Mass flow rate¶
The mass flow rate of a system is the time derivative of its mass. Typical examples include fluid passing through a pipe section or fuel being burned.
Links:
- Symbol:
t- Latex:
\(t\)
- Dimension:
time
- mass_flow_rate¶
mass_flow_rateas a function of time.
- Symbol:
mu(t)- Latex:
\(\mu{\left(t \right)}\)
- Dimension:
mass/time
- Symbol:
m(t)- Latex:
\(m{\left(t \right)}\)
- Dimension:
mass
- definition¶
mu(t) = Derivative(m(t), t)- Latex:
- \[\mu{\left(t \right)} = \frac{d}{d t} m{\left(t \right)}\]