Paper 2, Section I, B

Fluid Dynamics | Part IB, 2014

Consider the steady two-dimensional fluid velocity field

u=(uv)=(ϵ−γγ−ϵ)(xy)\mathbf{u}=\left(\begin{array}{l} u \\ v \end{array}\right)=\left(\begin{array}{ll} \epsilon & -\gamma \\ \gamma & -\epsilon \end{array}\right)\left(\begin{array}{l} x \\ y \end{array}\right)

where ϵ⩾0\epsilon \geqslant 0 and γ⩾0\gamma \geqslant 0. Show that the fluid is incompressible. The streamfunction ψ\psi is defined by u=∇×Ψ\mathbf{u}=\boldsymbol{\nabla} \times \boldsymbol{\Psi}, where Ψ=(0,0,ψ)\boldsymbol{\Psi}=(0,0, \psi). Show that ψ\psi is given by

ψ=ϵxy−γ2(x2+y2)\psi=\epsilon x y-\frac{\gamma}{2}\left(x^{2}+y^{2}\right)

Hence show that the streamlines are defined by

(ϵ−γ)(x+y)2−(ϵ+γ)(x−y)2=C(\epsilon-\gamma)(x+y)^{2}-(\epsilon+\gamma)(x-y)^{2}=C

for CC a constant. For each of the three cases below, sketch the streamlines and briefly describe the flow. (i) ϵ=1,γ=0\epsilon=1, \gamma=0, (ii) ϵ=0,γ=1\epsilon=0, \gamma=1, (iii) ϵ=1,γ=1\epsilon=1, \gamma=1.

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