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Kinematics
Fluid Mechanics
December 23, 2015
Monroe L. Weber-Shirk
Analysis Approaches
Lagrangian vs. Eulerian
Defined instantaneously
pathline
path of a particle
same as streamline for steady flow
streakline
Draw Streamlines
Unsteady demo
Turbulent flow
fluid moves in very irregular paths
efficient mixing
velocity at a point fluctuates
Temporal/Spatial Classifications
Steady - unsteady
Changing in time
Uniform - nonuniform
Changing in space
Analysis Approaches
Lagrangian (system approach)
Describes a defined mass
_____ (position, velocity,
Eulerian
The Dilemma
The laws of physics in their simplest forms
describe systems (the Lagrangian approach)
Conservation of Mass, Momentum, Energy
DBsys
Dt
= r bdV +r bV
n
dA
t cv
cs
Rate of increase
of the property
in the system
Rate of increase
of the property
in the control
volume
Rate of efflux of
the property across
the control volume
boundary
Summary
Reynolds Transport Theorem can be applied to a
control volume of finite size
We dont need to know the flow details within the
control volume!
We do need to know what is happening at the control
surfaces.
DBsys
= r bdV +r bV
n
dA
Dt
t cv
cs
0 = -1 + (-0 + 1)
0 = 1 + (-1 + 0)
0 = 0 + (-0 + 0)
Application of Reynolds
Transport Theorem
Chemical with concentration Cin enters reactor with flow
rate Q and exits with concentration C.
Chemical decays at rate kC
What is b?
What is B?
C/
CV
What is b?
C equation?
What is left side of
- kCV
What is
?
-Q
V n dA
cs1
DBsys
Dt
= r bdV +r bV
n
dA
t cv
cs
CV
- kCV =
+Q ( C - Cin )
t