DIFERENCIAL MOMENTUM BALANCES AND VELOCITY DISTRIBUTIONS IN LAMINAR FLOW

Laminar and turbulent flow

DIFERENCIAL MOMENTUM BALANCES

Boundary conditions

Solid-fluid interfaces: The fluid velocity equals the velocity with which the solid surface is moving. Liquid-gas interfacial plane: The stress-tensor components are taken to be zero. Liquid-liquid interfacial plane: Velocity components are continous through the interface as also the molecular stresstensor components.

FLOW OF A FALLING FILM

1. Steady flow

Rate of z-momentum in across surface at z=0 Rate of z-momentum out across surface at Z=L Rate of z-momentum in across surface at x Rate of z-momentum out across surface at x+x Gravity force acting on fluid in the z direction

Wx zz |z 0

Wx zz |z L
LW xz | x

LW xz |x x

Boundary Condition: at

Boundary Condition: at

1. Steady flow

Rate of z-momentum in across annular surface at z= 0 Rate of z-momentum out across annular surface at z= L Rate of z-momentum in across cylindrical surface at r Rate of z-momentum out across cylindrical surface at r+r Gravity force acting in z direction on cilindrycal shell The following equation is the result of the organization of the previous terms :

Defining a modified pressure as Where h is The distance in the direction opposed to gravity from some preselected reference plane

Applying the Newtons law:

Boundary condition:

FLOW THROUGH AN ANNULUS

Where: Integrating after replacing the Newtons law

Boundary conditions:

Volumetric flow:

Force exerted by the fluid on the solid surfaces: