Compressible Navier Stokes in cylinder coordinates

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The discussion centers on the request for the Navier-Stokes equations for compressible flow in cylindrical coordinates. Participants provide links and equations to assist with the calculations, but there is some frustration regarding the complexity of the topic. One contributor emphasizes the importance of understanding fundamental concepts like gradients and partial derivatives for tackling the equations. The original poster acknowledges their struggle with the mathematics involved and expresses a willingness to learn. Overall, the conversation highlights the challenges of applying fluid dynamics principles in a compressible flow context.
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Hello,

I need the Navier Stokes equations for compressible flow (Newtonian fluid would be ok) in cylinder coordinates. Can anybody help?

Thanks
 
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Ugh...I get queesy looking at that dex.

How about this:
Radial Direction:
\rho (\frac{\partial v_r}{\partial t} + v_r \frac{\partial v_r}{\partial r} + \frac{v_\theta}{r} \frac{\partial v_r}{\partial \theta} - \frac{v^2_\theta}{r} + v_z \frac{\partial v_r}{\partial z}) = -\frac{\partial p}{\partial r} + \rho g_r + \mu [\frac{1}{r} \frac{\partial}{\partial r}(r \frac{\partial v_r}{\partial r}) - \frac{v_r}{r^2} +\frac{1}{r^2} \frac{\partial^2 v_r}{\partial \theta^2} - \frac{2}{r^2} \frac{\partial v_\theta}{\partial \theta} + \frac{\partial^2 v_r}{\partial z^2}]

Holly crud that's a lot of typing.

Angular (theta) Direction:
\rho (\frac{\partial v_\theta}{\partial t} + v_r \frac{\partial v_\theta}{\partial r} + \frac{v_\theta}{r} \frac{\partial v_\theta}{\partial \theta} + \frac{v_r v_\theta}{r} + v_z \frac{\partial v_\theta}{\partial z}) = -\frac{1}{r} \frac{\partial p}{\partial \theta} + \rho g_\theta + \mu [\frac{1}{r} \frac{\partial}{\partial r}(r \frac{\partial v_\theta}{\partial r}) - \frac{v_\theta}{r^2} +\frac{1}{r^2} \frac{\partial^2 v_\thata}{\partial \theta^2} - \frac{2}{r^2} \frac{\partial v_r}{\partial \theta} + \frac{\partial^2 v_\theta}{\partial z^2}]

Z Direction:
\rho (\frac{\partial v_z}{\partial t} + v_r \frac{\partial v_z}{\partial r} + \frac{v_\theta}{r} \frac{\partial v_z}{\partial \theta} + v_z \frac{\partial v_z}{\partial z}) = -\frac{\partial p}{\partial z} + \rho g_z + \mu [\frac{1}{r} \frac{\partial}{\partial r}(r \frac{\partial v_z}{\partial r}) + \frac{1}{r^2} \frac{\partial^2 v_z}{\partial \theta^2} + \frac{\partial^2 v_z}{\partial z^2}]
 
:wink: That still doesn't help him too much.U assume the fluid to have an incompressible flow...


Daniel.
 
That's right, unfortunately. Thanks for the typing, anyway. And thanks for the links. I'll take it home on the weekend and try to figure it out myself. I'm bad at maths, though.
 
I'm sorry,but you haven't asked for some kindergarten stuff.You need to know what a gradient,curl,divergence,tensor,partial derivative,cylindric coordinate,... are.

I am urging you to read the construction of these equations in the 6-th volume of Landau & Lifschitz theoretical physics course:"Fluid Mechanics",Pergamon Press.Any edition.

Daniel.
 
You know...I didn't realize you had asked for compressible flow. My oops again. I really must learn how to read. Oh well. I had a nice exercise in LATex.
 
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