Solution
ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2025/ii/paper-4/38d/a/solution
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 ii Paper 4 38D a Solution by
Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
The momentum equation isTaking its scalar product with givesFor the Newtonian fluid stress tensor , its contraction with the velocity gradient isbecause incompressibility removes the pressure term and the symmetric rate-of-strain tensor is orthogonal to the antisymmetric part of . Integration over and the divergence theorem therefore give the kinetic-energy balance for an incompressible Newtonian fluid:The terms are respectively the rate of change of kinetic energy, outward advective flux of kinetic energy, power supplied by the body force, power supplied by surface traction, and irreversible viscous dissipation. Since , the body-force power may also be written and interpreted as exchange with potential energy.
New to topics? Read the docs here!