Mechanical Energy Balance: Screencast
The mechanical energy balance is obtained from the steady-state energy balance, and under some conditions, it simplifies to the Bernoulli equation.
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Important Equations:
\[\frac{\Delta P}{\rho} + \frac{\Delta u^2}{2} +g\Delta z + \left(\hat{\Delta U} – \frac{\dot Q}{\dot m} \right) = \frac{\dot W _S}{\dot m}\]
where \(\rho\) = fluid density (g/L),
\(P\) = pressure (bar),
\(\Delta P\) = change in pressure (bar): outlet – inlet,
\(u\) = velocity (m/s),
\(g\) = gravitational constant = 9.81 m/s,
\(z\) = height (m),
\(\Delta z\) = change in height (m): outlet – inlet,
\(\hat{\Delta U}\) = specific change in internal energy (J/g),
\(\dot Q\) = rate of heat added (J/s),
\(\dot m\) = mass flow rate (g/s), and
\(\dot W _S\) = rate of shaft work added (J/s).
\[\frac{\Delta P}{\rho} + \frac{\Delta u^2}{2} +g\Delta z + \hat{\,\,\, F} = \frac{\dot W _S}{\dot m}\]
where \(\hat{\,\,\, F} = \left( \hat{\Delta U} – \frac{\dot Q}{\dot M} \right)\) = friction loss (J/s), and \(\hat{\,\,\, F} > 0\).
Bernoulli equation (obtained when no frictional loss and no shaft work):
\[\frac{\Delta P}{\rho} + \frac{\Delta u^2}{2} +g\Delta z = 0\]