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are specified. It should be noted that the body force of gravity furnishes an 
example of g  for problems we consider in the text. Equation (2.2.6) can 
be further reduced to a form, using the definition of the substantial deriva-
tive given by Eq. (1.1.7) as follows 
guu
u
UU
 
¸
¹
·
¨
©
§
w
w
Tේේ
t
 
(2.2.7) 
Again considering the nature of derivation, and to clearly distinguish 
between Eqs. (2.2.4) and (2.2.7), Eq. (2.2.4) is often called the conserva-
tion form of the linear momentum and Eq. (2.2.7) the non-conservation 
form of the linear momentum. 
If the continuum is incompressible, i.e. 
0=u , and we take the rota-
tion, i.e. u (  ), of each of the terms in Eq. (2.2.7), we can then obtain 
Tu 
w
w
uȦȦu
Ȧ
UUU
t
 
(
2.2.8) 
Equation (2.2.8) is called the vorticity transport equation. The advantage of 
using Eq. (2.2.8) is that the gravitational acceleration  g , where 
z
e
ˆ
g
 g , 
can be eliminated in the same way, if the force can be identified as a 
x  gȡpp
*
, with the pressure gradient 
gȡpp  
*
. As a result of this reduction, Eq. (2.2.8) may be expressed 
in the following form 
IJu 
w
w
uȦȦu
Ȧ
ȡȡ
t
ȡ  
(
2.2.9) 
where  IJ  is the deviatoric stress tensor, as introduced in Eq. (1.6.13). Equa-
tion (2.2.9) is particularly useful when a velocity field is described by a 
stream function. In this case, the system of flow can be expressed with a 
component of the vorticity vector normal to the flow plane and the stream 
function. The terms appearing in the left hand side of Eqs. (2.2.8) and 
(2.2.9) in kinematics of Ȧ are respectively the transient term, the convec-
tive term and the straining term. 
2.3 Angular Momentum Conservation  
Some continuum while in motion are strongly effected by an external field. 
As such, the angular momentum per unit mass does not simply equate to 
the moments of the linear momentum per unit mass.  This is particularly 
potential force, such that