1. 1
Control Volume Approaches &
Control Volume Approaches &
Continuity Principle
Continuity Principle
Chapter 5
CE319F: Elementary Mechanics of Fluids
2. 2
Rate of Flow (Flow Rate)
• Volume rate of flow
– Constant velocity over
cross-section
– Variable velocity
• Mass flow rate
VA
Q
A
VdA
Q
Q
VdA
VdA
m
A
A
3. 3
Flow Rate
(velocity vector not normal to area)
• Only x-direction component
of velocity (u) contributes to
flow through cross-section
A
V
V
Q
or
dA
Q
or
dA
V
udA
VdA
Q
A
A A
A
cos
If velocity constant over area
Note: In all cases with dot product, only normal component of velocity multiplied by area
4. 4
Mean Velocity
Vmean = Q/A
• Does not tell us anything about distribution of velocity
• Turbulent flow in pipe: Vmean may be close for much of
cross-section velocity
5. 5
Example: Textbook Problem 5.4
A pipe whose diameter is 8 cm transports air with a temp. of 20o
C and
pressure of 200 kPa abs. The air velocity is 20 m/s.
Find: The mass flow rate?
8. 8
Approaches to Solving Fluids Problems
• Experimental Analysis
• Differential Analysis
• Control Volume Analysis
– most valuable tool available
9. 9
Systems
• Laws of Mechanics
– Written for systems
– System = arbitrary quantity
of mass of fixed identity
– Fixed quantity of mass, m
0
dt
dm
dt
m
d )
( V
F
dt
dW
dt
dQ
dt
dE
• Conservation of Mass
– Mass is conserved and
does not change
• Momentum
– If surroundings
exert force on
system, mass
will accelerate
• Energy
– If heat is added to
system or work is
done by system,
energy will change
11. 11
CV Inflow & Outflow
Area vector always points
outward from CV
A
V
Q
CS
in
out A
V
A
V
Q
Q
A
V
A
V
A
V
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
12. 12
CV Inflow & Outflow
CS
CS
in
out
in
out
net m
b
b
m
b
m
b
B
B
B
A
V
B
m
b
13. 13
Reynolds Transport Theorem
CS
CV
sys
net
CV
in
out
t
t
CV
t
t
CV
t
t
CV
in
out
t
t
CV
t
t
CV
t
t
t
sys
b
d
b
dt
d
dt
dB
B
dt
dB
t
B
B
t
B
B
t
B
B
B
B
t
B
B
dt
dB
A
V
0
,
,
0
,
,
0
,
0
lim
lim
lim
lim
14. 14
Continuity Equation
• Reynolds Transport Theorem
)
(extensive
sys
M
B
)
(intensive
1
dm
dM
dm
dB
b
sys
CS
CV
sys
b
d
b
dt
d
dt
dB
A
V
CS
CV
d
dt
d
A
V
0
CS
A
V
0
Unsteady Case Steady Case
15. 15
• Continuity Eq.
• Steady flow
• Incompressible fluid
1-D Flow in a Conduit
CS
CV
d
dt
d
A
V
0
CS
A
V
0
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
Q
Q
A
V
A
V
A
V
A
V
20. 20
Example: Textbook Problem 5.80
Water forced out of cylinder by piston as shown. Piston driven at 5 ft/s. What
is speed of efflux of water from the nozzle if d = 2 in. and D = 4 in.?
Also, determine the force F required to drive the piston.
22. 22
Example – Venturi Tube
Given: Water 20o
C, V1=2 m/s, p1=50 kPa, D=6 cm,
d=3 cm
Find: p2 and p3
D D
d
1
2
3
Nozzle: velocity
increases, pressure
decreases
Diffuser: velocity
decreases, pressure
increases
24. 24
Example: Textbook Problem 5.75
When gage A reads 120 kPa gage, cavitation just starts to occur
in the venturi meter. If D = 40 cm and d = 10 cm, what is the
water discharge in the system for a condition of incipient
cavitation? The atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa gage. The
water temperature is 10 o
C. Neglect gravitational effects.