Navier - Stokes equation:

We consider an incompressible , isothermal Newtonian flow (density =const, viscosity

r
=const), with a velocity field V = (u ( x,y,z) , v( x,y,z) , w ( x,y,z))
Incompressible continuity equation:
u v w
+
+
=0
eq1.
x y z

Navier - Stokes equation:

r
vector form:

r
r
DV
= P + g + 2 V
Dt

x component:
u
u
u
u
P
2u 2u 2u
+ u + v + w =
+ g x + ( 2 + 2 + 2 )
x
y
z
x
x
y
z
t
y component:
v
v
v
v
P
2v 2v 2v
+ u + v + w =
+ g y + ( 2 + 2 + 2 )
x
y
z
y
x
y
z
t
z component:
w
w
w
w
P
2w 2w 2w

+u
+v
+ w =
+ g z + ( 2 + 2 + 2 )
x
y
z
z
x
y
z
t

eq2.

eq3.

eq4.

Cylindrical coordinates (r , , z ) :
We consider an incompressible , isothermal Newtonian flow (density =const, viscosity
r
=const), with a velocity field V = (u r , u , u z ).
Incompressible continuity equation:
1 (ru r ) 1 (u ) u z
+
+
=0
eq a)
r r
r
z
r-component:
u
u u
u2
u
u
r + u r r + r + u z r
r
r
r
z
t
eq b)
1 u r u r
P
1 2ur
2 u 2 u r
=
+ g r +

+
r
2 + 2

r
r 2 r 2
z 2
r r r r

-component:

u u
uu
u
u
u
+ ur + + r + u z
r
r
r
z
t

1 u u
1 P
1 2 u
2 u r 2 u
+
+
+ g +
=
r
2 + 2

r
z 2
r 2 r 2
r r r r

z-component:
u u
u
u
u
z + ur z + z + u z z
r
r
z
t
1 u z 1 2 u z 2 u z
P
+
+ g z +
=
r
+ 2

2
z
z 2
r r r r

eq d)

eq c)