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In the field of [[fluid mechanics]], '''fluid''' is defined<ref>James R. Welty, Charles E. Wicks, Robert E. Wilson, and Gregory L. Rorrer, Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer, 4th Ed. Toronto: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001.</ref> to be "a substance which deforms continuously under the action of a shear stress", which includes both liquids and gases. | In the field of [[fluid mechanics]], '''fluid''' is defined<ref>James R. Welty, Charles E. Wicks, Robert E. Wilson, and Gregory L. Rorrer, Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer, 4th Ed. Toronto: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001.</ref> to be "a substance which deforms continuously under the action of a shear stress", which includes both liquids and gases. | ||
| − | An isentropic fluid is a | + | An isentropic fluid is a fluid with a [[vertical]] or near-vertical saturation vapor curve. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:02, July 13, 2016
In the field of fluid mechanics, fluid is defined[1] to be "a substance which deforms continuously under the action of a shear stress", which includes both liquids and gases.
An isentropic fluid is a fluid with a vertical or near-vertical saturation vapor curve.
References
- ↑ James R. Welty, Charles E. Wicks, Robert E. Wilson, and Gregory L. Rorrer, Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer, 4th Ed. Toronto: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001.