8.4 - Acceleration Fields and Velocity Components
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What does acceleration measure within fluid mechanics?
💡 Hint: Think about how speed changes.
Define local acceleration.
💡 Hint: Focus on time alone without position.
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What is the formula for acceleration?
💡 Hint: Consider how velocity varies.
True or False: Convective acceleration does not consider time variations.
💡 Hint: Focus on the nature of change being discussed.
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Given a velocity field defined by u = 3x + y, v = 2y + z, w = 4x, find the local and convective acceleration at the point (2,1,3).
💡 Hint: Remember to analyze how velocity varies spatially and temporally.
Discuss how local and convective accelerations would differ in a turbulent flow compared to a laminar flow.
💡 Hint: Consider the behaviors typical of smooth versus chaotic flows.
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