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The Navier-Stokes equations in cylindrical coordinates:

If r, , z denote the radial, azimuthal, and axial coordinates, respectively, of a threedimensional system of coordinates, and v r , v , v z denote the velocity components in the
respective direction (incompressible fluid flow), then the equations become:
2
v r
2 v r 1 v r v r
v r v v r v
v r
p
1 2 vr
2 v 2 v r

vr

vz
Fr

2
2
t
r
r
r
z
r
r r r 2 r 2 2 r 2
z
r

vr

v
r

v v
r

v r v
r

vz

v
z

2
v 1 v v
1 p
1 v
2 v r v

r 2
r
r r r 2 r 2 2 r 2
z 2

2 v z 1 v z 1 2 v z 2 v z
v z
v z v v z
v z
p
Fz

vr

vz
r 2 r r r 2 2 z 2
r
r
z
z
t

vr vr 1 v vz

0
r
r
r
z

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