PROBLEM SET NO.

5 – Mathematical Model of Fluid Motion

1. Does the velocity distribution q  5xi  5yj  10zk satisfy incompressible flow?

4x 4y
2. Show that the velocity q  i 2 j satisfies continuity at every point
x y
2 2
x  y2
except the origin

3. The x component of velocity is u  x 2  z 2  5 and the y component

is v  y 2  z 2 . Find the simplest z component of velocity that satisfies continuity.

4. For steady incompressible flow, are the following values of u and v possible?
(a) u  4xy  y 2 , v  6xy  3x
(b) u  2x 2  y 2 , v  4xy

5. Under what condition will the velocity field be incompressible?

V  a 1 x  b1 y  c1z i  a 2 x  b 2 y  c 2 z  j  a 3 x  b 3 y  c 3 z k

a1, b1, c1, a2, b2, c2, a3, b3, c3 are constants