Mass Flow Rate

Method PT
ρT = 0
.. . . .. . c
0
RTT
Equation of mass flow is
0

by substituting of c into b
ṁ=ρvA

( )
PT P2
1
ṁ1=ρ1 v 1 A 1 . . . .. . . a .1 ρ 2= 0 k
. . . .. . . d
RT T 0
PT 0

ṁ2=ρ2 v 2 A 2 .. . . .. . b .2
For the velocity
If work fluid is considered as ideal gas (isentropic and adiabatic
processes) and flow is considered last equation can change. First, v2
Ma=
analyze variables. c

For the density. Using isentropic relation for ideal gas to find the value of v 2

( )
1
ρ 2 P2 k v 2=c ∙ Ma
=
ρ 1 P1
The speed of sound and Mach number could be obtained by
for this case
c 2= √ kR T 2

( )
1
ρT PT k
= 0 0
but
ρ2 P2

( )
1−k
PT k
to find the value of ρ2 T 2=T T 0

0
P2

( )
1
P2 k by substituting of c into b
ρ 2= ρT . . .. . . .b
0
PT

√
0

( )
1−k
PT k
From ideal gas equation c 2= k ∙ R∙ T T 0

0
P2
also, for the Ma

( )
k
PT TT k−1
= 0 0

P2 T2

TT
T2
0
=1+ Ma2 ( k−1
2 )

by substituting of c into b

PT
( ( ))
k
k −1
= 1+ Ma2
0 k−1
P2 2

to find the value of Ma

√ ( )[( ) ]
k−1
2 PT k
Ma= 0
−1
k −1 P2

by substituting of c and c into b

√ ( ) √ ( )[( ) ]
1−k k−1
PT k 2 PT k
v 2= k ∙ R ∙T T 0
∙ 0
−1
0
P2 k −1 P2

And the area is an effective area, this is write as

Ae = A 2 ∙ CF 1∙ SFC

Measured area is affected by two scalars. First, due to the friction