Addendum
Addendum
𝐷𝜌 𝜕𝜌
= + 𝐯 ∙ 𝛁ρ
𝐷𝑡 𝜕𝑡
𝛁 ∙ v expression in various coordinate systems
Cartesian coordinates
𝜕v𝑥 𝜕v𝑦 𝜕v𝑧
𝛁∙𝐯 = + +
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑧
Cylindrical coordinates
1 𝜕 1 𝜕v𝜃 𝜕v𝑧
𝛁∙𝐯 = 𝑟v𝑟 + +
𝑟 𝜕𝑟 𝑟 𝜕𝜃 𝜕𝑧
Spherical coordinates
1 𝜕 2 1 𝜕 v𝜃 sin 𝜃 1 𝜕v𝜙
𝛁∙𝐯= 2
𝑟 v𝑟 + +
𝑟 𝜕𝑟 𝑟 sin 𝜃 𝜕𝜃 𝑟 sin 𝜃 𝜕𝜙
Equation of motion for a Newtonian fluid with constant density (Navier-Stokes equation)
𝐷𝐯
𝜌 = 𝜇𝛁 2 𝐯 − 𝛁𝑝 + 𝜌𝒈
𝐷𝑡
Cartesian coordinates
Spherical coordinates
1
𝜃-component in spherical coordinates:
𝜕v𝜃 𝜕v𝜃 v𝜃 𝜕v𝜃 v𝜙 𝜕v𝜃 v𝜃 v𝑟 − v𝜙 2 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝜃
𝜌 + v𝑟 + + +
𝜕𝑡 𝜕𝑟 𝑟 𝜕𝜃 𝑟 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 𝜕𝜙 r
1 𝜕 𝜕v𝜃 1 𝜕 1 𝜕 1 𝜕 2 v𝜃 2 𝜕v𝑟 2 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝜃 𝜕v𝜙 1 𝜕𝑝
=𝜇 𝑟2 + 2 v 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 + + − − + 𝜌𝑔𝜃
𝑟 2 𝜕𝑟 𝜕𝑟 𝑟 𝜕𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 𝜕𝜃 𝜃 𝑟 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 𝜕𝜙 2 𝑟 2 𝜕𝜃 𝑟 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 𝜕𝜙 𝑟 𝜕𝜃