ME 3126: Fluid Mechanics II

Kamran Nazir
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Technology

Fall 2022
Chapter 9: Differential Analysis Of Fluid Flow
Conservation of Mass—The Continuity Equation

The Stream Function

Conservation of Linear Momentum—Cauchy’s Equation

The Navier–Stokes Equation

Differential Analysis of Fluid Flow Problems

Derivation Using the Divergence Theorem
The divergence theorem allows us to transform a volume integral of the divergence of a vector
into an area integral over the surface that defines the volume.
Derivation Using an Infinitesimal Control
Volume

Taylor Series Expansion

Derivation Using an Infinitesimal Control
Volume
Conservation Of Linear Momentum—Cauchy’s
Equation
Derivation Using the Divergence Theorem
Derivation Using an Infinitesimal Control Volume