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Class Work Problems On Fluid Kinematics - 2025

The document contains a series of class work problems focused on fluid kinematics for the year 2025. It includes tasks such as deriving expressions for velocity and vorticity, calculating velocity components, determining flow characteristics, and verifying potential flow functions. Each problem requires analysis of flow fields described by various equations and functions.

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Class Work Problems On Fluid Kinematics - 2025

The document contains a series of class work problems focused on fluid kinematics for the year 2025. It includes tasks such as deriving expressions for velocity and vorticity, calculating velocity components, determining flow characteristics, and verifying potential flow functions. Each problem requires analysis of flow fields described by various equations and functions.

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Class work problems on fluid kinematics – 2025

1. A flow field is described by the equation Ψ = y – x2. Sketch the streamline Ψ = 0.


(i) Derive an expression for velocity at any point in the flow field.
(ii) Find the vorticity of the flow.

2. A stream function is given by Ψ = 5x – 6y. Calculate the velocity components and also
magnitude and direction of the resultant velocity at any point.

𝑎 𝑎
3. A fluid flow is given by - Vr = (1 − ) cos 𝜃 & V𝜃 = - (1 + ) sin 𝜃.
𝑟2 𝑟2

(i) Show that it represents a physically possible flow.


(ii) Determine whether the flow is rotational or irrotational.

4. The stream lines are represented by ψ = x2 - y2. (i) Determine the velocity and its direction at
(2,2). (ii) Sketch the streamlines and show the direction of flow.

5. A two dimensional flow field is given by u = 2y2; v = 3x. Find the acceleration at point A (-2, 4).

6. Does the velocity potential, Φ = y + x2 – y2 represent possible flow? If so determine the stream
function and plot the streamline Ψ = 1.

7. A flow has a velocity potential function is given by Φ = x3 – 3xy2. Verify whether it represents a
valid flow field. If it is does then determine the stream function and calculate the velocity and
pressure at (1, -3) given that the pressure at (4, 1) is 14.5 kPa and the fluid is water.

8. Steady incompressible flow consist of following velocity components: u = - cx/y, v = c ln(xy).


Obtain a relevant stream function for the fluid flow.

9. Following is the velocity potential function for two dimensional irrotational flow in cylindrical
m cos
coordinates:   . Determine the conjugate function (stream function)
r

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