Navier - Stokes equation:

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

r
μ =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
DV r r
vector form: ρ = −∇ P + ρ g + μ ∇ 2 V
Dt
x component:
⎛ ∂u ∂u ∂u ∂u ⎞ ∂P ∂ 2u ∂ 2u ∂ 2u
ρ ⎜⎜ + u + v + w ⎟⎟ = − + ρg x + μ ( 2 + 2 + 2 ) eq2.
⎝ ∂t ∂x ∂y ∂z ⎠ ∂x ∂x ∂y ∂z
y component:
⎛ ∂v ∂v ∂v ∂v ⎞ ∂P ∂ 2v ∂ 2v ∂ 2v
ρ ⎜⎜ + u + v + w ⎟⎟ = − + ρg y + μ ( 2 + 2 + 2 ) eq3.
⎝ ∂t ∂x ∂y ∂z ⎠ ∂y ∂x ∂y ∂z
z component:
⎛ ∂w ∂w ∂w ∂w ⎞ ∂P ∂2w ∂2w ∂2w
ρ ⎜⎜ +u +v + w ⎟⎟ = − + ρg z + μ ( 2 + 2 + 2 ) eq4.
⎝ ∂t ∂x ∂y ∂z ⎠ ∂z ∂x ∂y ∂z

Cylindrical coordinates (r ,θ , z ) :
We consider an incompressible , isothermal Newtonian flow (density ρ =const, viscosity
r
μ =const), with a velocity field V = (u r , uθ , u z ).
Incompressible continuity equation:
1 ∂ (ru r ) 1 ∂ (uθ ) ∂u z
+ + =0 eq a)
r ∂r r ∂θ ∂z
r-component:
⎛ ∂u ∂u u ∂u u2 ∂u ⎞
ρ ⎜⎜ r + u r r + θ r − θ + u z r ⎟⎟
⎝ ∂t ∂r r ∂θ r ∂z ⎠
eq b)
∂P ⎡ 1 ∂ ⎛ ∂u r ⎞ u r 1 ∂ 2ur 2 ∂uθ ∂ 2 u r ⎤
=− + ρg r + μ ⎢ ⎜r ⎟− 2 + 2 − + ⎥
∂r ⎣ r ∂r ⎝ ∂r ⎠ r r ∂θ 2 r 2 ∂θ ∂z 2 ⎦
θ -component:
⎛ ∂uθ ∂u u ∂u uu ∂u ⎞
ρ⎜ + ur θ + θ θ + r θ + u z θ ⎟
⎝ ∂t ∂r r ∂θ r ∂z ⎠
eq c)
1 ∂P ⎡ 1 ∂ ⎛ ∂uθ ⎞ uθ 1 ∂ 2 uθ 2 ∂u r ∂ 2 uθ ⎤
=− + ρg θ + μ ⎢ ⎜r ⎟− 2 + 2 + + ⎥
r ∂θ ⎣ r ∂r ⎝ ∂r ⎠ r r ∂θ 2 r 2 ∂θ ∂z 2 ⎦

z-component:
⎛ ∂u ∂u u ∂u ∂u ⎞
ρ⎜ z + ur z + θ z + u z z ⎟
⎝ ∂t ∂r r ∂θ ∂z ⎠
eq d)
∂P ⎡ 1 ∂ ⎛ ∂u z ⎞ 1 ∂ 2 u z ∂ 2 u z ⎤
=− + ρg z + μ ⎢ ⎜r ⎟+ 2 + ⎥
∂z ⎣ r ∂r ⎝ ∂r ⎠ r ∂θ ∂z 2 ⎦
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