Newton's second law (momentum equation)

Monday, August 7, 2023 12:16 PM

Consider a control volume region:

The rate of change of momentum of fluid in

this region = Net external forces acting on the
system

External forces: 1- Body forces (acts on the entire mass

of fluid distributed throughout) 2- Surface forces

where we assumed the external body force per

unit volume is just due to gravity.
f: Resultant surface stress vector (traction)

Note: Gravity is a conservative body force.

Conservative body force F (work done
independent of path) Can be written in terms
of a potential function
Force potential
In the case of gravity: -->

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Cauchy's equation of motion
Monday, August 7, 2023 12:41 PM

Cauchy's eqn is a fundamental general eqn for

F=ma in continuum mechanics.

Solid mechanics Fluid mechanics

Eqn written in terms of Eqn written in terms

displacement of velocity (d/dt of displacement)

LHS acceleration term (linear): LHS acceleration term (nonlinear):

RHS stress term: RHS stress term:

This is the source of challenge This as we will see becomes a
in solid mechanics of linear term for Newtonian fluids.
nonlinear material Nonlinearity (challenge) in fluids
and where nonlinearity can is due to the convection term
come. , which is absent in solids.

We deal with the strain We deal with the rate of strain

tensor tensor

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Boundary conditions (BC)
Monday, August 7, 2023 12:54 PM

Across a material surface (a surface moving with the

flow)

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Movie
Saturday, August 12, 2023 10:49 AM

In fluid-structure interaction (FSI) simulations

the Cauchy eqn of motion in a fluid (Navier-
Stokes) is coupled with Cauchy eqn of motion in
a solid (Elastodynamics equations).

Heart valve FSI

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