Civil Engineering PE

Category - Hydraulics - Open

Which of the following fundamental laws of physics does not describe the flow of fluids?
  1. Conservation of matter (mass)
  2. Conservation of energy
  3. Conservation of electrical charge
  4. Conservation of momentum
Explanation
Answer: C - The conservation of electrical charge law, one of the fundamental laws of physics, does not describe the flow of fluids. In fluid mechanics, the conservation of matter reduces to the conservation of mass as matter is not created, destroyed, or converted by a chemical process. Energy may be converted, and in the case of friction losses, mechanical energy of a fluid is converted to heat. The conservation of momentum applies to fluid mechanics as fluids constantly change shape while moving.
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