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authorPrefetch2021-05-08 16:08:41 +0200
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@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
= - \frac{\nabla p}{\rho} + \nu \nabla^2 \va{v}
\end{aligned}$$
+In this case, the gravity term $\va{g}$
+has been absorbed into the pressure term:
+$p \to p\!+\!\rho \Phi$,
+where $\Phi$ is the gravitational scalar potential,
+i.e. $\va{g} = - \nabla \Phi$.
+
Let us introduce the dimensionless variables $\va{v}'$, $\va{r}'$, $t'$ and $p'$,
where $U$ and $L$ are respectively a characteristic velocity and length
of the system at hand:
@@ -108,7 +114,7 @@ such that redimensionalizing yields:
$$\begin{aligned}
\pdv{\va{v}}{t} + (\va{v} \cdot \nabla) \va{v}
- = - \nabla p
+ = - \frac{\nabla p}{\rho}
\end{aligned}$$
Which is simply the main [Euler equation](/know/concept/euler-equations/)
@@ -133,7 +139,8 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
This equation is called the **unsteady Stokes equation**.
Usually, however, such flows are assumed to be steady
-(i.e. time-invariant), leading to the **steady Stokes equation**:
+(i.e. time-invariant), leading to the **steady Stokes equation**,
+with $\eta = \rho \nu$:
$$\begin{aligned}
\boxed{