potentsiaalvool
Potentsiaalvool, often translated as potential flow or irrotational flow, is a concept in fluid dynamics where the fluid motion is assumed to have zero curl. This means that any infinitesimal fluid element does not rotate as it moves. Mathematically, this condition is expressed as $\nabla \times \mathbf{v} = 0$, where $\mathbf{v}$ is the fluid velocity vector. A key consequence of this assumption is that the velocity field can be expressed as the gradient of a scalar potential function, often denoted by $\phi$, such that $\mathbf{v} = \nabla \phi$.
The potential flow model simplifies the analysis of fluid flow considerably because it reduces the number
However, it is important to note that potential flow is an idealization. Real fluid flows often exhibit