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Control Volume Analysis

The document discusses control volume analysis, focusing on mass and volume flow rates, conservation of mass, and energy transport in steady flow systems. It describes various engineering devices such as nozzles, diffusers, turbines, compressors, throttling valves, mixing chambers, and heat exchangers, detailing their functions and effects on fluid properties. The principles of mass balance and energy analysis are emphasized throughout the discussion.

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Control Volume Analysis

The document discusses control volume analysis, focusing on mass and volume flow rates, conservation of mass, and energy transport in steady flow systems. It describes various engineering devices such as nozzles, diffusers, turbines, compressors, throttling valves, mixing chambers, and heat exchangers, detailing their functions and effects on fluid properties. The principles of mass balance and energy analysis are emphasized throughout the discussion.

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Control Volume Analysis

Mass and Volume flow rate


Conservation of mass
• The net mass transfer to or from a control volume during a time interval Δt is
equal to the net change (increase or decrease) of the total mass within the
control volume during Δt.
Mass balance for Steady flow process

Incompressible flow
Flow Work/Energy of Flowing Fluid

Energy Transport by mass

Energy Analysis of steady flow systems


Steady Flow Engg. Devices
Nozzles and Diffusers
nozzle increases the velocity of a fluid at the expense of pressure
diffuser increases the pressure of a fluid by slowing it down

Turbines and Compressors


As the fluid passes through the turbine, work is done against the blades, which are attached to the shaft. As a
result, the shaft rotates, and the turbine produces work.
Compressors, as well as pumps and fans, are used to increase the pressure of a fluid. Work is supplied to these
devices from an external source through a rotating shaft.

Throttling Valves
flow-restricting devices that cause a significant pressure drop in the fluid, often
accompanied by a large drop in temperature. Magnitude of temp. drop is
governed by a property called Joule-Thomson coefficient.
Steady Flow Engg. Devices
Mixing Chambers
mixing two streams of fluids

Heat Exchangers
two moving fluid streams exchange heat without mixing.
double-tube (also called tube-and-shell) heat exchanger.
Under steady operation, the mass flow rate of each fluid stream flowing
through a heat exchanger remains constant.

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