Flow Classification
Flow Classification
Flow Classification
Surface Laminar/
Tension Turbulent
Steady/Unsteady
Compressibility Density Viscosity Vapor
Viscous/Inviscid
Pressure
Parallel plate
shearing device
The shear strain is the
displacement in the
γ small angle: direction of the applied
tan (γ) = γ force, x, normalized by
the height of the solid
(perpendicular to the
applied force),
When a weight is
applied to the piston
solid liquid gas
∆z
x
∆y
y ∆x
Continuity equation
Viscous vs. Inviscid
Regions Regions effects
where frictional of Floware significant are
called viscous regions. They are usually close to solid
surfaces.
Regions where frictional forces are small compared to
inertial or pressure forces are called inviscid (regions
not close to solid surfaces).
The friction or internal resistance to flow is quantified
by the fluid property viscosity,
It is a measure of internal stickiness of the fluid.
Viscosity is caused by cohesive forces between the
molecules in liquids and by molecular collisions in
gases
Viscous vs. Inviscid Regions of Flow
= 346 m/s
is a good indicator of whether or not compressibility
effects are important.
Reynolds number,
Laminar Turbulent
Steady vs. Unsteady Flow