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The Continuity Principle

  • Méhauté B
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, (1976), 31-36
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-85567-2_3
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Abstract

The principle of continuity expresses the conservation of mass in a given space occupied by a fluid. The simplest, well-known form of the continuity relationship in elementary fluid mechanics expresses that the discharge for steady flow in a pipe is constant; that is, ρVA = constant, where A is the cross-sectional area of the pipe and V is the mean velocity.

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Méhauté, B. (1976). The Continuity Principle. In An Introduction to Hydrodynamics and Water Waves (pp. 31–36). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85567-2_3

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