Conservation of mass · open system

Bucket Balance

Turn the taps. Whatever the bucket holds changes at exactly the rate mass enters minus the rate it leaves — nothing else.

The bucket

minInflow — the tap above 6.00kg/s
moutOutflow — the faucet below 2.50kg/s

The balance, right now

Accumulating

The bucket is gaining mass: the tap above delivers more than the faucet lets out.

Mass held
30.0kg
Capacity used
30%
Elapsed
0.0s

Mass in the bucket  m(t) kg held

Rate of accumulation  dm/dt gaining losing

Bucket capacity 100 kg Taps 0 – 10 kg/s Charts last 45 s, hover to read a value Try equal taps → steady state; then full bucket → the spill term appears