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
Stokes flow
appliesTo solid–fluid interface
viscous fluid flow
assumes Newtonian fluid behavior near the wall
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
no-slip boundary condition
describes linear relation between tangential velocity and shear stress
field continuum mechanics
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
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
perfect slip limit when slip length tends to infinity
relates shear stress at boundary
tangential velocity at boundary
usedFor modeling slip at liquid–gas interfaces
modeling slip in porous media
modeling slip on hydrophobic surfaces
modeling slip on textured surfaces
usedIn computational fluid dynamics NERFINISHED
lubrication theory
microfluidics
nanofluidics
rheology
slip-flow modeling in rarefied gases
usedToModel deviation from classical no-slip behavior
where b denotes slip length
u_t denotes tangential velocity at the wall
∂u_t/∂n denotes normal derivative of tangential velocity

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Navier associatedWith Navier boundary condition
Navier hasEponym Navier boundary condition
Claude-Louis notableConcept Navier boundary condition
subject surface form: Claude-Louis Navier
Navier notableFor Navier boundary condition
subject surface form: Claude-Louis Navier