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Bernoulli’s equation, energy and enthalpy

Authors :
Leonardo Sioufi Fagundes dos Santos
Source :
Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física, Vol 46 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Sociedade Brasileira de Física, 2024.

Abstract

In this paper, we expose and compare two different physical interpretations of Bernoulli’s equation. One interpretation is that pressure must be a type of potential energy density, and Bernoulli’s equation means the uniformity of the mechanical energy density in each streamline. However, the pressure behaves as potential energy density only for steady flows, a situation that includes Bernoulli’s equation. Another interpretation is that pressure is not a type of potential energy density, the mechanical energy density changes along the streamlines, but the work from pressure balances the energy variation. The last interpretation implies that enthalpy density is uniform in each streamline. We conclude that the two interpretations are valid, it is not possible to exclude a particular interpretation, and both of them do not violate the law of conservation of energy.

Details

Language :
Portuguese
ISSN :
18069126
Volume :
46
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.91c17c5812e94540b6f864a6592700e7
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9126-rbef-2023-0253