Basic Equations
of
Fluid Mechanics 105
'tij
=
O.
Hence the following forms
of
the momentum equations can be stated:
(
au)
au)
)
ap
a'tij
p
-+U
-
=----+pg
(.
Fl 'd )
at
I
ax;
ax)
ax;
} VISCOUS Ul e
(
au.
au.)
ap
p
a:
+ u
,
ax~
= - ax) + pg} (ideal Fluide)
THE
NAVIER-STOKES
EQUATIONS
In the above equation the molecular-dependent momentum input
'tij
occurring per surface and unit time,
is
an unknown term, i.e. it is introduced
formally in derivations, without details being considered, as it
can
be
formulated for several fluids. When one takes into consideration the symmetry
of
the term 'tif i.e. 1
'tij
1 = 1 'tJl
I,
holds, one notices/ascertains that there are the
following unknowns
in
the equations:
Ul'
U
2
'
U
3
'
P,
'tIl'
't
12
,
't
13
,
't
22
,
't
23
, 't33 =
10
unknowns
X2=x;
X3
Fig. Momentum input due to flow through the plane
oF)
For these unknowns there are only four partial differential equations, the
continuity equation and three equations
of
momentum, i.e. an incomplete
equation system exists that does not permit the solution
of
flow problems. It
is therefore necessary to state additional equations, i.e. to express the unknown
terms
'tfi physically well-founded, as functions
of
all;
/
ax;.
This is done below
for ideal gases,
as
their
properties
are
known
to
a large
extent
from
considerations in physics. From the below-stated derivations, relations for
'tij
= f
(all;
/
ax)
result, that are valid also for non-ideal gases and for a whole
class
of
fluids whose molecular momentum-transport properties can be
classified as
"'Newtonian'''. Thus the derived relations
'tij
are valid far beyond
ideal gases and represent in this book the basic equations to describe the
molecular-dependent momentum transport in Newtonian fluids.
When one considers a fluid element, one can see that the momentum
j
fed in direction i by a velocity field and can be stated as follows:
iij =
pull/6Fj
Assuming that the instantaneous velocity components are composed
of