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3A1 Incompressible Flow Data Card - Inviscid Flow

Continuity equation Momentum equation (inviscid) u =0

Du = p + g Dt D/Dt denote the material derivative, /t + u Vorticity Vorticity equation(Inviscid) = curl u

D = u Dt Kelvins circulation theorem(Inviscid) D = 0, = u dl = Dt For an irrotational ow velocity potential () u = and 2 = 0 Bernouollis equation for inviscid ow, dS

p 1 2 + V + gz + = constant throughout the oweld, V = |u| 2 t TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW Streamfunction( ) , y 1 ur = , r u= v= x u = r

Lift force

Lift force/unit length = U ()

Complex potential F (z ) for irrotational ows, with z = x + iy , F (z ) = + i and dF/dz = u iv . Examples of complex potentials F (z ) = U z (i) uniform ow in x direction, m (ii) source at z = zo , F (z ) = ln(z zo ) 2 F (z ) = (iii)doublet at z = zo , (z zo ) with axis in the x direction (iv)anticlockwise vortex at z = zo , F (z ) = i ln(z zo ) 2

TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW Summary of simple 2-D ow elds Uniform ow Source at origin Doublet at origin is angle from doublet axis Anticlockwise vortex at origin Ux m lnr 2 cos 2r 2 Uy m 2 sin 2r ln r 2 circulation 0 0 0 u u = U, v = 0 ur = ur = m , u = 0 2r

cos sin , u = 2 2r 2r 2 2r

ur = 0, u =

THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW Summary of simple 3-D ow elds Source at origin Doublet at origin is angle from doublet axis m 4r ur = ur = u m , u = 0, u = 0 4r 2

cos 4r 2

cos sin , u = , u = 0 3 2r 4r 3

TBN 2009

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