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When considering the motion of fluids, an essential law of engineering is that of conservation applied to mass, energy, and momentum. These are used in the design of equipment alongside other tools of chemical engineers, as well as in the modelling of system behaviour.

Closed System Law of Conservation

The laws of conservation state that for a closed system, mass, and, and momentum must remain constant over time. For closed systems, the equation shown in Equation 1 summarises this concept.

\(\text{Input \: - \: Output \: = \: Accumulation}\)

Equation 1. Equation for the Laws of Conversation for closed systems with respect to mass, energy, and momentum. Here accumulation refers to the change of a quantity, such as mass, when studying a closed system.

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