10.3 - Velocity Potentials and Pressure Gradients
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Practice Questions
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Define velocity potential.
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between velocity and a scalar function.
What does it mean for flow to be irrotational?
💡 Hint: Think about flow behavior and vorticity.
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What is a velocity potential?
💡 Hint: Think about how potential translates into flow.
True or False: Irrotational flow can be analyzed using velocity potentials.
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of irrotational flow.
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A pipe of varying diameter carries water. Calculate the velocity change at two sections and find the relation to pressure gradients.
💡 Hint: Remember the continuity principle about flow rate.
Demonstrate how velocity potentials can be utilized to simplify a complex fluid flow problem involving multiple forces.
💡 Hint: Consider derivatives and how they relate back to the original fluid properties.
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