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Pathline and Streakline Analysis

1) The document describes the pathlines and streaklines for particles in a flow field over time. 2) It shows that the particle starting at t=3s follows the same path as the particle starting at t=2s. 3) The particle starting at t=4s does not move from its initial position at x=2, y=2.

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Pathline and Streakline Analysis

1) The document describes the pathlines and streaklines for particles in a flow field over time. 2) It shows that the particle starting at t=3s follows the same path as the particle starting at t=2s. 3) The particle starting at t=4s does not move from its initial position at x=2, y=2.

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Problem 2.

32 [Difficulty: 3]

Solution The particle starting at t = 3 s follows the particle starting at t = 2 s;


The particle starting at t = 4 s doesn't move!

Pathlines: Starting at t = 0 Starting at t = 1 s Starting at t = 2 s Streakline at t = 4 s

t x y x y x y x y
0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 2.00
0.20 0.20 0.40 1.80 1.60
0.40 0.40 0.80 1.60 1.20
0.60 0.60 1.20 1.40 0.80
0.80 0.80 1.60 1.20 0.40
1.00 1.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00
1.20 1.20 2.40 0.20 0.40 0.80 -0.40
1.40 1.40 2.80 0.40 0.80 0.60 -0.80
1.60 1.60 3.20 0.60 1.20 0.40 -1.20
1.80 1.80 3.60 0.80 1.60 0.20 -1.60
2.00 2.00 4.00 1.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.00
2.20 2.00 3.80 1.00 1.80 0.00 -0.20 0.00 -1.80
2.40 2.00 3.60 1.00 1.60 0.00 -0.40 0.00 -1.60
2.60 2.00 3.40 1.00 1.40 0.00 -0.60 0.00 -1.40
2.80 2.00 3.20 1.00 1.20 0.00 -0.80 0.00 -1.20
3.00 2.00 3.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 -1.00 0.00 -1.00
3.20 2.00 2.80 1.00 0.80 0.00 -1.20 0.00 -0.80
3.40 2.00 2.60 1.00 0.60 0.00 -1.40 0.00 -0.60
3.60 2.00 2.40 1.00 0.40 0.00 -1.60 0.00 -0.40
3.80 2.00 2.20 1.00 0.20 0.00 -1.80 0.00 -0.20
4.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 -2.00 0.00 0.00

Pathline and Streakline Plots


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1
y
0
-0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5

-1 Pathline starting at t = 0
Pathline starting at t = 1 s
-2 Pathline starting at t = 2 s
Streakline at t = 4 s
-3
x

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