A REVIEW OF FORMULAE FOR AVERAGING PHYSICAL QUANTITIES (APPLICATION TO CALCULATION OF THE AVERAGE RADIUS OF TUBES)
2007 ◽
Vol 31
(2)
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pp. 235-242
Keyword(s):
A new method for averaging physical quantities is discovered. It is shown that the traditional method of finding the average value of a physical quantity gives the wrong results when calculating the average radius of a tapering tube, the average flow velocity in the tube and the volume of liquid flow through the tapering tube. The new method of averaging gives the correct results. The new formula is applicable to many other processes, for example, for calculating the flow through tubes of arbitrary form or with time-dependent radius. At present, a neutral radius is used which leads to big discrepancies.