Stokes equation

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continuous-space expression

continuous-time expression

mathematical expression

Available identifiers

WikidataQ7618547 ScholiaQ7618547MaRDI QIDQ6674516

describes a fluid flow with small advective inertial forces compared to viscous forces, named after George Gabriel Stokes

Also known as Creeping Flow, Creeping Motion, Stokes Flow, Stokes Law

Description

Stokes equation describes a fluid flow with small advective inertial forces compared to viscous forces, with a low Reynolds number. It occurs in situations with very slow fluid velocities, high viscosities, or small flow length scales.

Defining Formula: $\begin{array}{cc}\frac{\partial v}{\partial t}+\mathrm{\nabla }\cdot (-\nu (\mathrm{\nabla }{v}^{ff}+\mathrm{\nabla }{v}^{\mathrm{f}\mathrm{f},\mathrm{T}})+{\rho }^{-1}{p}^{ff}I)& =0\\ \mathrm{\nabla }\cdot v^{ff}& =0\end{array}$

$I$ represents identity function

$\nu$ represents kinematic viscosity

$\rho$ represents fluid mass density

$p^{ff}$ represents fluid pressure (free flow)

$t$ represents time

$v^{ff}$ represents fluid velocity (free flow)

List of assumptions

creeping flow assumption

Described at:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokes_equation

List of discretizations

Stokes equation (Euler backward)

Stokes equation (finite volume)

Related URL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokes_flow

Further items linking to Stokes equation

Item	Property
Navier-Stokes equations	specialized by
Stokes model	contains

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