Conservation Laws for Multiphase Flow

Abstract

In this chapter, the derivation of the basic equations for conservation of mass, momentum, and energy for a multiphase system is presented. It is assumed that the systems for which conservation equations are derived consist of a sufficient amount of disperse phases (e.g., particles) that discontinue and can be smoothed out. This means derivatives of various properties exist and are continuous. Thus, for any property per unit volume, the Reynolds transport theorem is used.