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inviscid

inviscid

9.9
A liquid that has almost no internal friction and flows freely
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈvɪzɪd/
  • Specialized
: inviscosa
  • In the study of fluid dynamics, an inviscid fluid flows smoothly without any internal resistance.
  • inviscid flow

Examples

  • Pressure, however, is less problematic than shear stress, because in calculating the pressure distribution, one can assume the flow is inviscid, or frictionless.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Outside the boundary layer, the flow is inviscid.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Outside the boundary layer, the flow was essentially the inviscid flow that had been studied for the previous two centuries.

    Academic text (2005)
  • On the other hand, the boundary layer is so thin that it has virtually no effect on the outer inviscid flow.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The blowup of the boundary layer shows how the flow velocity v changes as a function of the normal distance n, from zero at the surface to the full inviscid-flow value at the outer edge.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The exception to the no-effect rule is if the flow separates; then the outer inviscid flow is greatly modified by the presence of the separation region.

    Academic text (2005)
  • His graduate-level textbook offers a new approach for learning computational and theoretical methods for the analysis of inviscid flows, with and without vorticity present.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The type of external inviscid flow that promotes boundary-layer separation is a flow that produces an adverse pressure gradient—in other words, an increasing pressure in the flow direction.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The outer inviscid flow strongly affects the boundary-layer properties; indeed, the outer flow creates the boundary conditions at the outer edge of the boundary layer and dictates the velocity profile within the layer.

    Academic text (2005)
  • This approach could correctly predict the flow for a well-designed pump operating near its best efficiency point, but it was unable to properly predict off-design performance because the flow separations and recirculations associated with these flows cannot be predicted with the inviscid equation formulation that was being used.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

superfluid
vsinviscid
  • Specialized
1 9.3

A state of matter that flows without friction at very low temperatures

describes a fluid that flows without resistance in general conditions
nonviscid
vsinviscid
  • Specialized
9.9

A liquid that flows easily and is not thick like honey

describes a fluid defined by negligible viscosity and free flow

Antonyms

132 1.0

Covered with a substance that keeps it on other things

12 6.1

Thick and sticky so it does not flow easily

How Viscous

syrupy
2 3.5
viscous
12 6.1
thin
422 1.0
runny
31 1.0
inviscid
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

inviscid positive

Morphology

inviscid = viscid (semi-transparent) = in + viscid

Formed by negative prefix 'in-' + 'viscid'; meaning 'not viscous' is inferable if learners know 'viscous'/'viscosity', but 'viscid' is rare so derivation may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Inviscid comes from the parts in- meaning 'not' and viscid meaning 'sticky', the same root as viscous. So an inviscid fluid is 'not sticky' and has no internal friction, which is why it flows without resistance.