4.1.5 - Mass Flux Components
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Define mass flux.
💡 Hint: Think of how much mass passes through a specific area.
What is a control volume?
💡 Hint: Consider any bounded region where mass exchanges are observed.
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What does mass flux refer to?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to mass when passing through an area.
True or False: Density is a constant in all fluids.
💡 Hint: Consider different fluids and their conditions.
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Given a control volume in a pipe with variable diameter, derive an expression for mass conservation as the diameter changes.
💡 Hint: Apply the principle of mass conservation relating velocities and areas at both ends.
Using the divergence theorem, prove how mass conservation leads to incompressible flow conditions.
💡 Hint: Consider implications of zero divergence and relate it back to the overall flow dynamics.
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