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In Chapter 2 it was shown that if the motion of a fluid is not affected by friction a velocity potential exists and the Euler equations are obeyed. In some cases, such potential flows can be analysed and pressures and velocities throughout them can be specified.
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Fox, J.A. (1974). Boundary Layer Theory. In: An Introduction to Engineering Fluid Mechanics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01792-8_5
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