Stokes model

describes a fluid flow with small advective inertial forces compared to viscous forces

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Description

The Stokes model 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.

Contained entities

Stokes equation	$\begin{matrix} \frac{\partial v}{\partial t} + \nabla \cdot (- ν (\nabla v + \nabla v^{T}) + ρ^{- 1} p I) & = 0 \\ \nabla \cdot v & = 0 \end{matrix}$
	$I$ represents identity function
	$ν$ represents kinematic viscosity
	$ρ$ represents fluid mass density
	$p$ represents fluid pressure
	$t$ represents time
	$v$ represents fluid velocity

Assumptions

creeping flow assumption

Discretizations

Stokes model (discretized)

Further links

Item	Property
free flow of an incompressible fluid	modelled by
Stokes Darcy model	contains

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