BERNOULLIS

EQUATION

Jess Antonio Rosales Rosales

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Bernoullis Equation

In the 1700, Daniel Bernoulli investigated the behavior and

forces present in a fluid in motion, his studies can be considered to be
a statement of the conservation of energy. It is a relationship between
pressure and velocity in ideal fluids, defines that for an
incompressible and inviscid fluid, the total mechanical energy of the
fluid is constant, where this total energy is presented by the two
forms of energy: potential and kinetic.
The potential is implied by the static and dynamic pressures:
1
P s+ V 2=constan
2
And if the conditions are affected by the height, which cannot be
ignored we should add the potential energy: PE= g h
Obtaining finally the Bernoulli equation:
1
P s+ V 2 + g h=constant
2
This is probably the most famous equation in fluid dynamics, it has
many subjects of application such as Fluid Mechanics, physics,
aerodynamics, etc. We can notice that the physical significance is
very simple, when the velocity increases, the pressure decreases;
and when the velocity decreases, the pressure increases.

On aerodynamics application: Along an airfoil, the flow is

incompressible and the density keeps a constant. Bernoulli's equation
reduces to an easy relation between velocity and static pressure. The
surface of the airfoil is a streamline, then the velocity varies along the
streamline, Bernoulli's equation can be used to calculate how the
pressure is changing. The static pressure integrated along the entire
surface of the airfoil gives the total aerodynamic force on the foil. This
force is the resultant force of the lift and drag forces of the airfoil.
EXAMPLE
Consider an airfoil in a flow at standard sea level conditions with a
freestream velocity of 50 m/ s . At a given point on the airfoil, the
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pressure is 0.9 x 10 N /m2 . Calculate the velocity at this point.

Sea level conditions,

=1.23 kg/m3 and P=1.01 x 105 N /m2 . So:

1
1
2
2
P + V =P+ V
2
2
V=

2(PP)
2(1.010.9)x 105
+ V 2=
+50 2

1.23

V =142.8 m/s

References:
Application of Bernoulli's Equation: Pressure and Speed. Boundless
Physics. Boundless, 21 Jul. 2015. Retrieved 26 Nov. 2015 from
https://www.boundless.com/physics/textbooks/boundless-physicstextbook/fluid-dynamics-and-its-applications-11/bernoulli-s-equation99/application-of-bernoulli-s-equation-pressure-and-speed-357-4588/
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/bern.html
Fundamentals of aerodynamics, John D. Anderson, Jr. fifth edition, Mc
Graw Hill, 2011.