Chapter
7
Integral
Forms
of
the
Basic
Equations
The basic equations
of
flow mechanics were derived in a form valid for
all flow problems. In order to obtain a generally valid form
of
the equations
that is valid for all flows, these were formulated as differential equations for
field quantities. They represent local formulations
of
mass, momentum and
energy conservation. Employing these equations to special flow problems, it
is advantageous and often absolutely necessary to derive and employ the
integral forms
of
the equations. The momentum equation in direction j - and
the mechanical and caloric forms
of
the energy equation. The applications
of
the derived integral forms
of
the fluid-mechanical basic equations.
It
shall
thus be shown how it is possible to solve fluid-mechanical problems. As in
this book only an introduction to the solution
of
problems is envisaged,
simplified assumptions are made in the course
of
the solutions, to which the
attention
is
drawn in order
to
ensure that the reader is aware
of
the limits
of
the validity
of
the derived results. On the basis
of
the exemplary applications
independent solutions
of
more extensive and complicated problems should be
possible. Depending on the
problem' the integral form
of
the momentum
equation or the mechanical energy equation can be employed.
INTEGRAL FORM OF THE
CONTINUITY
EQUATION[H]
The continuity equation, i.e. the mass-conservation equation in local
formulation expressed
in
field variables, was stated as follows
op
+
o(pU,.)
0
ot
OX;
Applying to the equation the integral operator
Iv
K 0 dV i.e. integrating
this equation via a given control volume
V = V
K'
one obtains:
f
(oP)dV
+ f
(o(PU,
))dV
= 0
V
K
ot
I'K
ox;
Here V
K
is an arbitrary control volume which is to be selected for the
solution
of
flow problems
in
such a way that simple solution paths can be
found.