Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 iii Paper 314 1 c Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-05
For uniform specific entropy, the material conservation of cross-helicity density criterion isThus the requested condition isIn the steady state, mass conservation gives . An equivalent form, expressed entirely in the flow and thermodynamic variables, isIf “isentropic” means only constant specific entropy along individual trajectories, rather than a homentropic flow, the general criterion instead retains on the right-hand side of the material derivative equation. The distinction matters because a source-free cross-helicity conservation law need not make constant along each trajectory.