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Lecture (7)
on
Differential Relations
for Fluid Flow
(Potential Flow)
Fayoum University
By
Dr. Emad M. Saad
Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Faculty of Engineering
Fayoum University

Faculty of Engineering 2016 - 2017

Mechanical Engineering Dept.
 Velocity Potential
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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

 Velocity Potential
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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

 Equation of vorticity and Potential flow
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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

 Orthogonality of Streamlines and Potential Lines
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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

 Orthogonality of Streamlines and Potential Lines
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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

 Orthogonality of Streamlines and Potential Lines
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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

 Orthogonality of Streamlines and Potential Lines
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Orthogonality of Stream lines and Equi-potential lines

Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

 The Flow Net
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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

 The Flow Net
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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

 The Flow Net
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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

 The Flow Net
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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

Solved Example

Example 1: Streamlines and Potential Lines

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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

Solved Example

Example 1: Streamlines and Potential Lines

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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

Solved Example

Example 1: Streamlines and Potential Lines

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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

Solved Example

Example 1: Streamlines and Potential Lines

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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

Solved Example

Example 1: Streamlines and Potential Lines

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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

Solved Example

Example 1: Streamlines and Potential Lines

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Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

Quiz

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A flow field is described by the equation = y-x2.

1. Sketch the streamlines = 0, = 1, and = 2,

2. Derive an expression for the velocity V at any point in the flow field,

3. Calculate the vorticity.

Lecture (7) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

Quiz

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