6.3.1 - Pressure and Velocity Fields
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Define a velocity field.
💡 Hint: Think about how we describe the movement of fluids in different directions.
What is a streamline?
💡 Hint: Consider how we illustrate fluid motion visually.
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What does a velocity field represent?
💡 Hint: Think about what aspects of fluid motion we track.
True or False: Streamlines, pathlines, and streaklines are the same in unsteady flow.
💡 Hint: Reflect on conditions when fluid characteristics change.
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For a jet impacting a surface with pressure data, can you predict the resultant pressure distribution and velocities at given points?
💡 Hint: Use data points and apply the equations systematically.
Analyze a complex flow scenario where a cylindrical object is immersed in a flowing fluid. How would you define streamlines around this object?
💡 Hint: Visualize how flow will redirect around the object's shape.
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