
fluid dynamics - Lift of an airfoil: viscous vs inviscid results ...
Dec 2, 2019 · In the inviscid case, there is no drag on the airfoil. This means all of the changes in pressure can be used to do something, like create lift. Note: since there isn't anything other …
Does irrotational imply inviscid? - Physics Stack Exchange
Behaving in an inviscid way and actually being inviscid are technically two different things. One could argue that—even though the fluid behaves inviscidly—it is still a viscous flow because …
classical mechanics - Difference between inviscid and viscous flow ...
May 11, 2016 · In my lecture notes, I have a load of examples and I want to sort out which egs are viscous flow and which are inviscid flow. It is not always said if the flow is viscous or inviscid. …
Bernoulli principle (classic form) in irrotational viscous flow (a ...
Jun 11, 2024 · We derive the Euler equation for inviscid flow. Then, for irrotational flow, we use the Euler equation to get Bernoulli equation (classic form) and show it holds in the irrotational …
Frictionless and inviscid - Physics Stack Exchange
Jun 25, 2015 · In the book Fluid Mechanics by Robert A. Granger, there is a study question, 4.10, asking "How can frictionless real fluids exist and inviscid fluids not exist?" Could someone …
fluid dynamics - Bernoulli equation for compressible inviscid flow ...
Apr 12, 2025 · I am studying compressible flow and I want to derive the compressible inviscid flow Bernoulli equation. The main $3$ equations are: $$\frac {\partial \rho} {\partial t} + \nabla \cdot …
Why is viscosity necessary for lift and drag force to exist?
May 19, 2025 · For example: if there is a flat plate plate placed at an inclination to the flow of incompressible invicid fluid, the plate will change the direction of flow of the fluid and hence will …
Fluid Flow and Reynold's number - Physics Stack Exchange
Aug 24, 2018 · I am assuming that by ideal fluid you mean inviscid fluid. For a flow to be called turbulent, as distinct from a complicated laminar flow, it must possess a few characteristics …
fluid dynamics - Does the no-slip boundary condition contradict ...
Nov 22, 2025 · 0 Imagine inviscid, incompressible steady-state fluid flow around a cylinder like in the diagram below so that it flows around the cylinder symmetrically about the x-axis: …
Potential flow over a sphere in circular motion
Dec 11, 2024 · The potential for a sphere moving in a straight line with a constant velocity U in an incompressible, inviscid and irrotational fluid is given by the following potential: $$ \phi =−U …