Navier boundary condition
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The Navier boundary condition is a fluid mechanics boundary condition that allows for partial slip of a fluid along a solid surface, relating the tangential velocity at the boundary to the shear stress via a slip length.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boundary condition
ⓘ
fluid mechanics concept ⓘ partial slip boundary condition ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
Navier–Stokes equations
NERFINISHED
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Stokes flow ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
solid–fluid interface
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viscous fluid flow ⓘ |
| assumes |
Newtonian fluid behavior near the wall
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local linear response at the wall ⓘ proportionality between slip velocity and shear rate at wall ⓘ |
| category | boundary conditions for Navier–Stokes equations ⓘ |
| characterizes | partial slip of fluid along a solid surface ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
free-slip boundary condition
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no-slip boundary condition ⓘ |
| describes | linear relation between tangential velocity and shear stress ⓘ |
| field |
continuum mechanics
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fluid mechanics ⓘ |
| hasDimension | slip length has dimension of length ⓘ |
| hasMathematicalForm | u_t = b (∂u_t/∂n) ⓘ |
| implies | finite tangential velocity at solid surface ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| involves | slip length ⓘ |
| isGeneralizationOf | no-slip boundary condition ⓘ |
| isRelevantFor |
Knudsen layer corrections in gas flows
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boundary layer analysis with slip ⓘ drag reduction studies ⓘ flow over superhydrophobic surfaces ⓘ microchannel flow modeling ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Claude-Louis Navier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parameterizedBy | slip length ⓘ |
| reducesTo |
no-slip condition when slip length is zero
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perfect slip limit when slip length tends to infinity ⓘ |
| relates |
shear stress at boundary
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tangential velocity at boundary ⓘ |
| usedFor |
modeling slip at liquid–gas interfaces
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modeling slip in porous media ⓘ modeling slip on hydrophobic surfaces ⓘ modeling slip on textured surfaces ⓘ |
| usedIn |
computational fluid dynamics
NERFINISHED
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lubrication theory ⓘ microfluidics ⓘ nanofluidics ⓘ rheology ⓘ slip-flow modeling in rarefied gases ⓘ |
| usedToModel | deviation from classical no-slip behavior ⓘ |
| where |
b denotes slip length
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u_t denotes tangential velocity at the wall ⓘ ∂u_t/∂n denotes normal derivative of tangential velocity ⓘ |
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Claude-Louis Navier
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Claude-Louis Navier