Practice Lagrangian Approach (1.1) - Fluid Kinematics - Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines

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Question 1.
What does the Lagrangian approach focus on?
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Think about tracking something through time.
Question 2.
Name one flow visualization technique.
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What are ways we visualize fluid flow?
3Question 3.
What does the Lagrangian approach track?
- Points in space
- Individual fluid particles
- Control volumes
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Remember that it's about following something over time.
4Question 4.
True or False: The Eulerian approach focuses on fluid particles' paths.
- True
- False
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Contrast it with the Lagrangian method.
Question 5.
Using the Reynolds Transport Theorem, prove the conservation of mass in a control volume with changing boundaries.
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Use the relation of mass flow rates into and out of the control volume.
Question 6.
Design an experiment to visualize streaklines and explain the differences from streamlines using a colored fluid in a pipe.
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Consider how to set up the injection point and observe over time.

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