Energy Balance on an Open System
W
Q
Closed
System
System
Mass In
Mass Out
Differential Energy Balance Equation
for an open system:Mass flowing across the system boundary carries energy with it.
Remember:Rate of change of the
total energy of the system
total energy of the system
Rates at which energy
flows into and out of
the system
flows into and out of
the system
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