Question 8.9: Consider steady flow of an incompressible Newtonian fluid (d...
Consider steady flow of an incompressible Newtonian fluid (density = \rho , viscosity =\mu ) between two infinitely long concentric circular cylinders of inner radius a and outer radius b (Fig. 8.17). Both the cylinders rotate with the same angular velocity \omega . In addition, the inner cylinder moves along the z direction, with a constant velocity of U_{i} .
(i) Assuming steady flow with no axial pressure gradient, derive the velocity field between the two cylinders.
(ii) Assuming the pressure at the surface of the inner cylinder to be p_{i} , derive the pressure field between the cylinders.

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Infinitely long cylinder implies \frac{\partial}{\partial z} (any variable)= 0.
Since, the flow is rotational symmetric, we have( \frac{\partial}{\partial z} (any variable)=0)
The continuity equation in cylindrical coordinates under the above conditions is given by
\frac{\partial}{\partial r}\left(\rho r v_{r}\right)=0which implies that r \mathcal{v}_{r} is not a function of r. Now, by virtue of no penetration boundary condition v_{r}=0 at r=a, b , which implies that v_{r}=0 everywhere in the flow field (except at r = 0, which is a singularity in this case).
From the z momentum equation in cylindrical coordinates (Eq. 8.28f), we get, using the above simplifying considerations
\rho\left(\frac{\partial v_{z}}{\partial t}+v_{r} \frac{\partial v_{z}}{\partial r}+v_{\theta} \frac{\partial v_{z}}{\partial \theta}+v_{z} \frac{\partial v_{z}}{\partial z}\right)=-\frac{\partial p}{\partial z} +\mu\left[\frac{1}{r} \frac{\partial}{\partial r}\left(r \frac{\partial v_{z}}{\partial r}\right)+\frac{1}{r^{2}} \frac{\partial^{2} v_{z}}{\partial \theta^{2}}+\frac{\partial^{2} v_{z}}{\partial z^{2}}\right]+\rho b_{z} (8.28f)
0=\frac{\partial}{\partial r}\left(r \frac{\partial v_{z}}{\partial r}\right)Integrating the above equation (noting that v_{z} is a function of r only), we have
r \frac{d v_{z}}{d r}=C_{1}v_{z}=C_{1} \operatorname{In} r+C_{2} (8.73a)
where C_{1} and C_{2} are constants of integration.
Equation (8.73a) is subjected to the following boundary conditions:
v_{z}=U_{i} at r=a and v_{z}=0 at r=b
The constants of integrations are accordingly found to be
C_{1}=\frac{U_{i}}{\ln \frac{a}{b}} and C_{1}=-\frac{U_{i}}{\ln \frac{a}{b}} \ln b
Thus, Eq. (8.73a) becomes
v_{z}=\frac{U_{i}}{\ln \frac{a}{b}} \ln \frac{r}{b}From the \theta momentum equation in cylindrical coordinates (Eq. 8.28e) and using the simplifying considerations specified as before, we get
\rho\left(\frac{\partial v_{\theta}}{\partial t}+v_{r} \frac{\partial v_{\theta}}{\partial r}+\frac{v_{\theta}}{r} \frac{\partial v_{\theta}}{\partial \theta}+\frac{v_{r} v_{\theta}}{r}+v_{z} \frac{\partial v_{\theta}}{\partial z}\right)=-\frac{1}{r} \frac{\partial p}{\partial \theta} +\mu\left[\frac{\partial}{\partial r}\left(\frac{1}{r} \frac{\partial}{\partial r}\left(r v_{\theta}\right)\right)+\frac{1}{r^{2}} \frac{\partial^{2} v_{\theta}}{\partial \theta^{2}}+\frac{\partial^{2} v_{\theta}}{\partial z^{2}}+\frac{2}{r^{2}} \frac{\partial v_{r}}{\partial \theta}\right]+\rho b_{\theta} (8.28e)
0=\frac{\partial}{\partial r}\left(\frac{1}{r} \frac{\partial}{\partial r}\left(r v_{\theta}\right)\right)Integrating the above equation (noting that v_{\theta} is a function of r only), we have
\frac{1}{r} \frac{\partial}{\partial r}\left(r v_{\theta}\right)=C_{3}v_{\theta}=C_{3} \frac{r}{2}+\frac{C_{4}}{r} (8.73b)
Equation (8.73b) is subjected to the following boundary conditions:
At r=a, v_{\theta}=a \omega and at r=b, v_{\theta}=b \omega .
The constant of integrations are found to be
C_{3}=2 \omega and C_{4}=0
Finally, Eq. (8.73b) becomes
v_{\theta}=\omega r
(ii) The r momentum equation in cylindrical co-ordinates (Eq. 8.28d), using the simplifying considerations specified as before, reads
\rho\left(\frac{\partial v_{r}}{\partial t}+v_{r} \frac{\partial v_{r}}{\partial r}+\frac{v_{\theta}}{r} \frac{\partial v_{r}}{\partial \theta}-\frac{v_{\theta}^{2}}{r}+v_{z} \frac{\partial v_{r}}{\partial z}\right)=-\frac{\partial p}{\partial r} +\mu\left[\frac{\partial}{\partial r}\left(\frac{1}{r} \frac{\partial}{\partial r}\left(r v_{r}\right)\right)+\frac{1}{r^{2}} \frac{\partial^{2} v_{r}}{\partial \theta^{2}}+\frac{\partial^{2} v_{r}}{\partial z^{2}}-\frac{2}{r^{2}} \frac{\partial v_{\theta}}{\partial \theta}\right]+\rho b_{r} (Eq. 8.28d)
-\rho \frac{v_{\theta}^{2}}{r}=-\frac{\partial p}{\partial r}Or \frac{d p}{d r}=\rho \frac{v_{\theta}^{2}}{r} ( Since p is a function of r only)
Or \frac{d p}{d r}=\rho \frac{\omega^{2} r^{2}}{r}
Integrating the above equation, we have
\int_{p_{i}}^{p} d p=\int_{a}^{r} \rho \omega^{2} r d r
