 ##  [Potential Flow Theory](/potential-flow-theory) 

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**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 
Definition

A class of inviscid, irrotational flow models in which the velocity field is expressed as the gradient of a scalar potential that satisfies Laplace-type equations; pressure follows from Bernoulli-type relations. The theory neglects viscous effects and vorticity except possibly on boundaries.

 
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**Engineering &amp; Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 
Definition

A mathematical model of fluid motion that assumes the flow is inviscid, incompressible and irrotational so that the velocity field is the gradient of a scalar potential satisfying Laplace’s equation; it predicts pressure and velocity distributions for attached, non‑viscous flows but excludes viscous boundary layers, separation, and vorticity generation mechanisms.