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Strain Rate Tensor in Cylindrical Coordinates

u = velocity component in r direction


v = velocity component in direction
w = velocity component in z direction

u
1 (v / r ) 1 u 1 w u
+
+

r
r

2
r z

1 (v / r ) 1 u
1 v u
1 v 1 w
+
+
& = r
+

r
r
r
r
z
r
2

1 w u
w
1 v 1 w

+
+

z
2 z r

2 r z

Strain Rate Tensor in Spherical Coordinates


u = velocity component in r direction
v = velocity component in direction
w = velocity component in direction

(w / r )
u
1 (v / r ) 1 u
1 1 u

+
+
r
r

r sin

2
r
r
2
r
r

1 (v / r ) 1 u
1 v u
1 sin (w / sin )
1 v

+
+
+
& =
r

r
r
r
r
r
2

sin

1 1 u

(w / r ) 1 sin (w / sin )
1 v
1 w u + v cot

+
+
r sin + r r 2 r

r
2

sin

sin

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