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This is one of my favorite derivations. Although it would sound a bit intimidating at first, as none of
the standard textbooks carry out the derivation in curvilinear coordinates; it is rather easy to
obtain. And guess what? the math is quite rewarding!
So we first have to start by selecting a convenient control volume. The idea here is to pick a
volume whose sides are parallel per say to the coordinates. For cylindrical coordinates, one may
choose the following control volume
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First, lets get some basics laid out. The velocity field will be described as
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I always prefer to use u, v, and w instead of ur, utheta, and uz to save on subscripts, although the
latter nomenclature is a bit more descriptive well get used to it. Now, by construction, the
volume of the differential control volume is
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For the net flow through the control volume, we deal with it one face at a time. Starting with the r
faces, the net inflow is
Being O(dr^2), the last term in this equation can be dropped so that the net flow on the r faces is
The net flow in the theta direction is slightly easier to compute since the areas of the inflow and
outflow faces are the same. At the outset, the net flow in the theta direction is
We now turn our attention to the z direction. The face area is that of a sector of angle d\theta:
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Sepehr September 16, 2009 at 10:45 PM
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I really need this equation & I dont know for what reason your blog is not working , is there anyway
you can fix it or send it to me ????
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Ken, I posted the derivation of the continuity equation in Spherical coordinates. You can find it here:
http://pleasemakeanote.blogspot.com/2010/02/9-derivation-of-continuity-equation-in.html
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As you know, dr, d\theta, and dz are all differential increments. Derivations that usually include such
increments are valid in the limit as these increments approach zero. To be rigorous, one must carry
out all these terms to the end. Those that do not cancel out will simply vanish in the limit. In this
case, we know ahead of time that the higher order terms will vanish, so for simplicity, we don't carry
them in the first place. Hope that clarifies things.
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This was a very thorough derivation...I have about 5 texts on differential calculus and fluid
mechanics and only one carries out any fundamental derivations that are not in cartesian coordinates
(Bird Stewart and Lightfoot Transport Phenomena). Do you know of any solid texts that are thorough
in this regard?
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face is at (r-dr/2) and outer face is at (r + dr/2). Follow same procedure, get same result, but the
O(dr)^2 does not appear.
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