3.3 Governing Equations on Differential Form
Chalmers University of Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Division of Fluid Dynamics
Conservation of Mass¶
Apply Gauss’s divergence theorem on the surface integral in Eqn. (3.5) gives
∬∂Ωρv⋅ndS=∭Ω∇⋅(ρv)dV Also, if Ω is a fixed control volume
dtd∭ΩρdV=∭Ω∂t∂ρdV The continuity equation can now be written as a single volume integral.
∭Ω[∂t∂ρ+∇⋅(ρv)]dV=0 Ω is an arbitrary control volume and thus
∂t∂ρ+∇⋅(ρv)=0 which is the continuity equation on partial differential form.
Conservation of Momentum¶
As for the continuity equation, the surface integral terms are rewritten as volume integrals using Gauss’s divergence theorem.
∬∂Ω(ρv⋅n)vdS=∭Ω∇⋅(ρvv)dV ∬∂ΩpndS=∭Ω∇pdV Also, if Ω is a fixed control volume
dtd∭ΩρvdV=∭Ω∂t∂(ρv)dV The momentum equation can now be written as one single volume integral
∭Ω[∂t∂(ρv)+∇⋅(ρvv)+∇p−ρf]dV=0 Ω is an arbitrary control volume and thus
∂t∂(ρv)+∇⋅(ρvv)+∇p=ρf which is the momentum equation on partial differential form
Conservation of Energy¶
Gauss’s divergence theorem applied to the surface integral term in the energy equation (Eqn. (3.24)) gives
∬∂Ωρho(v⋅n)dS=∭Ω∇⋅(ρhov)dV Fixed control volume
dtd∭ΩρeodV=∭Ω∂t∂(ρeo)dV The energy equation can now be written as
∭Ω[∂t∂(ρeo)+∇⋅(ρhov)−ρf⋅v−q˙ρ]dV=0 Ω is an arbitrary control volume and thus
∂t∂(ρeo)+∇⋅(ρhov)=ρf⋅v+q˙ρ which is the energy equation on partial differential form