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  2. Lagrangian and Eulerian specification of the flow field

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    File:Lagrangian vs Eulerian [further explanation needed] Eulerian perspective of fluid velocity versus Lagrangian depiction of strain.. In classical field theories, the Lagrangian specification of the flow field is a way of looking at fluid motion where the observer follows an individual fluid parcel as it moves through space and time.

  3. Streamlines, streaklines, and pathlines - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Considering a velocity vector field in three-dimensional space in the framework of continuum mechanics, we have that: Streamlines are a family of curves whose tangent vectors constitute the velocity vector field of the flow. These show the direction in which a massless fluid element will travel at any point in time. [3]

  4. Physics of roller coasters - Wikipedia

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    As the car approaches a loop, the direction of a passenger's inertial velocity points straight ahead at the same angle as the track leading up to the loop. As the car enters the loop, the track guides the car up, moving the passenger up as well. This change in direction creates a feeling of extra gravity as the passenger is pushed down into the ...

  5. Two-dimensional flow - Wikipedia

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    The velocity at all points at a given distance from the source is the same. Fig 2 - Streamlines and potential lines for source flow. The velocity of fluid flow can be given as - ¯ = ^. We can derive the relation between flow rate and velocity of the flow. Consider a cylinder of unit height, coaxial with the source.

  6. Potential flow - Wikipedia

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    The velocity potential of a point source or sink of strength (> for source and < for sink) in spherical polar coordinates is given by ϕ = − Q 4 π r {\displaystyle \phi =-{\frac {Q}{4\pi r}}} where Q {\displaystyle Q} in fact is the volume flux across a closed surface enclosing the source or sink.

  7. Potential flow around a circular cylinder - Wikipedia

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    On the surface of the cylinder, or r = R, pressure varies from a maximum of 1 (shown in the diagram in red) at the stagnation points at θ = 0 and θ = π to a minimum of −3 (shown in blue) on the sides of the cylinder, at θ = ⁠ π / 2 ⁠ and θ = ⁠ 3π / 2 ⁠. Likewise, V varies from V = 0 at the stagnation points to V = 2U on the ...

  8. Stagnation point flow - Wikipedia

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    In fluid dynamics, a stagnation point flow refers to a fluid flow in the neighbourhood of a stagnation point (in two-dimensional flows) or a stagnation line (in three-dimensional flows) with which the stagnation point/line refers to a point/line where the velocity is zero in the inviscid approximation. The flow specifically considers a class of ...

  9. Vector field - Wikipedia

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    The fieldlines can be revealed using small iron filings. Maxwell's equations allow us to use a given set of initial and boundary conditions to deduce, for every point in Euclidean space, a magnitude and direction for the force experienced by a charged test particle at that point; the resulting vector field is the electric field.