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Question 5.6: Physical Interpretation of the Net Rate of Mass Outflow Foll...

Physical Interpretation of the Net Rate of Mass Outflow

Following Eqn. (5.24), the divergence term in Eqn. (5.47) can be expanded to yield:

\nabla \cdot c \mathbf{v}=c \nabla \cdot \mathbf{v}+\mathbf{v} \cdot \nabla c     (5.24)

\frac{\partial \rho}{\partial t}+\nabla \cdot \rho \mathbf{v}=0     (5.47)

\underbrace{\nabla \cdot \rho \mathbf{v}}_{1}=\underbrace{\rho \nabla \cdot \mathbf{v}}_{2}+\underbrace{\mathbf{v} \cdot \nabla \rho}_{3} .     (E5.6.1)

Give the physical significance of each of the three numbered terms in Eqn. (E5.6.1).

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