Expressions for mass and momentum conservation:

∂v
∂ρ/∂t + div(ρv) = 0 (continuity equation) ρ + ρ(v.−→
grad)v = ρg − −→ p + η∆v
grad (Navier-Stokes equation)
∂t

In cylindrical coordinates z

continuity equation:
P
∂ρ 1 ∂ 1 ∂(ρuϕ ) ∂(ρuz ) ρ z y
+ (ρrur ) + + =0
∂t r ∂r r ∂ϕ ∂z
x φ illustration: Wikimedia/Cylindrical_Coordinates

momentum conservation equations:

∂ur u2ϕ
" ! #
∂ur ∂ur uϕ ∂ur 1 ∂p 1 ∂ ∂ur 1 ∂ 2 ur ∂ 2 ur ur 2 ∂uϕ
+ ur + + uz − =− + gr + ν r + 2 2
+ 2
− 2 − 2
∂t ∂r r ∂ϕ ∂z r ρ ∂r r ∂r ∂r r ∂ϕ ∂z r r ∂ϕ
" ! #
2 2
∂uϕ ∂uϕ uϕ ∂uϕ ∂uϕ ur uϕ 1 ∂p 1 ∂ ∂uϕ 1 ∂ uϕ ∂ uϕ 2 ∂ur uϕ
+ ur + + uz + =− + gϕ + ν r + 2 + + 2 − 2
∂t ∂r r ∂ϕ ∂z r ρr ∂ϕ r ∂r ∂r r ∂ϕ2 ∂z 2 r ∂ϕ r
" ! #
∂uz ∂uz uϕ ∂uz ∂uz 1 ∂p 1 ∂ ∂uz 1 ∂ 2 uz ∂ 2 uz
+ ur + + uz =− + gz + ν r + 2 +
∂t ∂r r ∂ϕ ∂z ρ ∂z r ∂r ∂r r ∂ϕ2 ∂z 2

stress tensor:
" #
∂ur ∂ uϕ 1 ∂ur
 
τrr = −p + 2η τrϕ =η r +
∂r ∂r r r ∂ϕ
! !
1 ∂uϕ ur ∂uϕ 1 ∂uz
τϕϕ = −p + 2η + τϕz =η +
r ∂ϕ r ∂z r ∂ϕ
!
∂uz ∂ur ∂uz
τzz = −p + 2η τϕz =η +
∂z ∂z ∂r
In spherical coordinates z
θ
P
ρ
continuity equation:
y
∂ρ 1 ∂  2  1 ∂(ρuϕ ) 1 ∂
+ 2 ρr ur + + (sin(θ)ρuθ ) = 0 φ
∂t r ∂r r sin(θ) ∂ϕ r sin(θ) ∂θ
x illustration: Wikimedia/Spherical_Coordinates

momentum conservation equations:

∂ur ∂ur uϕ ∂ur uθ ∂ur u2ϕ + u2θ 1 ∂p

+ ur + + − =− + gr +
∂t ∂r r sin(θ) ∂ϕ r ∂θ r ρ ∂r
" ! ! ! #
1 ∂ 2 ∂ur 1 ∂ 2 ur 1 ∂ ∂ur 2 ∂uθ uθ 2 ∂uϕ
ν 2 r + 2 2 + 2 sin(θ) − 2 ur + + − 2
r ∂r ∂r r sin (θ) ∂ϕ2 r sin(θ) ∂θ ∂θ r ∂θ tan(θ) r sin(θ) ∂ϕ
2
∂uθ ∂uθ uϕ ∂uθ uθ ∂uθ ur uθ − uϕ cot(θ) 1 ∂p
+ ur + + + =− + gθ +
∂t ∂r r sin(θ) ∂ϕ r ∂θ r ρr ∂θ
" ! ! !#
1 ∂ 2 ∂uθ 1 ∂ 2 uθ 1 ∂ ∂uθ 2 ∂ur 1 ∂uϕ
ν 2 r + 2 2 + 2 sin(θ) + 2 − 2 2 uθ + 2 cos(θ)
r ∂r ∂r r sin (θ) ∂ϕ2 r sin(θ) ∂θ ∂θ r ∂θ r sin (θ) ∂ϕ
∂uϕ ∂uϕ uϕ ∂uϕ uθ ∂uϕ ur uϕ + uϕ uθ cot(θ) 1 ∂p
+ ur + + + =− + gϕ +
∂t ∂r r sin(θ) ∂ϕ r ∂θ r ρr sin(θ) ∂ϕ
" ! ! !#
2
1 ∂ ∂u ϕ 1 ∂ u ϕ 1 ∂ ∂u ϕ 1 ∂u r ∂u θ
ν 2 r2 + 2 2 + 2 sin(θ) + 2 2 2 sin(θ) + 2 cos(θ) − uϕ
r ∂r ∂r r sin (θ) ∂ϕ2 r sin(θ) ∂θ ∂θ r sin (θ) ∂ϕ ∂ϕ

stress tensor: ∂ur 1 ∂ur ∂uθ uθ

!
τrr = −p + 2η τrθ =η + −
∂r r ∂θ ∂r r
! !
1 ∂uϕ ur uθ cot(θ) 1 ∂uθ 1 ∂uϕ uϕ cot(θ)
τϕϕ = −p + 2η + + τθϕ =η + −
r sin(θ) ∂ϕ r r r sin(θ) ∂ϕ r ∂θ r
! !
1 ∂uθ ur ∂uϕ 1 ∂ur uθ
τθθ = −p + 2η + τϕr =η + −
r ∂θ r ∂r r sin(θ) ∂ϕ r