Bernoulli's Equation
$$ H := \frac{u^2}{2} + h + \chi = \text{const.} \quad \text{along a stream-line} $$ This is called the Bernoulli theorem. The function \(H\) is constant along a stream-line. Its value may be different for different stream-lines.
The Bernoulli equation is often applied to such a case where the fluid density is a constant everywhere, denoted by \(\rho_0\), and \(\chi = gz\) (\(g\) is the constant gravity acceleration). Then the Bernoulli theorem can be written as $$ \rho_0 H = \rho_0 \frac{u^2}{2} + p + \rho_0 gz = \text{const.} $$ where \(h = p/\rho_0 + e\) is used, and the internal energy \(e\) is included in the “const.” on the right since \(e\) is constant in a fluid of constant density and constant entropy
BernoulliSurface

The inner product of \(\boldsymbol{\omega}\) and \(\boldsymbol{\omega} \times \mathbf{v}\) vanishes as well, the function \(H\) is constant along a vortex-line analogously. A vortex-line is defined by \( dx / \omega_x = dy / \omega_y = dz / \omega_z \) where \(\boldsymbol{\omega} = (\omega_x, \omega_y, \omega_z)\).

This implies that the surface given by \(H(x, y, z) = \text{const.}\) is covered with a family of stream-lines and the vortex-lines crossing with the stream-lines.

In most flows, they are not parallel. The surface defined by \(H = \text{const.}\) is called the Bernoulli surface


1 Tsutomu Kambe. (2007). Elementary Fluid Mechanics. World Scientific, Singapore.