CONTINUITY EQUATION

The relation, based on the conservation of mass, that equates the Volumetric Flow Rate, Q, of an incompressible fluid in a duct or pipe to the product of the fluid velocity, V, and the cross-sectional area, A, of the duct or pipe, by Q = VA; If the area, A, increases, then the velocity, V, must decrease, and conversely. The equation is also applied to liquid flow through a system, stating that the flow in, Qin, flow out, Qout, and the change in the storage volume for a given time must be in balance, or Qin : Qout = Change in Storage Volume