ESO204A: Fluid Mechanics and Rate Processes

Two-dimensional form of Navier-Stokes equations

Coordinate-free form

σ ij =
− pδij + 2 µεij (Kronecker δij )
1  ∂ui ∂u j 
=εij  + 
2  ∂x j ∂xi 
∇ ⋅ u =0
 ∂u 
ρ + u ⋅ ∇u  = −∇p + µ∇2 u
 ∂t 
[body force not shown]

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Cartesian coordinates (x-y; u-v)
[Suffixes indicate partial differentiation.]

σ xx =− p + 2 µux
σ yy =− p + 2 µ vy
σ=
xy σ=
yx µ ( uy + vx )
ux + vy =
0
 ∂u  ∂p
ρ  + uux + vuy  =− + µ ( uxx + uyy )
 ∂t  ∂x
 ∂v  ∂p
− + µ ( vxx + vyy )
ρ  + uvx + vvy  =
 ∂t  ∂y

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Cylindrical coordinates (r-z; u-w)
[Suffixes indicate partial differentiation.]

σ rr =− p + 2 µur
σ zz =− p + 2 µ wz
σ=
rz σ=
zr µ ( wr + uz )
u
ur + + wz =0
r
 ∂u  ∂p  1 u 
ρ  + uur + wuz  =
− + µ  urr + ur − 2 + uzz 
 ∂t  ∂r  r r 
 ∂w  ∂p  1 
ρ  + u r +wwwz  =
− + µ  wrr + wr + wzz 
 ∂t  ∂z  r 

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Polar coordinates (r-θ; u-v)
[Suffixes indicate partial differentiation.]

σ rr =− p + 2 µur
1
σθθ =− p + 2 µ ( vθ + u )
r
1 
σ rθ = σθ r = µ  [uθ − v ] + vr 
r 
1 ∂ 1
( ru ) + vθ = 0
r ∂r r
 ∂u v v2  ∂p  1 1 2 u
ρ  + uur + uθ −  = − + µ  urr + ur + 2 uθθ − 2 vθ − 2 
 ∂t r r  ∂r  r r r r 
 ∂v v uv  1 ∂p  1 1 2 v
ρ + uvr + vθ +  = − + µ  vrr + vr + 2 vθθ + 2 uθ − 2 
 ∂t r r  r ∂θ  r r r r 

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