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umesh k. November 6, 2015 01:40

Having dificulty understanding the meaning of continuity equation
 
I am not getting the meaning of continuity equation, mainly the gradient term that is there when flow leaves the control volume, please explain with the example..

kaya November 6, 2015 12:11

I can explain it to you but to not to confuse you more, I prefer understanding what exactly confuses you 'in a more clear way' before I give some analogies

umesh k. November 10, 2015 08:27

OK,
(Flow rate in=flow rate out+ rate of change of flowrate )#through control volume.
So,what that rate of change of flow rate term is doing at the outlet?

FMDenaro November 10, 2015 09:20

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Originally Posted by umesh k. (Post 572766)
OK,
(Flow rate in=flow rate out+ rate of change of flowrate )#through control volume.
So,what that rate of change of flow rate term is doing at the outlet?


I suggest starting from the meaning of the Reynolds theorem, then you can use the Eulerian formulation to say that:

d /dt Int [v] rho dV + Int [BV] n.(v*rho) dS = 0

For steady flow you have the contranint that the surface integral of the mass flux must be zero.

umesh k. November 10, 2015 09:34

Yeah that's true.
But how one can physically signify it by considering real life examples related to this particular term and the whole x-direction equation?

FMDenaro November 10, 2015 09:47

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Originally Posted by umesh k. (Post 572778)
Yeah that's true.
But how one can physically signify it by considering real life examples related to this particular term and the whole x-direction equation?



along x-direction, quasi 1D flow:

(rho*u*A)inflow -(rho*u*A)outflow = 0

the product (rho*u*A) MUST be the same at any location along the x-axis

umesh k. November 10, 2015 10:05

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FMDenaro November 10, 2015 11:08

the answer is in what I already wrote...I strongly suggest to study any basic textbook of fluid dynamics

umesh k. November 10, 2015 11:28

Yes. I read. Things got pretty much cleared. Thanks FMDerano:)


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