Practice Stress Tensors in Fluid Flow - 6.5 | 6. Cauchy's Equation | Fluid Mechanics - Vol 3
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is a stress tensor?

💡 Hint: Think of it as a way to express forces acting internally within the fluid.

Question 2

Easy

List one practical application of Cauchy's equations.

💡 Hint: Consider where fluid dynamics might impact engineering.

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Question 1

What does the stress tensor represent?

  • Velocity distribution
  • Internal resistance force
  • Pressure field

💡 Hint: Think about what stress measures in a fluid.

Question 2

Cauchy's equations are primarily concerned with the relationship between:

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Recall what Cauchy's equations connect.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

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.

Question 2

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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