A two-dimensional flow field described by V = (2x^2y + x)1 + (2xy^2 + y + 1 )j
where the velocity is in m/s when x and y are in meters. Determine the angular rotation of a fluid element located at x 0.5 m, y 1.0 m.

the answer is

Explanation:

 We now focus on purely two-dimensional flows, in which the velocity takes the form u(x, y, t) = u(x, y, t)i + v(x, y, t)j. (2.1) With the velocity given by (2.1), the vorticity takes the form ω = ∇ × u = ∂v ∂x − ∂u ∂y k. (2.2) We assume throughout that the flow is irrotational, i.e. that ∇ × u ≡ 0 and hence ∂v ∂x − ∂u ∂y = 0. (2.3) We have already shown in Section 1 that this condition implies the existence of a velocity potential φ such that u ≡ ∇φ, that is u = ∂φ ∂x, v = ∂φ ∂y . (2.4) We also recall the definition of φ as φ(x, y, t) = φ0(t) + Z x 0 u · dx = φ0(t) + Z x 0 (u dx + v dy), (2.5) where the scalar function φ0(t) is arbitrary, and the value of φ(x, y, t) is independent of the integration path chosen to join the origin 0 to the point x = (x, y). This fact is even easier to establish when we restrict our attention to two dimensions. If we consider two alternative paths, whose union forms a simple closed contour C in the (x, y)-plane, Green’s Theorem implies that