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Continuity equation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A continuity equation in physics is a differential equation that describes the transport of some kind of conserved quantity. Since mass, energy, momentum, electric charge and other natural quantitie...
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Navier–Stokes equations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The ``continuity equation'' is a direct consequence of the rather trivial fact that what goes into the hose must come out. The volume of water flowing through the hose per unit time (i.e. the flow rate at the left must be equal to the flow rate at the right or in fact anywhere along the hose.
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The continuity equation describes a basic concept, namely that a change in carrier density over time is due to the difference between the incoming and outgoing flux of carriers plus the generation and minus the recombination.
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The continuity equation is simply a mathematical expression of the principle of conservation of mass. For a control volume that has a single inlet and a single outlet, the principle of conservation of mass states that, for steady-state flow, the mass flow rate into the volume must equal the mass flow rate out.
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continuity equation: Definition and Pronunciation ... World & News ... Find definitions for:
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The continuity equation is such an example. When trying to solve a problem we are told to look for things that stay the same. They then can be set equal to each other giving an equation to solve. Rules like that are easy to state, but examples are easier to understand.
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