Consider the steady two-dimensional fluid velocity field
u=(uv)=(ϵγ−γ−ϵ)(xy)
where ϵ⩾0 and γ⩾0. Show that the fluid is incompressible. The streamfunction ψ is defined by u=∇×Ψ, where Ψ=(0,0,ψ). Show that ψ is given by
ψ=ϵxy−2γ(x2+y2)
Hence show that the streamlines are defined by
(ϵ−γ)(x+y)2−(ϵ+γ)(x−y)2=C
for C a constant. For each of the three cases below, sketch the streamlines and briefly describe the flow. (i) ϵ=1,γ=0, (ii) ϵ=0,γ=1, (iii) ϵ=1,γ=1.