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Inviscid Flow: Governing Equations

The document discusses inviscid flow and the governing equations for inviscid flow models. It explains that inviscid flow neglects viscous effects and is a valid assumption at high Reynolds numbers where boundary layers are thin. The governing Euler equations are obtained by removing the viscous terms from the Navier-Stokes equations. These equations include the continuity, momentum, and energy equations along with an equation of state relating pressure, density, and temperature.

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Inviscid Flow: Governing Equations

The document discusses inviscid flow and the governing equations for inviscid flow models. It explains that inviscid flow neglects viscous effects and is a valid assumption at high Reynolds numbers where boundary layers are thin. The governing Euler equations are obtained by removing the viscous terms from the Navier-Stokes equations. These equations include the continuity, momentum, and energy equations along with an equation of state relating pressure, density, and temperature.

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Inviscid flow

A flow in which viscous effects can be neglected is known as inviscid flow. At high Reynolds numbers, flow past slender bodies involve thin boundary layers. Viscous effects are important only inside the boundary layer and the flow outside it is nearly inviscid. If the boundary layer is not separated then the inviscid flow model can be used to predict the pressure distribution with reasonable accuracy. Although no practical flow is inviscid, the inviscid assumption is valid if the time scales for diffusion are much larger compared to the time scales for convection, which is measured by the Reynolds number.

Governing Equations
The governing equations for inviscid flow, also known as Euler equations, are obtained by discarding the viscous terms from the Navier-Stokes equations Continuity equation

Momentum equation

Energy equation

where is the density is the fluid velocity is the pressure is the total energy per unit mass of fluid

is the ratio of specific heats

The above equations are closed by taking an equation of state, the simplest being the ideal gas

where is the gas constant is the absolute temperature

Euler equations as the limit of Navier-Stokes equations

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