Notation#
In these notebooks covering applications to fluid dynamics a consistent notation shall be used as far as possible, extending the notation introduced previously.
Symbol(s) |
Description |
|---|---|
\(\textbf{u}\) |
fluid velocity |
\(p\) |
pressure |
\(\psi\) |
streamfunction |
\(\rho\) |
fluid density |
\(\mu\) |
fluid viscosity |
\(\textbf{f}\) |
body force |
\(g\) |
gravity constant |
\(\,{\textbf{e}}_g\) |
gravity unit vector |
\(\tau\) |
deviatoric stress |
\(\phi\) |
porosity |
\(\mathsf{K}\) |
permeability |
\(c\) |
solute concentration |
\(\theta\) |
temperature |
\(\mathsf{D}\) |
solutal dispersion |
\(\mathsf{G}\) |
thermal dispersion |