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Continuity Equation in Cylindrical
Continuity Equation in Cylindrical
For the net flow through the control volume, we deal with it one face at
a time. Starting with the r faces, the net inflow is
r,in = vr rd dz
while the outflow in the r direction is
r,out=(vr +
)(r+dr)ddz
So that the net flow in the r direction is Being O(dr^2), the last term in
this equation can be dropped so that the net flow on the r faces is
= ( vr +
)(r+dr)ddz vrrddz
=( vr +
r)drddz
The net flow in the direction is slightly easier to compute since the
areas of the inflow and outflow faces are the same. At the outset, the
net flow in the theta direction is
,in = v dr dz
,out=(v +
d) dr dz
ddrdz
We now turn our attention to the z direction. The face area is that of
a sector of angle
Az = ( r + dr ) 2 r 2 d
= r dr d + d2r d
= r dr d
then, the inflow at the lower z face is
z,in = vz r dr d
while the outflow at the upper z face is
z,out=(vz +
dz) r dr d
= (vz +
dz) r dr d vz r dr d
r dr ddz
r dr ddz
r dr ddz + ( vr +
r)drddz +
ddrdz +
r dr ddz
By dividing ( r dr ddz )
=
vr +