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Lecture 4. Conservation and Balance Concepts. The Balance Concept.
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Lecture 4 Conservation and Balance Concepts
The Balance Concept Consider the system shown. X flows in and out of the system over a specified time period, dt. The quantity X is either transported, produced, destroyed, or stored. Therefore,
The Balance Concept Simplifying the balance … Net transport of Xinto the system Net production of Xin the system Therefore …
The Balance Concept In shorthand form, This equation was developed for a specified time period. At an instant in time, the balance becomes, This is known as the rate form of the balance equation.
Another Way to Think about Balances Total form – What happens over a finite time interval Recording a movie to watch what happens over time
Another Way to Think about Balances Rate form – What happens at an instant in time Taking a picture to see what is happening at that instant in time
The Conservation Concept Conserved quantities cannot be created or destroyed. Therefore, for a conserved quantity, For a conserved quantity, the balance equation becomes, This form (total or rate) is known as the conservation law, or the conservation equation.
What Quantities are Conserved? • Mass (in non-nuclear reactions) • Conservation of Mass (Continuity Equation) • Momentum (linear and angular) • Conservation of Momentum • Energy • Conservation of Energy(1st Law of Thermodynamics) • Electrical Charge • Conservation of Charge
Conservation Laws Conservation laws allow us to solve what seem to be very complex problems without relying on ‘formulas’. Consider the following problem from physics ... Given: A baseball is thrown vertically from the ground with a speed of 80 ft/s. Find: Neglecting friction, how high will the ball go?
The Conservation Solution The energy of the ball is made up of kinetic energy and potential energy. Since energy is a conserved quantity, There is no net gain of energy in the ball (it is at the same temperature always), This means that the net energy transported to/from the ball must be zero. Another way of stating this is that the energy of the ball at state 1 must be equal to the energy of the ball at state 2.
The Conservation Solution Therefore, Substituting the expressions for kinetic and potential energy, Applying the conditions at state 1 and state 2,
Conservation of Mass (Continuity) Total mass form (making a movie)
Conservation of Mass (Continuity) Rate form (taking a picture)