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Lab 1 Nopapaza AC

The document is an assignment from a Fluid Mechanics course, confirming the originality of the work by student A.C. Nopapaza. It includes a verification of the flow field's compliance with the incompressible continuity equation, along with a streamline plot and observations regarding the flow characteristics in a simulated square pipe. Key observations include the behavior of streamlines, velocity changes, and implications for fluid dynamics in nozzle-like conditions.

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Lab 1 Nopapaza AC

The document is an assignment from a Fluid Mechanics course, confirming the originality of the work by student A.C. Nopapaza. It includes a verification of the flow field's compliance with the incompressible continuity equation, along with a streamline plot and observations regarding the flow characteristics in a simulated square pipe. Key observations include the behavior of streamlines, velocity changes, and implications for fluid dynamics in nozzle-like conditions.

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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Streamlines Lab 1
SURNAME : NOPAPAZA

INITIALS : A.C

STUDENT NO : 217033248

COURSE : Fluid Mechanics 3A

MODULE : FLMMIA3

DATE : 2020/03/04

I confirm that this assignment is my own work, is not copied from any other person's work,
and has not previously submitted for assessment either at the University of Johannesburg or
elsewhere.

Signed: A.C Nopapaza Date: 04/03/2020


Verifying if the flow field satisfies the incompressible continuity equation
𝜓 = 𝑦 + 𝑦𝑒 𝑥
𝛿𝑢 𝛿𝑣
𝐼𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝐸𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 (𝐼𝐶𝐸), + =0
𝛿𝑥 𝛿𝑦
𝛿𝜓 𝛿𝜓
𝑊𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑢 = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢 = −
𝛿𝑦 𝛿𝑥
𝛿 𝛿
∴𝑢= (𝑦 + 𝑦𝑒 𝑥 ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑣 = − (𝑦 + 𝑦𝑒 𝑥 )
𝛿𝑦 𝛿𝑥
𝑢 = 1 + 𝑒 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑣 = −𝑦𝑒 𝑥
𝛿 𝛿
𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝐼𝐶𝐸 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑒𝑠𝑡 → (1 + 𝑒 𝑥 ) + (−𝑦𝑒 𝑥 )
𝛿𝑥 𝛿𝑦
= 𝑒𝑥 − 𝑒𝑥 = 0
∴ 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝐼𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝐸𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
Streamline Plot
Velocity Field of ψ
8

6 w=-6
w=-5
4
w=-4
w=-3
2
w=-2
y, m

0 w=-1
-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
w=1
-2 w=2
w=3
-4
w=4

-6 w=5
w=6
-8
x, m

Figure 1:Velocity Field Vector Plot In ALL 4 Quadrants

Comment
The assumed pipe in the simulation is “square”, 12m in diameter and length. The middle of the
pipe is taken as a reference point. The left end of the volume considered is the inlet and the
right end of the volume is considered the outlet. Several observations and comments can be
made about this flow:
1. The flow streamlines started flowing at inlet almost parallel to each other.
2. Increasing in x-value saw the decrease of the y-field plots.
3. The flow is converging, resembling the flow inside a nozzle or the converging part of
a venturi pipe.

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4. Here, normally the velocity of the fluid increases with the decrease in static pressure,
this is known as a pressure drop.
5. It is worth noting that the fluid rapidly moves towards a singularity, where the
streamlines are tightly packed together.
6. This could be the preparation of the fluid for stagnation, throating and the increase in
Mach number or speed if it will be fed into a compressor and released through a diffuser
and increase required thrust force.
7. The effect of the converging is also attributed to the boundary layer approximation
where the fluid near the walls of the nozzle faces rotational and inertial forces. This
then causes the fluid streamlines to change direction near the boundaries.

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