Practice Cylindrical Coordinates - 7.6 | 7. The Navier-Stokes Equation | Fluid Mechanics - Vol 3
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Question 1

Easy

What are cylindrical coordinates used for?

💡 Hint: Think about situations involving round shapes.

Question 2

Easy

Name the three components of cylindrical coordinates.

💡 Hint: Remember, they correspond to a circle.

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of using cylindrical coordinates?

  • To analyze rectangular systems
  • To simplify circularly symmetric problems
  • To complicate calculations

💡 Hint: Consider the shapes involved in fluid dynamics.

Question 2

True or False: The Navier-Stokes equations can be simplified in cylindrical coordinates.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Reflect on how geometric shapes affect equations.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Calculate the velocity at various points along a cylindrical pipe's cross-section using Navier-Stokes equations. Assume steady, incompressible flow.

💡 Hint: Focus on using symmetry and check how pressure and velocity might vary.

Question 2

Analyze how changing the diameter of a pipe affects the pressure drop using cylindrical coordinates.

💡 Hint: Be sure to consider how the continuity equation changes with changing cross-sectional area.

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