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Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery Miscellaneous

Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery

  1. If the fluid velocity for a potential flow is given by V(x, y) = u(x, y)i + v(x, y)j with usual notations, then the slope of the potential line at (x, y) is
    1. v
      u
    2. -
      v
    3. -
      v
    4. u
      v

Correct Option: B

Here V(x, y) = u(x, y) i + v(x, y) j

As we know that u =
-δφ
δx

-δφ
= -v(x,y) ....(i)
δx

Similarly v =
-δφ
δy

-δφ
= -v(x,y) ....(ii)
δy

From equations (i) and (ii) we get,



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