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Streamlines in Time-Varying Flow

The document describes a time-varying velocity field and asks to find streamlines at t=0, the streamline through point (3,3), the velocity vector at that point, and whether streamlines change with time. The solution shows that the streamlines are hyperbolas defined by y=1/x, which do not change with time. At t=0 and point (3,3), the velocity vector is -1 in the x-direction and -3 m/s in magnitude.

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Streamlines in Time-Varying Flow

The document describes a time-varying velocity field and asks to find streamlines at t=0, the streamline through point (3,3), the velocity vector at that point, and whether streamlines change with time. The solution shows that the streamlines are hyperbolas defined by y=1/x, which do not change with time. At t=0 and point (3,3), the velocity vector is -1 in the x-direction and -3 m/s in magnitude.

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Problem 2.

18 [Difficulty: 2]

Given: Time-varying velocity field

Find: Streamlines at t = 0 s; Streamline through (3,3); velocity vector; will streamlines change with time

Solution:
v dy a⋅ y ⋅ ( 2 + cos( ω⋅ t) ) y
For streamlines = =− =−
u dx a⋅ x ⋅ ( 2 + cos( ω⋅ t) ) x
dy y
At t = 0 (actually all times!) =−
dx x
dy dx
So, separating variables =−
y x

Integrating ln( y ) = −ln( x ) + c

C
The solution is y= which is the equation of a hyperbola.
x
3 1
For the streamline through point (3,3) C = C=1 and y=
3 x

The streamlines will not change with time since dy/dx does not change with time.
1
At t = 0 u = a⋅ x ⋅ ( 2 + cos( ω⋅ t) ) = 5 ⋅ × 3⋅ m × 3
5 s
m
4 u = 45⋅
s
3 1
v = −a⋅ y ⋅ ( 2 + cos( ω⋅ t) ) = 5 ⋅ × 3⋅ m × 3
y

s
2 m
v = −45⋅
s
1
The velocity vector is tangent to the curve;
0 1 2 3 4 5
dy y
x Tangent of curve at (3,3) is =− = −1
dx x
v
Direction of velocity at (3,3) is = −1
This curve can be plotted in Excel. u

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