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Vorticity vs Circulation - What's the difference?

vorticity | circulation |

As nouns the difference between vorticity and circulation

is that vorticity is (mathematics|fluid dynamics) a property of a fluid flow related to local angular rotation; defined as the curl of the flow's velocity field while circulation is (senseid)the act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.

vorticity

English

Noun

  • (mathematics, fluid dynamics) A property of a fluid flow related to local angular rotation; defined as the curl of the flow's velocity field.
  • *{{quote-journal, 2009, date=February 20, William M. Durham et al., Disruption of Vertical Motility by Shear Triggers Formation of Thin Phytoplankton Layers, Science citation
    • , passage=This results from the vorticity component of shear, whereas elongated cells would further be affected by the rate of strain component. }}
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-03
    • , author=Frank Fish, George Lauder , title=Not Just Going with the Flow , volume=101, issue=2, page=114 , magazine= citation , passage=An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex . The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.}}

    See also

    *(wikipedia "vorticity")

    circulation

    English

    Noun

  • (senseid)The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
  • The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
  • Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
  • The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measure of diffusion; as, the circulation of a newspaper.
  • (senseid)The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.