Chapter 03 3.1.

2 Steady and Unsteady Flows

Field representation V  V  x, y, z, t 

V  V  x, y , z  steady flows

V  V  x, y , z , t  unsteady flows
V  V  x0 , y0 , z0 , t 
p  const VA  VA  t 

A VA

B VB

Steady flow Unsteady flow

Steady flows are defined based on V at certain position V  V  x0 , y0 , z0 

V  x0 , y0 , z0 , t1   V  x0 , y0 , z0 , t2  Steady flow

V  x0 , y0 , z0 , t1   V  x0 , y0 , z0 , t2  Unsteady flow