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Potential Flow
Adapted from:
Dr Azli Razak
Content
Inviscid flow approximations. Euler
equation
The stream function and velocity
potential
Vorticity and irrotational
Frictionless irrotational flows.
Orthogonality of streamlines and velocity
potential lines
Plane potential flows; Uniform flow,
source, sink and irrotational
vortex; circulation
Content
Superposition of plane flow solutions;
Rankine half body, doublet and Rankine
oval. Flow past a circular cylinder with
circulation; Kutta-Joukowski Lift Theorem
Fluid Element Kinematics
Type of motion and deformation for a fluid
element
1 d u w
VVdt V x y
z rate of change of the volume per unit
This
volume is called the volumetric dilatation rate.
For incompressible flow volumetric dilatation
rate is zero.
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Angular Motion and Deformation
The velocity variation that cause rotation and
angular deformation is illustrate as below,
lim
O
A
t
0
t
For small angles
tan
x xt
x
t x
So that
OA x t if /x is positive,
OA will be
x
lim
t0 t counterclockwise
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Angular Motion and Deformation
The angular velocity of line
OB, OB, is
O
B
lim
tan
u y yt u
y t y
So that
OB u y t u if u/y is positive,
OB will be
t0 t y clockwise
lim
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Angular Motion and Deformation
The rotation, z, of the
element about the z-axis is
defined as the average of
the angular velocities OA
and OB of the two
mutually perpendicular
lines OA and OB.
If counterclockwise
rotation is considered to
be positive,
z 1 u
2 x y
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Angular Motion and Deformation
If the rotation about x-axis
x 1 w
2 y z
If the rotation about y-axis
y 1 u w
2 z x
xi y j
z kof this result reveals that is
An examination
equal to one-half the curl of the velocity vector.
That is,
1 1
curl V V
2 2
i j k
1 1
V
2 x2 y z
u v
w
1
w v 1 u w 1 v u
2 y z 2 z x j 2 x y
i is defined as a vector that is
The vorticity,
k
twice the rotation vector, that is
2
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Angular Motion and Deformation
Generally if V = 0, then the
rotation are zero, and flow
fields for which this condition
applies are termed
irrotational.
The rotation associated with
the derivatives u/y and
/x as shown in the figure
can cause the fluid
element to undergo ad
angular deformation
V 4xyi 2 x 2 y 2 j
u w
0
x y z
When the flow is considered to be in the x-y
plane, the continuity equation can be reduces to:
u
0
x y
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The Stream Function
Velocity components in a two-
dimensional flow field can be
defined in a function (x,y),
called the stream function.
u
y
x
Then the continuity equation
is identically satisfied as
shown.
2
2 0
x y y x xy xy
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The Stream Function
By using the stream function we can simplified
two unknown function, u(x,y) and (x,y) to only
one unknown function, (x,y).
Advantages of using a stream function is related
to the fact that lines along which is constant
are streamlines.
d dx dy dx udy
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The Stream Function
Along a line of constant , d = 0,
so that Streamline
dx udy
0
and, therefore along a line of constant
dy
dx u
which is defining equation for a streamline
If we know the function (x,y) we can plot lines
of constant and helpful in visualizing the flow
pattern
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The Stream Function
The change in the value of
is related to the volume
rate of flow.
From conservation of mass,
the inflow, dq, crossing the
arbitrary surface AC must
equal the net outflow
through surfaces AB and
BC. Thus,
dq udy dx
dq dx dy
x
dq d
y
Therefore,
dq 1 d 2
2
1
If the upper streamline, 2 , has a value greater
than the lower streamline, 2, then q is positive.
r 1
r r
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Irrotational flow
The rotation of a fluid element is equal to
(V), and irrotational flow field is one for
which V = 0.
Since the vorticity, , is defined as V, it also
follows that in an irrotational flow field the
vorticity is zero.
Since the vector components of fluid flow include
the various velocity gradients, the condition of
irrotationality imposes specific relationships
among these velocity gradient
z 1 u
2 x y
and therefore, 0
u
x
y w and u w
Similarly to x and y, yendeavour
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The Velocity Potential
For an irrotational flow the velocity gradients are
related through equation below.
u w
u w
x y y z z x
( ) r 1 ( ) ( )
( ) e r z
so that r
e e
1 z
r er r z
e e
where = (r,,z). Since
z
V r er e
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The Velocity Potential
For irrotational flow (with V = )
1 z
r
r r z
and Laplaces equation in cylindrical coordinates is
1 1 2
r
r r r r 2 2 0
2
z 2
u
x y
u
y
x as,
or with cylindrical coordinate
r 1
r r
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Basic, Plane Potential Flows
If we imposed the condition of irrotationality,
then
u
y x
In term of stream function
y y
or
x x 2
2
0
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Basic, Plane Potential Flows
For irrotational plane we can used both either
the velocity potential or the stream function with
the both satisfy Laplaces equation in two
dimensions.
It shows that the velocity potential and the
stream function are somehow related, that is
dy
dx along constant
u
d dx dy udy dx
x y
uU and
0
In terms of the velocity
potential
an
U 0
d
x y
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Uniform Flow
an
U 0
d
x y
These two equations can
be integrated to yield,
Ux
C
Thus for a uniform flow in the positive x direction
Ux
an
U 0
d
y x
Therefore,
Uy
U x cos y sin
and,
U y cos x sin
m
ln r
2
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Source and Sink
m
ln r
2
r 1
m r
2
r
0 r
to yield
m
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Vortex
Vortex the flow field in
which the streamlines are
concentric circles
Interchange the velocity
potential and stream
function for the source
Let,
K
and
K ln r K is constant
1 K
r r r
This result indicates that
the tangential velocity
varies inversely with the
distance from the
origin.
K
K is constant
C d 0
The result indicates that for an irrotational flow
the circulation will generally be zero.
If there are singularities enclosed within the
curve the circulation may not be zero.
2
and
ln r
2
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Example:
The streamlines in a particular two-dimensional
flow field are all concentric circles as shown in
figure. The velocity is given by the equation
=r where is the angular velocity of the
rotating mass fluid. Determine the circulation
around the path ABCD.
tan r sin
2
r cos
a
2 tan1 tan2
tan 1 2
m 1 tan 1
tan 2
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Source and Sink Pair
Therefore
2 2ar
m
tan sin r 2
a 2
so that
m n 2ar sin2
2 ta
r
2
a
mar sin
r 2 a2 K = ma/, is
called the
strength of the
doublet
K sin
r
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Doublet
The corresponding velocity potential for the
doublet is
K cos
r
uniformflow source
m
Ur sin
2
The corresponding velocity potential is,
m
Ur cos ln r
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Source in a Uniform Stream Half-body
Some point along x axis the velocity due to the
source will cancel due to the uniform flow and a
stagnation point will be created.
For a source alone,
r
m
So that stagnation point
2r
occurs at x = -b where
U
m or m
b
2b 2U
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Source in a Uniform Stream Half-body
The value of the stream function at the
stagnation point can be obtained by evaluating
at r = b and = ,
stagnation m
2
Since m/2 = bU, the
equation of streamline passing through the
stagnation point is
bU Ur sin or r b
sin
**wherebU can vary between 0 and 2
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Source in a Uniform Stream Half-body
A plot of streamline for
this case as shown in
Figure.
If replace this streamline
with solid boundary, it
clearly shows that this
combination of uniform flow and a source can
be used to describe the flow around a
streamlined body placed in a uniform stream.
The body is open at down stream end, and
thus is called a half-body.
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Source in a Uniform Stream Half-body
The width of the half-body
asymptotically
approaches 2b.
This can be written as.
y b
So that as 0 or
2 the half-width
approaches b.
Therefore the velocity component on the half-
body can be obtained.
U
sin r
b
cos
2
b
V 2 U 2 1
r 2
2 r
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Rankine oval
Consider the superposition of the source and
sink pair and uniform flow as shown in
figure.
Ur sin
2
m
1 2
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Rankine oval
Consider the superposition of the source and
sink pair and uniform flow as shown in
figure.
Ur cos
2
m
ln r1 ln r2
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Rankine oval
The stream function
and velocity potential
of this combination
also can be written
as,
m 2ar
Ur sin ta
2 n
1
sin2
r
or a2
2ay
m 1
Uy 2 tan x y a 2 2 2
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Rankine Ovals
The corresponding streamlines for this field are
obtained by setting = constant.
If several of these streamlines are plotted, it will
be discovered that the streamlines = 0 forms a
closed body as shown in the next figure.
12 12
or l ma
2
a
U
Ua
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Rankine oval
The body half-width, h
can be obtained by
determining the value
of y where the y axis
interests the = 0
streamline.
Thus substitute = 0,
x = 0 and y = h, into
m 2ay 2
Uy 2 tan x 2 y 2 a
1
h2 a2
2Uh
h tan
2a
h
h 1m 2
Ua h
1 tan 2
a 2 a m a
or
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Rankine oval
12
l ma
1
a
Ua
h1 h 2
Ua h
1 tan 2
a 2 a m a
Both equation
above show that l/a and h/a are
functions of the dimensionless parameter,
Ua/m.
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Example
One end of a pond has a shoreline that resembles
a half body as shown in figure below. A vertical
porous pipe is located near the end of the pond so
that water can pumped out. When water is
pumped at the rate of 0.08 m3/s through a 3-m-
long pipe, what will be the
velocity at point A?
Hint: consider the flow inside
a half body
K sin
Ur sin
For a velocity potential, r
K cos
Ur cos
r
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Flow Around Circular Cylinder
To represent flow around a circular for the
stream function, take = constant at r =
a, where a is the radius of the cylinder.
Since the stream function can be written
as, K
U 2 r sin
r
Then if = 0 at r =
a
K
U 0
**This indicates
2
that the
a
doublet strength, K = Ua2.
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Flow Around Circular Cylinder
The stream function for flow around a circular
cylinder can be expressed as.
a2
Ur 1r 2
sin
For a velocity potential,
a2
Ur 1 r 2
cos
p0 21 U 2 p s 21 2 s
ps is the surface pressure
Since s = -2Usin, the surface pressure an be
expressed as
ps p0 12 U 2 1 4sin2
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Flow Around Circular Cylinder
A comparison of
theoretical (inviscid)
pressure
distribution on the
surface of a circular
cylinder with typical
experimental
distribution.
Fx 0 p s cos ad
and
2
Fy 0 p s sin ad
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Flow Around Circular Cylinder
Interesting potential flow can be developed by
adding a free vortex to the stream function or
velocity potential for the flow around a cylinder.
In this case
Ur 1 2 sin ln
2
a
r 2
r
and
a2
Ur 1 r 2 cos
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Flow Around Circular Cylinder
The circle r = a will still be a streamline, since
the streamlines for the added free vortex are all
circular.
The tangential velocity, , on the surface of the
cylinder (r = a) now becomes
2U sin
r 2
a
a
This type of flow field could be approximately
created by placing a rotating cylinder in a
uniform stream.
2U sin
r 2
a
a
These point will occur at stag where
and therefore,
sin
stag
4U
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Flow Around Circular Cylinder
If = 0, then stag = 0 or , the stagnation points
occur at the front and rear of the cylinder as are
shown in figure.
sin
stag
4U
Therefore the stagnation points is located away
a
from the cylinder as shown below
2 sin 2
ps p0 1
U 1- 4sin
2 2
2
aU 4 a U
2 2
2
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Example
A fixed circular cylinder of infinite length is
placed in a steady, uniform steam of an
incompressible, nonviscous fluid. Assume that
the flow is irrotational. Prove that the drag on the
cylinder is zero. Neglect body forces
r 2 r 2
r
Verify that the lift is not zero and can be
expressed by,
Fy U
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