What Does Capital V Represent in Mass Balance Equations?

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In mass balance equations, capital V represents the average or mean velocity of a fluid, while lowercase v typically denotes the specific volume or volumetric flow rate. The continuity equation asserts that mass in equals mass out, preventing mass accumulation in a control volume. The mass flow rate, expressed as dm/dt, is derived from the product of fluid density and volumetric flow rate, which is calculated using a fixed cross-sectional area and the average velocity V.

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Please tell me what capital V and v mean in this equation. And how can we derive the second equation from the first one.
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In the continuity equation, mass in = mass out, otherwise there will be an accumulation of mass in a fixed or control volume.

Thinking about a mass flow rate, dm/dt, which can be given by the product of the density and volumetric flow rate. The volumetric flow rate can be given by a fixed area (in a pipe, for example) and the average/mean velocity, usually described by V.

What is the inverse of density?
 
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