Is the Eulerian View Valid for Unsteady Flows?

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The Eulerian view is valid for both steady and unsteady flows, contrary to the belief that it only applies to steady flows. The discussion clarifies that both the Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions of a flow field are applicable regardless of the flow's steadiness. This means that the Eulerian perspective can effectively analyze unsteady flow conditions without restrictions on velocity constancy.

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Is Eulerian view valid when the flow is unsteady? I think Eulerian view is valid only for steady flows because the points in the flow domain should be with constant velocities.

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Neither the Eulerian nor Lagrangian descriptions of a flow field care whether the flow is steady or not. Both are valid for unsteady flows.
 
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