Navier-Stokes equations

Continuity

${\frac {\partial \rho }{\partial t}}+\nabla \cdot (\rho \mathbf {v} )=0$

or, using the substantive derivative:

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For an incompressible fluid, $\rho$ is constant, hence the velocity field must be divergence-free:

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Momentum

(Also known as the Navier-Stokes equation.)

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or, using the substantive derivative:

Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle \rho \left({\frac {D\mathbf {v} }{Dt}}\right)=-\nabla p+\nabla \cdot \mathbb {T} +\mathbf {f} ,}

where $\mathbf {f}$ is a volumetric force (e.g. Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle \rho g} for gravity), and $\mathbb {T}$ is the stress tensor.

The vector quantity Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle \nabla \cdot \mathbb {T} } is the shear stress. For a Newtonian incompressible fluid,

Failed to parse (Conversion error. Server ("https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_") reported: "Cannot get mml. Server problem."): {\displaystyle \nabla \mathbb {T} =\mu \nabla ^{2}\mathbf {v} ,}

with $\mu$ being the (dynamic) viscosity.

For an inviscid fluid, the momentum equation becomes Euler's equation for ideal fluids:

$\rho \left({\frac {D\mathbf {v} }{Dt}}\right)=-\nabla p+\mathbf {f} .$