Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
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Author: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell
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Chapter 5, Problem 26P
A flow field is characterized by the stream function ψ = xy. Plot sufficient streamlines to represent the flow field. Determine the location of any stagnation points. Give at least two possible physical interpretations of this flow.
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