We
were discussing the basic concept of Lagrangian and Eulerian method, Types of fluid flow, Discharge or flow rate, Continuity equation in three dimensions and continuity equation in cylindrical polar coordinates, in the subject of fluid mechanics, in our recent
posts.
Now
we will go ahead to understand the basic concept of total acceleration in fluid
mechanics. Further we will find out the term total acceleration and convective
acceleration, in the field of fluid mechanics, with the help of this post.
So let us first discuss here the term total acceleration of a fluid particle in a
flow field.
Total acceleration
Let
us consider that V is the resultant velocity of a fluid particle at a point in
a flow filed. Let us assume that u, v and w are the components of the resultant
velocity V in x, y and z direction respectively.
We
can define the components of resultant velocity V as a function of space and
time as mentioned here.
Total
acceleration of a fluid particle in a direction will be equal to the rate of
change of velocity of that fluid particle in that direction in a flow field.
Let us consider that ax, ay and az are the total
acceleration in x, y and z direction respectively. Considering the chain rule
of differentiation, we will have the following equation of total acceleration
as mentioned here.
Total
acceleration is basically divided in two components i.e. local acceleration and
convective acceleration.
We
will now see the basic concept of local acceleration and convective acceleration, in the field of fluid mechanics, in our next post.
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Reference:
Fluid mechanics, By R. K. Bansal
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