Conservation of Mass
What do the growth of a plant and the rusting of a truck have in common? Both processes involve mass transfer. In this video, you'll learn how to apply the concept of a control volume and the law of conservation of mass to real-world scenarios. This video is part of the Conservation video series. In order to analyze or modify a system, it is important to understand how the laws of conservation place constraints on that system. Hi. My name is Mark Bathe and I am a professor in the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT. By watching this video, you will be able to apply the law of conservation of mass to real-world scenarios. Before watching this video, however; you should have had experience with basic reaction stoichiometry. In the 18th century, Antoine Lavoisier, a French scientist, showed that there is no overall change in mass when a reaction takes place in a sealed container. This observation is called the law of mass conservation. What would Lavoisier say ab...