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1.1
Gradient of a scalar, s
The gradient of a scalar is a vector quantity. The forms of the differential gradient operator depend on the particular geometry of interest. Below, these forms
are provided in rectangular, cylindrical polar, and spherical polar coordinates.
Rectangular coordinates
s
s
s
ix +
iy +
iz .
x
y
z
(1)
s
1 s
s
ir +
i +
iz .
r
r
z
(2)
1 s
1 s
s
ir +
i +
i .
r
r
r sin
(3)
s =
Cylindrical polar coordinates
s =
Spherical polar coordinates
s =
1.2
Gradient of a vector, u
ux
ux
ux
ix ix +
iy ix +
iz ix
x
y
z
uy
uy
uy
ix iy +
iy iy +
iz iy
x
y
z
uz
uz
uz
ix iz +
iy iz +
iz iz .
x
y
z
(4)
1 ur
1
ur
ur
ir ir +
u i ir +
iz ir
r
r
r
z
u
1 u
ur
u
ir i +
+
i i +
iz i
r
r
r
z
uz
1 uz
uz
ir iz +
i iz +
iz iz .
r
r
z
1
(5)
u =
+
+
1.3
1 ur
ur
1 ur
u
u
i ir +
i ir
ir ir +
r
r
r
r sin
r
u
1 u
ur
1 u
cot
ir i +
+
i i +
u i i
r
r
r
r sin
r
u
cot
1 u
1 u ur
ir i +
i i +
+
+
u i i .
(6)
r
r
r sin
r
r
Divergence of a vector, u
ux uy
uz
+
+
.
x
y
z
(7)
1 (rur ) 1 u
uz
+
+
.
r r
r
z
(8)
1.4
1 (sin u )
1 u
1 (r2 ur )
+
+
.
2
r
r
r sin
r sin
(9)
Divergence of a tensor, T
Txx Tyx Tzx
ix
T =
+
+
x
y
z
Txy
Tyy
Tzy
+
iy
+
+
x
y
z
Tyz
Txz
Tzz
+
iz .
+
+
x
y
z
(10)
Tzr
T
1 (rTrr ) 1 Tr
+
+
ir
r r
r
z
r
Tz
1
1 (r2 Tr ) 1 T
+
+
+ (Tr Tr ) i
+
r2
r
r
z
r
1 (rTrz ) 1 Tz
Tzz
+
+
+
iz .
r r
r
z
T =
(11)
r sin
r
3
1 (r Tr )
1 (sin T )
1 T
1
+
+
+
(cot
T
+
T
T
)
i +
r
r
r3
r
r sin
r sin
r
1 (r3 Tr )
1 (sin T )
1 T 1
+
+
+ (cot T + Tr Tr ) i .
+
r3
r
r sin
r sin
r
(12)
1.5
Curl of a vector, u
The curl of a vector is also a vector quantity. Once again, the differential forms
of the curls depend on the particular geometry of interest. Below, these forms
are provided in rectangular, cylindrical polar, and spherical polar coordinates.
Rectangular coordinates
The vector is given by u = ux ix + uy iy + uz iz , so u is given by:
u=
uy
uz
y
z
ix +
ux uz
z
x
3
iy +
uy
ux
x
y
iz .
(13)
1 uz
u
r
z
ir +
ur
uz
z
r
i +
1 (ru ) 1 ur
r r
r
iz . (14)
1.6
1 (sin u )
1 u
r sin
r sin
ir +
1 ur
1 (ru )
r sin
r r
1 (ru ) 1 ur
i +
i .
r r
r
(15)
Laplacian of a scalar, 2 s
2s
2s 2s
+
+
.
x2 y 2 z 2
(16)
s
1 2s 2s
r
+ 2 2 + 2.
r
r
z
(17)
1
r r
s
1
2
2 s = 2
r2
+ 2
sin
+ 2 2
.
r r
r
r sin
r sin 2
1.7
(18)
Laplacian of a vector, 4u
2 ux 2 ux 2 ux
+
+
ix
x2
y 2
z 2
2
2 uy
2 uy
uy
iy
+
+
+
x2
y 2
z 2
2
uz
2 uz
2 uz
+
iz .
+
+
x2
y 2
z 2
4u =
(19)
2 ur
ir
z 2
2 u
i
z 2
(20)
ur
1
2 ur
2 ur
r
+ 2
sin
+ 2 2
ir
r2 r
r
r sin
r sin 2
2 u
cot
2 u
2
ur + 2
+ 2 2 u + 2
ir
2
r
r
r
r sin
1
1
u
1
2 u
2 u
r
+ 2
sin
+ 2 2
i
r2 r
r
r sin
r sin 2
2 ur
1
2 cos u
2 2 u 2 2
i
r2
r sin
r sin
1
1
u
1
2 u
1
2 u
r
+ 2
sin
+ 2 2
2 2 u i
r2 r
r
r sin
r sin 2
r sin
2 ur
2 cos u
+ 2 2
i .
(21)
2
r sin
r sin
4u =
+
+
+
+
1.8
Vector identities
The relationships below are valid for any coordinate system, and for any scalar
s, vector fields u, u1 , and u2 , and tensor T.
s = 0,
(22)
u = 0,
(23)
4u = ( u) ( u),
(24)
(su) = s u + s( u),
(25)
(sT) = s T + s( T),
(26)
(T u) = T : u + u ( T),
(27)
sI : u = s( u),
(28)
(u1 u2 ) = u1 u2 + u2 ( u1 ),
(29)
1.9
The following relationships are valid for any vector u and any tensor T.
Z
Z
udV =
n udS,
V
(31)
Z
TdV =
n TdS,
(32)
2
2.1
(33)
2.2
Cartesian coordinates
2.3
(34)
2.4
(35)
r sin
(36)
3.1
Vector form
u
+ u u
t
= g + ,
(37)
where t is time, u is the velocity vector, is the stress tensor, is the density,
and g is the gravitational acceleration vector.
3.2
Cartesian coordinates
ux
ux
ux
ux
+ ux
+ uy
+ uz
t
x
y
z
uy
uy
uy
uy
+ ux
+ uy
+ uz
t
x
y
z
uz
uz
uz
uz
+ ux
+ uy
+ uz
t
x
y
z
3.3
= gx +
xx yx zx
+
+
,
x
y
z
(38)
= gy +
xy
yy
zy
+
+
,
x
y
z
(39)
= gz +
yz
xz
zz
+
+
.
x
y
z
(40)
ur
ur
1 ur
1
ur
+ ur
+ u
u 2 + uz
t
r
r
r
z
u
u
1 u
1
u
+ ur
+ u
+ ur u + uz
t
r
r
r
z
3.4
uz
uz
1 uz
uz
+ ur
+ u
+ uz
t
r
r
= gr +
1 (rrr ) 1 r rz
+
+
,
r r
r
r
z
(41)
= gz +
= g +
1 (r2 r ) 1 z
+
+
,
r2
r
r
z
(42)
1 (rrz ) 1 z zz
+
+
. (43)
r r
r
z
u 2 + u 2
= gr
t
r
r
r sin
r
1 (r sin )
1 r +
1
+ 2 (r2 rr ) +
+
, (44)
r r
r sin
r sin
r
u
u
1 u
1
u
1
cot 2
+ ur
+ u
+
u
+ ur u
u = g
t
r
r
r sin
r
r
1 (r2 r )
1 ( sin )
1 r
cot
+ 2
+
+
+
, (45)
r
r
r sin
r sin
r
r
u 1 u
u 1
u
1
cot
+ ur
+ u
+
u
+ u ur +
u u
t
r
r
r sin
r
r
1 (r2 r ) 1
1 r 2 cot
+ 2
+
+
+
+
.
r
r
r
r sin
r
r
= g
(46)
Stress, rate of strain, vorticity, and the constitutive relation for Newtonian fluids
4.1
Rate of strain
1
u + (u)T .
2
(47)
Cartesian coordinates
exy = eyx
(49)
(50)
(51)
Note that exy = eyx , exz = ezx , and eyz = ezy since e is symmetric.
4.1.2
err er erz
(52)
e = er e ez .
ezr ez ezz
These component are given by
1 u
ur
uz
ur
, e =
+ , ezz =
,
r
r
r
z
1 1 uz
u
1 ur
uz
+
, ezr = erz =
+
,
=
2 r
z
2 z
r
1
u 1 ur
er = er =
+
r
.
2
r r
r
err =
ez = ez
10
(53)
(54)
(55)
4.1.3
err er er
e = er e e .
(56)
er e e
These component are given by
1 u ur
1 u
u
ur
, e =
+ ur , e =
+
+
cot ,
err =
r
r
r sin
r
r
1 1 ur
1
1 ur
u
u
u
er = er =
, er = er =
+
2 r
r
r
2 r sin
r
1 1 u
1 u
u
e = e =
+
cot .
2 r
r sin
r
(57)
u
,
r
(58)
(59)
4.2
Stress
1 0 0
where p is pressure, I = 0 1 0 is the unit matrix, and is the deviatoric
0 0 1
stress tensor.
4.3
Constitutive relation
(61)
where is the dynamic viscosity, and e is the rate of strain tensor (see above).
4.4
4.4.1
Components of stress
Cartesian coordinates
xx xy xz
= yx yy yz .
zx zy zz
11
(62)
xx = p + xx = p + 2
yy =
zz =
xy = yx =
yz = zy =
zx = xz =
4.4.2
(63)
rr
= r
zr
coordinates are
r rz
z .
z zz
(64)
rr = p + rr = p + 2
=
zz =
r =
z =
zr =
4.4.3
(65)
rr r r
= r .
r
12
(66)
rr = p + rr = p + 2
=
=
r =
=
r =
13
(67)
4.5
4.5.1
Vorticity
Vector form
(68)
Cartesian coordinates
y
z
z
x
x
y
4.5.3
1 uz
u
ur
uz
1 (ru ) 1 ur
, =
, z =
.
r
z
z
r
r r
r
(70)
u
1 ur
1 (ru )
r =
(u sin )
, =
,
(71)
r sin
r sin
r r
=
4.6
1 (ru ) 1 ur
.
r r
r
(72)
Rotation tensor
It is also useful to define the rotation tensor, , which has the following vector
form expression
1
=
u (u)T .
(73)
2
It is possible to relate the components to the components. We illustrate
this in Cartesian coordinates
1
xy = yx = z ,
2
1
xz = zx = y ,
2
1
yz = zy = x .
2
Note that is not symmetric, unlike the rate of strain tensor e.
14
(74)
5.1
Vector form
5.2
= p + g + 2 u.
(75)
Cartesian coordinates
ux
ux
ux
ux
+ ux
+ uy
+ uz
t
x
y
z
p
= gx +
x
2 ux 2 ux 2 ux
+
+
,
x2
y 2
z 2
(76)
uy
uy
uy
uy
+ ux
+ uy
+ uz
t
x
y
z
p
= gy
+
y
2 uy
2 uy
2 uy
,
+
+
x2
y 2
z 2
(77)
uz
uz
uz
uz
+ ux
+ uy
+ uz
t
x
y
z
p
= gz
+
z
2 uz
2 uz
2 uz
+
+
.
x2
y 2
z 2
(78)
u
+ u u
t
5.3
Cylindrical coordinates
ur
ur
1 ur
1 2
p
ur
+ ur
+ u
u + uz
= gr
t
r
r
r
z
r
2
2
1
1 ur
2 u
ur
+
(rur ) + 2
2
+
,
2
r r r
r
r
z 2
u
u
1 u
1
u
1 p
+ ur
+ u
+ ur u + uz
= g
t
r
r
r
z
r
2
2
2 ur
u
1
1 u
+
(ru ) + 2
+ 2
+
,
r r r
r 2
r
z 2
(79)
uz
uz
1 uz
uz
p
+ ur
+ u
+ uz
= gz
t
r
r
z
z
2
2
1
uz
1 uz
uz
+
r
+ 2
+
.
r r
r
r 2
z 2
(80)
15
(81)
5.4
Spherical coordinates
ur
ur
1 ur
1
ur
1
u 2 + u 2
+ ur
+ u
+
u
t
r
r
r sin
r
1
u
1
u
r
r
2
+ 2
r
+ 2
sin
r r
r
r sin
2
2 u
2 u
1
ur
2 cot
2
u 2
,
+ 2 2
r
r2
r sin
r sin 2
= gr
u
u
u
1 u
1
1
cot 2
+ ur
+ u
+
u
+ ur u
u
t
r
r
r sin
r
r
1
1
u
2 u
+ 2
r
+ 2
sin
r r
r
r sin
2
u
2 cos u
2 ur
1
1
+ 2
2 2 u 2 2
,
+ 2 2
r
r sin 2
r sin
r sin
p
r
(82)
= g
1 p
r
u 1 u
1
u 1
cot
u
+ ur
+ u
+
u
+ u ur +
u u
t
r
r
r sin
r
r
1 p
1
1
u
2 u
= g
+ 2
r
+ 2
sin
r sin
r r
r
r sin
2
1
u
1
2 ur
2 cos u
+ 2 2
2 2 u + 2
+ 2 2
. (84)
r sin
r sin 2
r sin
r sin
16
(83)
6.1
Cartesian coordinates
ux uy
uz
+
+
= 0.
x
y
z
2
p
ux
ux
ux
ux 2 ux 2 ux
ux
= gx
+ ux
+ uy
+ uz
+
+
+
t
x
y
z
x
x2
y 2
z 2
+
u0x u0x +
u0x u0y +
u0x u0z ,
(86)
x
y
z
2
2 uy
2 uy
uy
uy
uy
uy
uy
p
= gy
+
+
+ ux
+ uy
+ uz
+
t
x
y
z
y
x2
y 2
z 2
+
u0y u0x +
u0y u0y +
u0y u0z ,
(87)
x
y
z
2
uz
uz
uz
uz
p
uz
2 uz
2 uz
+ ux
+ uy
+ uz
= gz
+
+
+
t
x
y
z
z
x2
y 2
z 2
+
u0z u0x +
u0z u0y +
u0z u0z .
(88)
x
y
z
(85)
17
6.2
Cylindrical coordinates
1 u
1
uz
(rur ) +
+
= 0,
r r
r
z
ur
ur
ur
p
1 ur
1 2
= gr
+ ur
+ u
u + uz
t
r
r
r
z
r
2
2
2 u
1 ur
ur
1
2
(rur ) + 2
+
+
r r r
r 2
r
z 2
0
1
+
ru0r u0r +
u u0r +
u0z u0r + u0 u0 ,
r r
r
z
r
(89)
u
u
1 u
1
u
1 p
+ ur
+ u
+ ur u + uz
= g
t
r
r
r
z
r
2
2
1
1 u
2 ur
u
+
(ru ) + 2
+ 2
+
r r r
r 2
r
z 2
2
+
u0r u0 +
u0 u0 +
u0z u0 u0r u0 ,
r
r
z
r
(90)
1 uz
p
uz
uz
uz
+ ur
+ u
+ uz
= gz
t
r
r
z
z
2
2
1
uz
1 uz
uz
+
r
+ 2
+
r r
r
r 2
z 2
+
ru0r u0z +
u0 u0z +
u0z u0z .
r r
r
z
(91)
18
(92)
6.3
Spherical coordinates
1
1 u
1
2
u
+
r
(sin u ) +
= 0,
r
2
r r
r sin
r sin
ur
ur
ur
1 ur
1
1
u
u 2 + u 2
+ ur
+ u
+
t
r
r
r sin
r
u
1
u
1
r
r
2
r
+ 2
sin
+ 2
r r
r
r sin
2
1
2 u
2 u
ur
2 cot
+ 2 2
2
u 2
r
r2
r sin
r sin 2
r2 u0r u0r +
+ 2
sin u0 u0r
r r
r sin
1 0 0
1
+
u0 u0r + u u + u0 u0 ,
r sin
r
r
(93)
= gr
u
u
cot 2
1 u
1
u
1
u
+ ur
+ u
+
u
+ ur u
t
r
r
r sin
r
r
u
1
u
1
r2
+ 2
sin
+ 2
r r
r
r sin
2
1
u
2 ur
1
2 cos u
+ 2 2
+ 2
2 2 u 2 2
r
r sin 2
r sin
r sin
r3 u0r u0 +
sin u0 u0
+ 3
r r
r sin
0 0 cot 0 0
+
u u +
u u ,
r sin
r
p
r
(94)
= g
1 p
r
u
u 1 u
1
u 1
cot
+ ur
+ u
+
u
+ u ur +
u u
t
r
r
r sin
r
r
1 p
1
1
u
2 u
+ 2
r
+ 2
sin
= g
r sin
r r
r
r sin
2
2 cos u
1
u
1
2 ur
+ 2 2
u
+
+
r2 sin
r sin 2
r2 sin2
r2 sin2
+ 3
r3 u0r u0 +
sin u0 u0
r r
r sin
cot
+
u0 u0
u0 u0 .
(96)
r sin
r
19
(95)