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Hi,

Could someone help me see how the solution of the equation [tex]\frac{1}{\mu} \frac{\partial p}{\partial z} = \frac{1}{\rho} \frac{\partial}{\partial \rho} (\rho \frac{\partial v}{\partial \rho})[/tex]

is [tex]v = \frac{1}{4\mu} \frac{\partial p}{\partial z} \rho^{2} + C_{1}ln(\rho) +C_{2}[/tex]

Thank you

teeeeee
 
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Hi,

Could someone help me see how the solution of the equation [tex]\frac{1}{\mu} \frac{\partial p}{\partial z} = \frac{1}{\rho} \frac{\partial}{\partial \rho} (\rho \frac{\partial v}{\partial \rho})[/tex] is [tex]v = \frac{1}{4\mu} \frac{\partial p}{\partial z} \rho^{2} + C_{1}ln(\rho) +C_{2}[/tex]

Thank you

teeeeee
 
Anyone? Please help
 
assume partial p over partial z to be some constant 'k'
expand the right side you now have a second order linear differential equation with a coeff
something like
(D^2 + D)v = (k/mu)*rho
remember rho is not a constant so find the transient solution
the sum of the steady state and transient solution is your answer
hope this helped

ps: i am lazy to use symbols
 
teeeeee said:
Hi,

Could someone help me see how the solution of the equation [tex]\frac{1}{\mu} \frac{\partial p}{\partial z} = \frac{1}{\rho} \frac{\partial}{\partial \rho} (\rho \frac{\partial v}{\partial \rho})[/tex]

is [tex]v = \frac{1}{4\mu} \frac{\partial p}{\partial z} \rho^{2} + C_{1}ln(\rho) +C_{2}[/tex]

Thank you

teeeeee

It isn't clear what variables depend on what, but you can check this. I will use subscripts for partials. Let's begin by calling

[tex]w = \frac{1}{\mu} \frac{\partial p}{\partial z}[/tex].


So you have

[tex]\rho w = (\rho v_{\rho})_{\rho}[/tex]. Integrate with respect to [itex]\rho[/itex]:

[tex]\frac {\rho^2} 2 w + C =\rho v_{\rho},\ v_{\rho}=\frac {\rho} 2 w + \frac C {\rho}[/tex]

Integrate again:

[tex]v =\frac {\rho^2} 2 w + C\ln \rho + D = \frac {\rho^2} 2\frac{1}{\mu} \frac{\partial p}{\partial z}+ C\ln \rho + D[/tex]

You can check it. Something is off by a factor of 1/2.