classification of fluid flow
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Fluid flow is generally broken down into two different types of flows, laminar flow and turbulent flow. Laminar flow is fluid motion in which all the particles in the fluid are moving in a straight line.
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→ Fluid flow is classified into two types
- Stream line flow
- Turbulent flow
→ Stream line flow:- If the velocity of the fluid at any point is constant and does not change with time either in magnitude or direction, then that flow is called stream line flow.
→ Turbulent flow:- If the velocity of the fluid at any point is not constant and changes with time then the flow is called Turbulent flow.
→ Stream lines and their properties:- Stream line is a line along which a particle of fluid moves in streamline motion.
→ Properties:-
• Stream lines are smooth curves.
• The tangent drawn to the stream line at any point gives the direction of flow of fluid at that point.
• Stream lines of flow do not intersect. If they do intersect at the point of intersection, there will be two directions of flow which is not possible.