8.4.2 - Local and Convective Acceleration Components
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Define local acceleration in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think of how a single point in a flow changes speed.
What is convective acceleration and how is it different from local acceleration?
💡 Hint: Consider motion through different speed areas.
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What defines local acceleration?
💡 Hint: Reflect on how speed changes with time at fixed points.
True or False: Convective acceleration is solely dependent on time changes.
💡 Hint: Consider the movement of fluid particles across different areas.
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Given the velocity profile V(x,y,z) = (3y^2 - z, -2x + z, 5x + 4y), calculate the local and convective acceleration at the point (2, 1, 3).
💡 Hint: Use partial derivatives with respect to each spatial component.
A fluid flows through a pipe with varying cross-sections. Explain how local and convective acceleration would change when moving from a wide section to a narrow section.
💡 Hint: Think about how velocity must adapt as forced through a smaller area.
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