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inviscid fluid

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inviscid fluid [in′vis·əd ′flü·əd]
(fluid mechanics)
A fluid which has no viscosity; it therefore can support no shearing stress, and flows without energy dissipation. Also known as ideal fluid; nonviscous fluid; perfect fluid.


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2] = constant, is associated with irrotational flow in (nearly) inviscid fluids (Chorin and Marsden 1993).
Swimming of a two-dimensional flexible plate at variable forward speeds in an inviscid fluid.
Experimental results have shown good agreement with the theoretical model, but for inviscid fluids only (25).
 
 
 
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