Boundary integral for kinetic energy of planar potential flow
ID: boundary-integral-for-kinetic-energy-of-planar-potential-flow
For a smooth constant-density exterior potential flow satisfying the finite-energy condition for planar exterior potential flow, use and the planar streamfunction convention , . Since , . Apply the divergence theorem to a truncated exterior region. The outer term vanishes; on a counterclockwise body boundary the body's outward normal satisfies , while the fluid's outward normal points the opposite way. This gives the displayed kinetic energy per unit span. The formula yields the added mass of a circular cylinder directly from its surface values of and .
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