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May 18, 2019, 07:03 |
Dimension of force in Navier-Stokes equations
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Greetings,
i have some external forces which values are constant and already measured in N (Newton dimension). Can i put those values using N dimension in Navier-Stokes equation or i have to do some transformations before that? thanks in advance! |
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May 18, 2019, 07:07 |
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Filippo Maria Denaro
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You need to scale the force in Newton by the volume
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May 18, 2019, 07:48 |
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A force acts on a point. You need to distribute that force over the volume having units like N/m^3 or pressures over an area. CFD is fluid mechanics (with volumes), not physics on point particles.
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