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In fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, a control volume is a mathematical abstraction employed in the process of creating mathematical models of physical processes. In an inertial frame of reference, it is a fixed volume in space through which the fluid flows. The surface enclosing the control volume is referred to as the control surface.

At steady state, a control volume can be thought of as an arbitrary volume in which the mass of the fluid remains constant. As fluid moves through the control volume, the mass entering the control volume is equal to the mass leaving the control volume. At steady state, and in the absence of work and heat transfer, the energy within the control volume remains constant.

Overview

Typically, to understand how a given physical law applies to the system under consideration, one first begins by considering how it applies to a small, control volume, or "representative volume". There is nothing special about a particular control volume, it simply represents a small part of the system to which physical laws can be easily applied. This gives rise to what is termed a volumetric, or volume-wise formulation of the mathematical model.

One can then argue that since the physical laws behave in a certain way on a particular control volume, they behave the same way on all such volumes, since that particular control volume was not special in any way. In this way, the corresponding point-wise formulation of the mathematical model can be developed so it can describe the physical behaviour of an entire (and maybe more complex) system.

In fluid mechanics the conservation equations (Navier-Stokes equations) are by nature integrals. They therefore apply on volumes. Finding forms of the equation that are independent of the control volumes allows simplification of the integral signs.

Substantive derivative

For understanding the substantive derivative, we might do the following simple derivation:

Assuming that a control volume is filled with fluids and has the pressure p=p(x,y,z,t).

At first, we take the total differential

dp=frac{partial{p}}{partial{t}}dt+frac{partial{p}}{partial{x}}dx+frac{partial{p}}{partial{y}}dy+frac{partial{p}}{partial{z}}dz

The rate of pressure change is

frac{dp}{dt}=frac{partial{p}}{partial{t}}+frac{partial{p}}{partial{x}}frac{dx}{dt}+frac{partial{p}}{partial{y}}frac{dy}{dt}+frac{partial{p}}{partial{z}}frac{dz}{dt}

Hence,

frac{dp}{dt}=frac{partial{p}}{partial{t}}+{mid}v_{x}{mid}frac{partial{p}}{partial{x}}+{mid}v_{y}{mid}frac{partial{p}}{partial{y}}+{mid}v_{z}{mid}frac{partial{p}}{partial{z}}

by

frac{D}{Dt}=frac{partial}{partial t}+{mathbf v}cdotnabla

therefore,

frac{dp}{dt}=frac{partial{p}}{partial{t}}+{mid}v_{x}{mid}frac{partial{p}}{partial{x}}+{mid}v_{y}{mid}frac{partial{p}}{partial{y}}+{mid}v_{z}{mid}frac{partial{p}}{partial{z}}=frac{Dp}{Dt}

where {mathbf v} is the fluid velocity,v_{i}is the fluid speed, and nabla is the differential operator del.

References

  • James R. Welty, Charles E. Wicks, Robert E. Wilson & Gregory Rorrer Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer ISBN 0-471-38149-7

Notes

See also

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In fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, a control volume is a mathematical abstraction employed in the process of creating mathematical models of physical processes. In an inertial frame of reference, it is a fixed volume in space through which the fluid flows. The surface enclosing the control volume is referred to as the control surface.

At steady state, a control volume can be thought of as an arbitrary volume in which the mass of the fluid remains constant. As fluid moves through the control volume, the mass entering the control volume is equal to the mass leaving the control volume. At steady state, and in the absence of work and heat transfer, the energy within the control volume remains constant.

Overview

Typically, to understand how a given physical law applies to the system under consideration, one first begins by considering how it applies to a small, control volume, or "representative volume". There is nothing special about a particular control volume, it simply represents a small part of the system to which physical laws can be easily applied. This gives rise to what is termed a volumetric, or volume-wise formulation of the mathematical model.

One can then argue that since the physical laws behave in a certain way on a particular control volume, they behave the same way on all such volumes, since that particular control volume was not special in any way. In this way, the corresponding point-wise formulation of the mathematical model can be developed so it can describe the physical behaviour of an entire (and maybe more complex) system.

In fluid mechanics the conservation equations (Navier-Stokes equations) are by nature integrals. They therefore apply on volumes. Finding forms of the equation that are independent of the control volumes allows simplification of the integral signs.

Substantive derivative

For understanding the substantive derivative, we might do the following simple derivation:

Assuming that a control volume is filled with fluids and has the pressure p=p(x,y,z,t).

At first, we take the total differential

dp=frac{partial{p}}{partial{t}}dt+frac{partial{p}}{partial{x}}dx+frac{partial{p}}{partial{y}}dy+frac{partial{p}}{partial{z}}dz

The rate of pressure change is

frac{dp}{dt}=frac{partial{p}}{partial{t}}+frac{partial{p}}{partial{x}}frac{dx}{dt}+frac{partial{p}}{partial{y}}frac{dy}{dt}+frac{partial{p}}{partial{z}}frac{dz}{dt}

Hence,

frac{dp}{dt}=frac{partial{p}}{partial{t}}+{mid}v_{x}{mid}frac{partial{p}}{partial{x}}+{mid}v_{y}{mid}frac{partial{p}}{partial{y}}+{mid}v_{z}{mid}frac{partial{p}}{partial{z}}

by

frac{D}{Dt}=frac{partial}{partial t}+{mathbf v}cdotnabla

therefore,

frac{dp}{dt}=frac{partial{p}}{partial{t}}+{mid}v_{x}{mid}frac{partial{p}}{partial{x}}+{mid}v_{y}{mid}frac{partial{p}}{partial{y}}+{mid}v_{z}{mid}frac{partial{p}}{partial{z}}=frac{Dp}{Dt}

where {mathbf v} is the fluid velocity,v_{i}is the fluid speed, and nabla is the differential operator del.

References

  • James R. Welty, Charles E. Wicks, Robert E. Wilson & Gregory Rorrer Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer ISBN 0-471-38149-7

Notes

See also

External links

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