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Chapter 4 gives a brief introduction into potential flow with derivations of the standard solutions of Laplace’s equation. The solutions for potential and stream functions plus the velocity fields are given for parallel flow, sources and sinks as well as the potential vortex.
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Rapp, C. (2024). Introduction to potential theory. In: Hydraulics in Civil Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54860-4_4
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