Physics – Fluid Dynamics
Scientific paper
2008-06-30
Physics
Fluid Dynamics
Contributed paper at RGD26 (Kyoto, Japan, July 2008)
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.3076470
A key aspect of fluid dynamics is the correct definition of the \textit{% phase-space} Lagrangian dynamics which characterizes arbitrary fluid elements of an incompressible fluid. Apart being an unsolved theoretical problem of fundamental importance, the issue is relevant to exhibit the connection between fluid dynamics and the classical dynamical systems underlying incompressible and non-isothermal fluid, typically founded either on: a) a \textit{configuration-space} Lagrangian description of the dynamics of fluid elements; b) a kinetic description of the molecular dynamics, based on a discrete representation of the fluid. The goal of this paper is to show that the exact Lagrangian dynamics can be established based on the inverse kinetic theory (IKT) for incompressible fluids recently pointed out (Ellero \textit{et al.}, 2004-2006, \cite{Ellero2004}). The result is reached by adopting an IKT approach based on a \textit{restricted phase-space representation} of the fluid, in which the configuration space coincides with the physical fluid domain. The result appears of potential importance in applied fluid dynamics and CFD.
Cremaschini Claudio
Nicolini Piero
Tessarotto Marco
Tessarotto Massimo
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