case of a vortex pair with opposite circulation. Thus the PV moves parallel to the wall with speed $v_{y} = \Gamma_{0}/4\pi d$ .

Andrew Wright
2002-09-16