Abstract
The stationary Navier Stokes equations in the absence of temperature gradients are given by the momentum equations:
and the continuity equation:
For a Newtonian fluid the Cauchy stress tensor can be written as:
with n the dynamic viscosity.
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Segal, A. (1984). Numerical analysis of laminar flow over a step by a finite element method with divergence free elements. In: Morgan, K., Periaux, J., Thomasset, F. (eds) Analysis of Laminar Flow over a Backward Facing Step. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics, vol 9. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-14242-3_23
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