Mass flow rate
Mass flow rate is the mass of a substance that passes through a
surface in a given time.
The SI standard unit for mass flow rate is kilograms per
second(kg/s).
Mass Flow Rate Equation
Example
A fluid with a density of 1kg/m3 passes through a pipe with a cross sectional area of 2m2 at a
velocity of 6m/s. What is the mass flow rate of the fluid through the pipe?
We know that the density of the fluid is 1kg/m3,
the velocity of the substance is 6m/s, and the
cross sectional area of the pipe
is 2m2. Substituting these values into the above equation we
have:
m = 1kg/m3 x
6m/s x 2m2= 12kg/s
Reference
http://www.freeunitconversions.com/Flowmass.html
