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Wave Motions in Fluids Free from Viscosity
front
of
the
rI"A.-
Term indicates a wave moving from the exciter line in positive
r-direction, whereas the positive sign describes a wave moving towards the
exciter line.
Many general properties
of
wave motions known from physics can be
transferred to wave propagations in fluids. Nevertheless, in a book meant as
an introduction into fluid mechanics special considerations are required, in
particular is it necessary to arouse the deeper comprehension
of
the causes
of
the considered wave motions and to show how to deal with them on the basis
of
the Navier-Stokes equations.
The derivations
of
properties
of
theses wave motions shall show in which
way to proceed in fluid mechanics to derive the properties from the basic
equations
of
fluid mechanics. The aim
ofthe
descriptions/explications thus is
not
a broad consideration
of
different
wave motions in fluids,
but
an
introduction into the mathematical treatment
of
longitudinal and transverse
waves in fluids.
LONGITUDINAL
WAVES:
SOUND
WAVES IN
GASES
In order to be able to deal theoretically with the properties
of
longitudinal
sound waves in ideal gases. These can be stated for ideal gases as follows:
Continuity equation:
Momentum equations:
(j
=
1,2,3)
[
au}
aUj
1 ap (Tti}
p
--+U;r=-
=
----+pgj
at
ax;
ax}
ax;
Thermal energy equation:
State equation:
p
- =
RT
and e = c . T
P v
The above system
of
partial differential equations and thermo-dynamic
state equations comprises 7 unknowns, namely
U
1
'
U
2
'
U
3
'
P , p, e and
T,
for
the determination
of
which 7 equations are at disposal. Thus we have a closed
equation system which, with sufficient starting and boundary conditions, can
be solved in principle, therefore allows one to treat fluid motions.
The above-indicated equation system is considerably simplified when one
neglects the molecule-dependent heat and momentum transport, so that all
ternls
of
the momentum and energy equation provided with
qj
and
ti}'
can be