The entropy equation

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From the second law of thermodynamics

DeDt=TDsDt−pDDt(1ρ)(Eq. 2.76)

From the energy equation on differential non-conservation form internal energy formulation

DeDt=q˙−pρ(∇⋅𝐯)(Eq. 2.77)

The continuity equation on differential non-conservation form

DρDt+ρ(∇⋅𝐯)=0⇒∇⋅𝐯=−1ρDρDt(Eq. 2.78)

and thus

DeDt=q˙+pρ2DρDt(Eq. 2.79)
DρDt=−1ν2DνDt(Eq. 2.80)
ρDeDt=ρq˙−pρν2DνDt=ρq˙−ρpDνDt(Eq. 2.81)
ρ[DeDt+pDνDt−q˙]=0⇒DeDt=q˙−pDνDt(Eq. 2.82)

Insert De/Dt in Eqn. \ref{eq:second:law}

q˙−pDDt(1ρ)=TDsDt−pDDt(1ρ)⇒(Eq. 2.83)
TDsDt=−q˙(Eq. 2.84)

Adiabatic flow:

TDsDt=0(Eq. 2.85)

In an adiabatic, steady-state, inviscid flow, entropy is constant along a streamline.