Practice mode Fluid Dynamics

Which of the following is NOT an assumption made for an ideal fluid?

Correct answer A. Its density changes noticeably with pressure

Explanation

An ideal fluid is taken to be incompressible (constant density), non-viscous and in steady, irrotational flow. A density that changes with pressure describes a compressible fluid, so it is not an assumption.

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