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The document consists of a tutorial with five questions related to fluid dynamics, covering topics such as velocity fields, volumetric dilatation rates, rotation vectors, velocity potentials, stream functions, and pressure differences in fluid flow. Each question requires the application of mathematical principles to derive expressions and analyze flow characteristics in various scenarios. The tutorial emphasizes both theoretical understanding and practical calculations in fluid mechanics.

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Tutorial 5

The document consists of a tutorial with five questions related to fluid dynamics, covering topics such as velocity fields, volumetric dilatation rates, rotation vectors, velocity potentials, stream functions, and pressure differences in fluid flow. Each question requires the application of mathematical principles to derive expressions and analyze flow characteristics in various scenarios. The tutorial emphasizes both theoretical understanding and practical calculations in fluid mechanics.

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Tutorial 5

Q1. The velocity in a flow field is given by


𝑧2
𝑉 = (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 )𝑒𝑖 + (𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑧 2 )𝑒𝑗 + (−3𝑥𝑧 − + 4) 𝑒𝑘
2

(a) Determine the volumetric dilatation rate and interpret the results.
(b) Determine an expression for the rotation vector. Is this an irrotational flow field?
Q2. Consider the following two-dimensional function f(x, y):

𝑓 = 𝐴𝑥 3 + 𝐵𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝐶𝑥 2 + 𝐷 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝐴 > 0


(a) Under what conditions, if any, on (A, B, C, D) can this function become a steady plane-flow
velocity potential? If there is/are possible condition(s), find the velocity potential, ɸ(x, y).
(b) Find the associated stream function, Ψ(x, y), if any, for this flow.
Q3. The velocity potential for a certain inviscid flow field is
ɸ = −(3x 2 y − y 3 )
where 𝜙 has the units of ft2/s, when x and y are in feet. Determine the pressure difference (in
psi) between the points (1,2) and (4,4), where the coordinates are in feet, if the fluid is water
and elevation changes are negligible.
Q4. Water flows through a two-dimensional narrowing wedge at 9.96 gal/min per meter of
width into the paper (Fig. 1). If this inward flow is purely radial, find an expression, in SI units,
for (a) the stream function and (b) the velocity potential of the flow. Assume one-dimensional
flow. The included angle of the wedge is 45°.

Fig. 1
Q5. A two-dimensional unsteady velocity field is given by:
𝑢 = 2𝑡, 𝑣=𝑥
where u and v are the velocity components in the x- and y-directions, respectively, and t is time.
(a) Derive the equation of the streamlines at t=2 seconds.
(b) A fluid particle is released from the point (x0,y0)=(1,0) at t=0. Determine its pathline
equation.

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