May 2022 #definition

Tags: CFD Conservation Laws

Transport Equation

The transport equation defines how a quantity travels across a field. Some examples of transport equations are:

1. Mass Transport equation
2. 220507 Momentum Transport equation
3. Species Transport equation
4. Total Energy Equation

Most transport equations take the form

$$\text{Temporal term }+\text{Convection term }=\text{Diffusion term}+\text{Source term}$$

Additional quantities like turbulence, take the form of source term.

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References

1. Transport Equations