KKKM3124 Fluid Mechanics II

Tutorial 4 Potential Flows

1.

Superposition between a sink and a free vortex can be used to model a twister as shown
in Fig. T1. If the vortex circulation is 8400 m2/s and pressure at radius r = 40 m from
the centre of the twister is 2 kPa below the far field (atmospheric) pressure, calculate:
(a)
(b)
(c)

Strength of the sink m,

Pressure at radius r = 15 m,
Angle which is formed between the streamline and any circles made from the
centre of the twister (see Fig. T1).

Assume that the air flow is inviscid and this phenomena occurs at sea level, where air
density is = 1.225 kg/m3.

Answer:
(a) 11.6 10 3 m 2 /s ;
(b) 14.2 kPa;
(c) = 54.1 .

40 m

Figure T1
2.

A half Rankine body as depicted in Fig. T2 can be formed from superposition of a

uniform flow with a source. For this condition, calculate:
(a)
(b)
(c)

Strength of the source m in m2/s,

Distance a and height h,
Velocity magnitude at A.
y

(0, 3 m)
h
7 m/s

+m
Source

(3 m, 0)

Figure T2
Answer: (a) + 84 m 2 /s ;
(b) 4.19 m; (c) 18.4 m/s.