Basic Equations
of
Fluid Mechanics
127
p~[(!U2)+G]=-U
ap
=_p~(P)+
ap
_
PDp
Dt
2 1 1
ax
f Dt P
at
p Dt '
or after conversion
of
some terms:
p~[(!U~)+
P
+G]=
ap
_ P
Dp
Dt 2 1 P
at
p
Dt
or
p~[(!U~)+
P
+G]=
ap
+
aUf
P.
Dt 2 1 P
at
aXf
ap
For stationary pressure fields at =
0,
and for p = const, the Bernoulli
equation can be stated as follows:
1 2 P 1 2 P
-U·
+-+G=-U·
+--x.g.
=const
21
p
21
P
11
The above derivations make clear under which conditions the well-known
Bernoulli equation holds.
From the above derivations, general form
of
the mechanical energy
equation by including dissipative flow field can be written in other form:
D
[1
2 P ]
ap
aUf
a
aUf
PDt
"2
Uj
+-p +G
=at+
P
ax.
+ ax. ('CijUj)-'Cij ax.
l'
,
left side
of
this form
of
the mechanical energy contains all terms
ofthe
Bernoulli equation.
Crocco
Equation
The Crocco equation
is
a special form
of
the momentum equation which
shows in an impressive manner how purely fluid-mechanical considerations
can be supplemented by thermodynamical insights. The Crocco equation
connects the vortex power
of
a flow field to the entropy
of
the considered
fluid.
It
can be shown from this equation that isotropic flows are free from
rotation and vice versa under certain conditions.
So when one recognizes a
flow field to be isentrope, the simplified rotation-free flow fields considerations
can be applied.
For the derivation
of
the Crocco equation one starts from the Navier-
Stokes equation, as it is stated in equation supplemented by v = 0, i.e. one
introduces an ideal fluid into the considerations, to neglect inertia forces.
au
(1
-
-)
- - 1
-+v
-U.U
-Ux(VxU)=--VP
~
2 P
It was shown that it holds: