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10.2. POTENTIAL FLOW FUNCTION 341<br />

9.0<br />

8.0<br />

7.0<br />

6.0<br />

5.0<br />

φ =(2x − 4 x 3 ) y 4.0<br />

ψ = x 4 − y 2<br />

3.0<br />

2.0<br />

1.0<br />

-9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0<br />

-1.0<br />

-2.0<br />

-3.0<br />

-4.0<br />

-5.0<br />

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-7.0<br />

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-9.0<br />

Fig. -10.5. Stream lines and potential lines for Example 10.3.<br />

10.2.3.1 Existences <strong>of</strong> Stream Functions<br />

The potential function in order to exist has to have demised vorticity. For two dimensional<br />

flow the vorticity, mathematically, is demised when<br />

The stream function can satisfy this condition when<br />

∂U x<br />

∂y − ∂U x<br />

=0 (10.73)<br />

∂x<br />

∂<br />

∂y<br />

( ∂ψ<br />

∂y<br />

Stream Function Requirements<br />

)<br />

+ ∂ ( ) ∂ψ<br />

∂x ∂x<br />

=0=⇒ ∂2 ψ<br />

∂y 2 + ∂2 ψ<br />

∂x 2 =0<br />

(10.74)

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