10.3.2 - Streamlines and Potential Lines
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Define a streamline and provide one example.
💡 Hint: Think about the direction of fluid movement.
What does it mean for a flow to be irrotational?
💡 Hint: Consider how fluid behaves in a smooth motion.
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What is a streamline?
💡 Hint: Think about what path a particle in the fluid would take.
True or False: In irrotational flow, the velocity potential can be derived from the gradient of a scalar function.
💡 Hint: Consider how potential flows are represented mathematically.
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Consider fluid flowing over a curved surface. Analyze how the presence of the wall affects the streamlines and potential function profiles.
💡 Hint: Reflect on how speed and elevation potential are related in this context.
Given a simple two-dimensional incompressible flow, derive the conditions under which the Navier-Stokes equations can simplify to Euler equations.
💡 Hint: Focus on what makes a flow inviscid and how that affects terms in the equations.
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