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Control surface (fluid dynamics)
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Control volume
In
continuum mechanics
and
thermodynamics
, a
control volume
is a mathematical abstraction employed in the process of creating
mathematical models
of physical processes. In an
inertial frame of reference
, it is a volume fixed in space or moving with constant
flow velocity
through which the continuum (
gas
,
liquid
or
solid
) flows. The surface enclosing the control volume is referred to as the
control surface
.
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