The Kaufmann vortex, also known as the Scully model, is a mathematical model for a vortex taking account of viscosity. [1] It uses an algebraic velocity profile. [2] This vortex is not a solution of the Navier–Stokes equations.[ citation needed]
Kaufmann and Scully's model for the velocity in the Θ direction is:
The model was suggested by W. Kaufmann in 1962, [3] and later by Scully and Sullivan in 1972 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [4]
The Kaufmann vortex, also known as the Scully model, is a mathematical model for a vortex taking account of viscosity. [1] It uses an algebraic velocity profile. [2] This vortex is not a solution of the Navier–Stokes equations.[ citation needed]
Kaufmann and Scully's model for the velocity in the Θ direction is:
The model was suggested by W. Kaufmann in 1962, [3] and later by Scully and Sullivan in 1972 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [4]