Difference between revisions of "Fluid dynamics"
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where <math>\rho</math> is the [[density]] of the fluid, '''u''' its velocity and '''g''' the gravitational acceleration. The [[operator]] <math>D/Dt = \partial/\partial t + (\mathbf{u}\cdot\nabla)</math> is the convective derivative, the rate of change of a certain quantity ''A(t)'' of the fluid as it is carried by the fluid (hence the presence of '''u'''). Euler equation is then a differential operation explicitly relating the effects of the gravity and the gradient of pressure on the velocity of the fluid. | where <math>\rho</math> is the [[density]] of the fluid, '''u''' its velocity and '''g''' the gravitational acceleration. The [[operator]] <math>D/Dt = \partial/\partial t + (\mathbf{u}\cdot\nabla)</math> is the convective derivative, the rate of change of a certain quantity ''A(t)'' of the fluid as it is carried by the fluid (hence the presence of '''u'''). Euler equation is then a differential operation explicitly relating the effects of the gravity and the gradient of pressure on the velocity of the fluid. | ||
| − | As long as the [[speed of sound]] is much larger than '''u''', the density <math>\rho</math> of the fluid can be | + | As long as the [[speed of sound]] is much larger than '''u''', the density <math>\rho</math> of the fluid can assumed to be constant (incompressible) in most situations. |
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Revision as of 05:43, November 2, 2012
Fluid dynamics is the study of how fluids move. Fluids include water and gases (such as air).[1] Fluid dynamics is also known as continuum mechanics, as fluids cannot be treated as point objects; Newton's second law thus becomes Euler equation
where 
is the density of the fluid, u its velocity and g the gravitational acceleration. The operator 
is the convective derivative, the rate of change of a certain quantity A(t) of the fluid as it is carried by the fluid (hence the presence of u). Euler equation is then a differential operation explicitly relating the effects of the gravity and the gradient of pressure on the velocity of the fluid.
As long as the speed of sound is much larger than u, the density of the fluid can assumed to be constant (incompressible) in most situations.
