26 1 Fundamentals in Continuum Mechanics
dVF
t
F
tD
DI
V
¿
¾
½
¯
®
uේ
(1.5.9)
dSFdV
t
F
SV
un
ˆ
(1.5.10)
It should be noted that the Gauss’ divergence theorem was applied in order
to write the surface integral
³
S
dS~ from the volume integral
³
V
dV~ .
The physical picture of the Reynolds’ transport theorem is that the rate
of change of the integral of
in Lagrangian description is the sum of the
integral of the rate of change at a point, and the net flow of
over the
control volume surface in Eulerian description.
1.6 Forces on Volume Element
There are two kinds of forces acting on a volume element of a continuum
medium. The volume element taken in a flow field is called the control
volume in Eulerian description and equivalently called the fluid particle in
Lagrangian description. In both cases, as depicted in Fig. 1.8, “Body
forces” as one of the two kinds, can be regarded as reaching the medium
and acting over the entire volume. Body forces, which are represented by a
symbol
g, are due to long-range forces, such as gravitation (with the
gravitational acceleration
g) or electromagnetic forces, etc. They are usu-
ally independent from a deformation of the volume element and are caused
by an external field of source.
“Surface forces”, of another kind, are to be regarded as acting upon the
surface of each part of the volume element. The origins of surface forces
are chiefly due to two short-range forces, viscous and elastic forces, those
have strong dependence on a deformation of the volume element. The sur-
face forces have molecular origin in the vicinity of the surface, and act on
internal forces through the surface. Surface forces may also be generated
by an externally applied field, such as electromagnetic field, through sur-
face coupling. We shall see detailed descriptions of body forces and sur-
face forces in later chapters, such as Chapter 7 and Chapter 8. However, at
present we will treat the surface forces, with reference to stresses, that can
be represented by a stress tensor. We follow to define a general stress ten-
sor in a continuum medium, in this chapter, through Cauchy’s fundamental
theorem for stress.