From my understanding,when there is no change in volume due to pressure applied on a fluid,the fluid can be called as incompressible.As there can be still be change in volume due to other properties,can I say that flow may be compressible?
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No, the fluid is still incompressible, but the container it is in can change volume...
answered May 24, 2018 at 11:11
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When you use the incompressible fluid and apply pressure to it then the fluid´s density will not Change i.e.,volume of the incompressible fluid does not changes even with the application of external pressure. May be the outer part within which it is stored might undergo volume Change.
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$\begingroup$ May be cylinder or container as you have metioned. $\endgroup$– RanjithMay 24, 2018 at 12:16
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Fluids includes gas, liquids and some solids which flows, as you know gas is compressible, in some case fluid flow is considered as compressible like in the case of a rocket design, aircraft etc...
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When you say "incompressible" that is what it is by definition. Other things can change and the density of the fluid can change but it is still incompressible. Nothing in the real world is completely incompressible. For example 40°F water at atmospheric pressure has a density of 62.4 lb/ft³ while at 500 psig, that goes up to 62.5 lb/ft³. That is not much of a difference so for the purposes of calculation, we assume cold water is incompressible.
