Derive \dot v: A Thermo Relation for V, m and v

  • Context: Graduate 
  • Thread starter Thread starter An1MuS
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Derivative
Join the discussion
Registration is free. Ask a follow-up in this thread, or start your own.
1 reply · 2K views
An1MuS
Messages
38
Reaction score
0
I'd like to know the result of deriving both sides of the equation in respect to time

[itex]v= \frac {V}{m}[/itex]

[itex]\frac {d}{dt}v=( \frac {d}{dt}) \frac {V}{m}[/itex]

which gives

[itex]\dot v = . . . ?[/itex]

If you want some backup, this is a very common thermodynamics relation, where V = volume, m = mass and v = specific volume [m3/kg]. In open systems, we want to know mass flow and volumetric flow so we get [itex]\dot m[/itex] [kg/s] and [itex]\dot V[/itex] [m3/s]. I'd like to know if there's such a thing about specific volume as well, and that depends on how you do that derivative.

Best wishes and thanks,

An1MuS
 
Physics news on Phys.org