GLOSSARY
TRANSPORTED VOLUME (VOLUME EXCHANGED)

Description
The volume of fluid transported with a current in a period of time. It is equal to the integral of the current over time for the period considered.
Symbols
V_e, V_trans
Relations
Transported volume V_e calculated from volume current I_V:

V_e appears in the integrated form of law of balance of volume:
delta_V: change of volume (during period considered), V_ei: different volumes exchanged or transported (during period considered)
Units
[V_e] = m^3
Synonyms
exchanged volume
Related to
volume current, law of balance of volume, volume,
Remarks
A quantity of fluid transported into a system is given a positive value.
German
transportiertes Volumen (ausgetauschtes Volumen)