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Steady Flow Processes-Energy and Momentum

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Engineering Thermodynamics
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In this chapter a new fundamental concept appears — namely momentum — and in addition to the principles of conservation of mass and energy previously encountered we have to use the third principle — conservation of momentum which is embodied in Newton’s laws of motion.

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© 1976 G. Boxer

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Boxer, G. (1976). Steady Flow Processes-Energy and Momentum. In: Engineering Thermodynamics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02828-3_8

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02828-3_8

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