Control Volume

Often: fluid (liquid, gas, etc.), open volume

Procedure:

  1. Define a volume
  2. Identify delimiting surface
  3. Keep track of mass exchanges

Mass Conservation:

dm=δminδmoutdmcvdt=m˙inm˙out

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First Law of Thermodynamics:

dEcv=δQδWcv+hT,inδminhT,outδmout

Rate Equation:

dEcvdt=Q˙W˙cv+hT,inm˙inhT,outm˙out

Second Law of Thermodynamics:

Differential:

dScvδQT+sinδminsoutδmout

Rate Equation:

dScvdtQ˙T+sinm˙insoutm˙out

Steady State:

Entropy Generation

Examples:

Internal Combustion Engine:

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Mass Conservation:

m˙out=m˙air+m˙fuel

Energy Conservation:

First Law of Thermodynamics

wnet=qin+qloss+qoutqin=m˙fuelm˙out(hfuelhair)>0qout=hairhout<0

Entropy Conservation:

Second Law of Thermodynamics

m˙outsoutm˙airsair+m˙fuelsfuel+qlossT