6.5 - Stress Tensors in Fluid Flow
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What is a stress tensor?
💡 Hint: Think of it as a way to express forces acting internally within the fluid.
List one practical application of Cauchy's equations.
💡 Hint: Consider where fluid dynamics might impact engineering.
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What does the stress tensor represent?
💡 Hint: Think about what stress measures in a fluid.
Cauchy's equations are primarily concerned with the relationship between:
💡 Hint: Recall what Cauchy's equations connect.
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Calculate the stress tensor in a fluid with a velocity gradient given data about the fluid's viscosity.
💡 Hint: Use the definition of fluid viscosity and the relation to shear stress.
Model the flow around a cylindrical object in a fluid and describe how stress tensors should vary across the surface.
💡 Hint: Consider symmetry and boundary conditions while modeling.
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