Steady flow Definition and 24 Threads

I am looking for help on the following: a) Given the system shown in the figure below, derive the steady flow energy equation from first principle. b) Again using first principles, show how the energy equation would change for the case when the system is unsteady. I am trying to learn this...

What is the difference between streamlined and steady flow? Is unsteady streamlined flow possible? If yes, could you please explain what are the characteristics of unsteady streamlined flow?

Because of temperature, molecules of fluid have chaos movements.So I do not understand why in steady flow,the molecules of fluid can not move through the wall of flow tube?I think two layers of fluid exchange molecules while they move.How do we understand when saying: fluid can not move through...

Homework Statement 12kg of a fluid per minute goes through a reversible steady flow process. The properties of fluid at the inlet are p1 = 1.4bar, ρ1 = 25kg/m3, C1= 120m/s and u1= 920kJ/kg and at the exit are p2= 5.6bar, ρ 2= 5 kg/m3, C2= 180m/s and u2 Homework Equations u1 + P1V1 + (C1)2/2 +...

Homework Statement A pump is used to move water through a pipe of diameter 150mm, Figure below. The water has a temperature of 20 Celsius and an absolute pressure of 100KPa. The pump moves the water up a vertical distance of 2m and the water exists at atmospheric pressure. Q1) Assuming the...

Hello I have a point that I don't understand. In open steady flow systems, we use SFEE, where there's a term W in addition to a term PV, which are different things. When we analyse a cycle like Rankine, we always consider either W or PV, but not both. I also think that W=PdV always. Why that...

Homework Statement This is a question from an exam that my university determined to be so harsh that they allowed resits with uncapped grades. I'm going to be taking such a resit thus I'm trying to figure out the paper: Air at 10oC and 80 kPa enters the diffuser of a jet engine steadily with...

Hi, I am currently studying Thermodynamics and stumbled upon this equation and is slightly confused as to how this works. Hopefully someone can help me with the understanding. According to this text here, if I am not wrong e can be h + ke + pe or u + ke + pe depending on where i am looking...

If throttling reduces mass flow rate then how can we say it as steady flow process where the mass flow rate is constant?

QUESTION: In general: when a flow is considered steady does that mean all properties of the flow are steady? Or: can a flow have steady and unsteady properties?

Homework Statement Air enters a compressor at 100kPa and 20 oC in steady flow rate . Air is compressed to 1 Mpa. The heat loss is 10% of the power of the compressor . Air enters with speed of 50m/s in a surface of 0,009 m2 and leaves with speed 120 m/s from a surface of 0,0005 m2. Find the...

Homework Statement I'm not too sure about my attempt to this question, but what is the simplified Steady Flow Energy Equation for a water pump that has one inlet at the bottom and one outlet at the top, and a work input? Homework Equations Q^ = W^ + m^[(h2 - h1) + 1/2 (c22 - c12) + g(z1 - z2)]...

Homework Statement The motherboard in a laptop is run by a PSU of 20V/4.5A. This motherboard is inside a plastic case where there is not heat transfer through the casing. To stop the motherboard from over heating a single (motherboard powered) 10W electric fan is mounted inside the casing. The...

Homework Statement See Fig.2.4a, let the gases flowing through the nozzle control volume be perfect with Cp = 1.004kJ/kg.K Determine V9 if T5 = 1000K, T9 = 670K and V5 = 120ms^-1. Homework Equations I've detailed the equations in the attached pdf for clarity. The Attempt at a Solution See...

Homework Statement Apologies for the vague title but I'm not sure how else I could word it, also this isn't really a homework question per se however I'm not too sure where else to ask it. I think it would help if i set up a scenario. Say there was a pipe that released a fluid to a mass...

Right, I'm sure this is bread and butter to a lot of you but I have just been introduced to the SFEE. mgz+0.5mC^2+H +Q = mgz + 0.5mC^2 +H+W Where Q is the heat transfer, W is work done and H is enthalpy. Where is it assumed that the heat energy is in the energy balance? If heat is added where...

Homework Statement First let me say I'm new to lab reports at Uni, and I'm dreadful at them... I'm having issues with how many sig figs to correctly display on a data table for an experiment I've done to investigate the Reynolds number. One particular step is to find Δp at different stages on...

Nozzle: Why for subsonic flow the cross-sectional area of nozzle decreases?

I come from a civil engineering background and I'm about to start a masters in nuclear energy. I have no experience in thermodynamics and I've been doing a bit of revision before the course commences to get me up to speed. I've been working my way through 15 revision questions and I only have a...

Homework Statement Consider the steady flow between two long cylinders of radii R_1 and R_2, R_1 > R_1, rotating about their axes with angular velocities \Omega_1, \Omega_2. Look for a solution of the form, where \hat{\boldsymbol{\phi}} is a unit vector along the azimuthal direction...

I an working on a problem in the text "Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion" 2e. The problem states a perfect gas with molecular weight M=20 and a specific heat ratio of Y=1.2 expands adiabatically in steady flow from a pressure of 6MPa, a temperature of 3000K, and a velocity of 200 m/s...

Ladies and gentlemen. I have been trying for literally days on this problem and its completley done me in. The problem is as follows. I have to evaluate a jet engine using the SFEE equation. So far I have concluded that this equation will be the best to use... Qr – Wrx = ṁ Δ [ h...

Does anybody know how to prove this equation t1/t2 = (p1/p2)^(n-1/n) thanks

Hi, first post so here goes: I'm having a little trouble with a question on my tutorial, and I am not sure what to do. Here it is: Steam under steady flow conditions has the following states: Initial Conditions: Pressure - 47 Bar Spec Volume - 0.09957 m^3 / kg Internal energy - 3420...