Singular limit of 2D second grade fluid past an obstacle

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the 2D second grade fluid past an obstacle satisfying the standard non-slip boundary condition at the surface of the obstacle. Second grade fluid model is a well-known non-Newtonian model, with two parameters: $\alpha$ representing length-scale, while $\nu > 0$ corresponding to viscosity. We prove that, under the constraint condition $\nu = {o}(\alpha^\frac{4}{3})$, the second grade fluid with a suitable initial velocity converges to the Euler fluid as $\alpha$ tends to zero. Moreover, we estimate the convergence rate of the solution of second grade fluid equations to the one of Euler fluid equations as $\nu$ and $\alpha$ approach zero.