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- G. Ahmadi
ME 639-Turbulence
Outline Outline 4 4Basic Rules Basic Rules 4 4Vectors and Tensors Vectors and Tensors 4 4Tensor Operation Tensor Operation 4 4Isotropic Tensors Isotropic Tensors
- G. Ahmadi
ME 639-Turbulence
(Cartesian Tensor) Basic Rules hA free index appears only once in each term of a tensor equation. The equation then holds for all possible values of that index. hSummation is implied on an index, which appears twice. hNo index can appear more than twice in any term.
- G. Ahmadi
ME 639-Turbulence
j ij * i
x Q x =
* i ij j
x Q x =
1 Q det
ij
± =
jk ik ijQ
Q δ =
ik kj ijQ
Q δ =
x y x* y*
θ
Change Change
- f Frame
- f Frame
- G. Ahmadi
ME 639-Turbulence
x y x* y*
θ
r
* * * *
y x y x j i j i r + = + = θ + θ = sin cos
*
j i i θ + θ − = cos sin
*
j i j
i j i* j*