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Lecture (3)
on
Differential Relations
for Fluid Flow
(Equation of Mass Conservation)
Fayoum University
By
Dr. Emad M. Saad
Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Faculty of Engineering
Fayoum University

Faculty of Engineering 2016 - 2017

Mechanical Engineering Dept.
 The Differential Equation of Mass Conservation
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In analyzing fluid motion, we might take one of two paths: (1) seeking
an estimate of gross effects (mass flow, induced force, energy change) over a finite
region or control volume or (2) seeking the point-by-point details of a flow
pattern by analyzing an infinitesimal region of the flow. The former or gross-
average viewpoint was the subject of Fluid I course.
This section treats the second in three techniques for analyzing fluid motion:
small-scale, or differential, analysis. That is, we apply our four basic conservation
laws to an infinitesimally small control volume or, alternately, to an infinitesimal
fluid system. In either case the results yield the basic differential equations of fluid
motion.

Lecture (2) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

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Lecture (2) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

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The flow through each side of the element is approximately one-dimensional, and
so the appropriate mass conservation relation to use here is

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 The Differential Equation of Mass Conservation - Cylindrical Polar Coordinates
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 The Differential Equation of Mass Conservation - Cylindrical Polar Coordinates
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 The Differential Equation of Mass Conservation - Steady Compressible Flow
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Lecture (2) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

 The Differential Equation of Mass Conservation - Incompressible Flow
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Solved Example

The Differential Equation of Mass Conservation

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Lecture (2) Fluid Mechanics II 2nd year Mechanical Dept.

Solved Example

The Differential Equation of Mass Conservation

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