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Hagen-Poiseuille flow from the Navier-Stokes
equations
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In fluid dynamics, the derivation of the Hagen-Poiseuille flow from the Navier-Stokes equations shows how
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Derivation
The laminar flow through a pipe of uniform (circular) cross-section is known as Hagen-Poiseuille flow. The
equations governing the Hagen-Poiseuille flow can be derived directly from the NavierStokes momentum
equations in 3D cylindrical coordinates by making the following set of assumptions:
1. The flow is steady ( 8(...)/8t = 0).
2. The radial and swirl components of the fluid velocity are zero (ty = tug = 0).
3. The flow is axisymmetric ( 8(... )/89 = 0) and fully developed (8u, /8z = 0).
Then the angular equation in the momentum equations and the continuity equation are identically satisfied. The
first momentum equation reduces to 9p/Or = 0, i.e, the pressure p is a function of the axial coordinate z only.
The third momentum equation reduces to:
18 1
im (r me ) = 12 where jis the dynamic viscosity of the fluid,
The solution is
1
1, +elnr+ep
Since u, needs to be finite at r= 0, ¢, = 0. The no slip boundary condition at the pipe wall requires that
‘uz = Oat r = R (radius of the pipe), which yields
22R,
4p Oz
Thus we have finally the following parabolic velocity profile:
1 & 5
u, =-> 2p 7).
ap az )
The maximum velocity occurs at the pipe centerline (r = 0):
vine = (2).
The average velocity can be obt
ned by integrating over the pipe cross section:
R
Usave = az [ uz + nde = 0.5tlzmax+
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The Hagen-Poiseuille equation relates the pressure drop Ap across a circular pipe of length L to the average
flow velocity in the pipe tzayg and other parameters. Assuming that the pressure decreases linearly across the
A
length of the pipe, we have — 5 = ca (constant), Substituting this and the expression for tzmax into the
iz
expression for Uzayg, and noting that the pipe diameter D = 2R, we get:
D’ Ay
Uzavg = 35, 2.
32 L
Rearrangement of this gives the HagenPoiseuille equation:
321 thravg
Ap = "8.
nr
References
1, White, Frank M. (2003). "6", Fluid Mechanics (5 ed.).
2. Bird, Stewart, Lightfoot (1960). Transport Phenomena.
See also
= Couette flow
«= Pipe flow
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