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The incompressible Navier-Stokes equations are <br>
The incompressible Navier-Stokes equations are <br>
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<math>
\rho  \frac{D \mathbf{u}}{D t}  = - \nabla p + \mu \nabla^2 \mathbf{u} \, ,</math><br>
\rho  \frac{D \mathbf{u}}{D t}  = - \nabla p -\rho g \hat{\mathbf{k}} + \mu \nabla^2 \mathbf{u} \, ,</math><br>
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\nabla \cdot \mathbf{u} = 0 \,, </math><br>
\nabla \cdot \mathbf{u} = 0 \,, </math><br>

Revision as of 15:26, 17 May 2011

The incompressible Navier-Stokes equations are


for an adiabatic fluid, a prognostic equation for density is

where diffusion (the right hand side) is typically neglected.