Characteristics of an IDEAL FLUID

An ideal fluid has the following properties

👉It is incompressible, i.e., its density has a constant value throughout the fluid.

👉Its flow is irrotational, i.e., the flow is steady or laminar. In an irrotational flow, the fluid does not rotate like in a whirlpool and the velocity of the moving fluid at a specific point does not change over time

👉Many fluids change from laminar to turbulent flow as the speed of the fluid increases above some specific value. This can dramatically change the
properties of the fluid.

👉Its flow is nonviscous or i.e., internal friction or viscosity is zero so that no energy is lost due the motion of the fluid.