hodograph method

hodograph method

[′häd·ə‚graf ‚meth·əd]
(fluid mechanics)
A method for studying two-dimensional steady fluid flow in which the independent variables are taken as the components of the velocity with respect to cartesian or polar coordinates, rather than the coordinates themselves.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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