Streamlines, streaklines and pathlines are field lines in a fluid flow. They differ only when the flow changes with time, that is, when the flow is not steady. Considering a velocity vector field in t
A long-exposure photo of spark from a campfire shows the pathlines for the flow of hot air.
Example of a streakline used to visualize the flow around a car inside a wind tunnel.
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In physics, physical chemistry, and engineering, fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes the flow of fluids – liquids and gases. It has several subdisciplines, including ae
Streamlines, streaklines, and pathlines
…Streamlines, streaklines and pathlines are field lines in a fluid flow. They differ only when the flow changes with time, that is, when the flow is not steady. Considering a velocity vector field in three-dimensional space…
The transition from laminar to turbulent flow