Definition:Bernoulli's Equation (Fluid Mechanics)/Bernoulli's Constant

Definition

Consider Bernoulli's equation:

$\ds \int \dfrac {\d p} \rho + \dfrac 1 2 v^2 + V = C$

The constant $C$ is known as Bernoulli's constant.

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Source of Name

This entry was named for Daniel Bernoulli.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Bernoulli's equation: 2.
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Bernoulli's equation: 2.