Streakline

In fluid dynamics, streamlines are considered to be independent of time, while streaklines represent

Related Topics:
Fluid dynamics - Streamline

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time-dependent vector fields. Imagine a non-stationary flow, i.e. the vector field representing the flow changes at each δt. A streamline would be computed/displayed throughout the spatial field, but just at a snapshot in time. A streakline, on the other hand, would begin at some starting position (in space and time) and would vary from a streamline when the next δt (and accompanying vector field) was known, then again at the next δt, etc.

Related Topics:
Vector field - Flow

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