Physics A-Level
Mass flow rate
What Mass flow rate means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Mass flow rate
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The mass passing a point each second, given as mass divided by time or as density × cross-sectional area × speed for a fluid in a pipe.
Topics that use Mass flow rate
- Thermal energy transfer (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Change of state
- Conservation of energy
- Energy transfer by heating and work
- First law of thermodynamics
- Ideal gas
- Internal energy
- Internal energy changes in gases
- Power
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