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Originally Posted by LostCause
Whoa, I posted that image as a joke in reference to the length of my original post.
Trebuchet03 is right as it's the Navier-Stokes equation derived in the spherical coordinate system. I ripped the image from Wikipedia solely because it looked like a jumble of incoherent equations.
I couldn't tell you what the equation meant as I stopped my math at vector calculus.  It was a joke. I might as well have posted Einstein's derivation of E=mc^2 in tensor calculus...
I don't profess to have mastered aerodynamics or mathematics. After a lot of effort spurred by my own curiousity, I felt I had finally gotten a firm understanding of the boundary layer in layman's terms. My only intent for this post was to help some people save the aggravation of getting a straight, thorough, firm understanding of what had been a question mark in my mind for years.
- LostCause |
Thanks LostCause,trebuchet03,OfficeLinebacker,and PA32R for dragging me into at least the 20th-Century.I only had a year of calc. and I've had to wear an oxygen mask when looking at these rarefied formulas! I want to know where all these things come from,so now,with all your insights,I'll go back to the books(and wikipedia).If I get in trouble,perhaps one of you kind souls can help bale me out.Thanks to all,I think I can sleep now.