University of New Mexico

Lab #3 Report
CE331
Telmo Dez (101685649)

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Background
In this lab compared to other, there was no experimental part done by the students. We had
to watch a 62 seconds video about Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo and by counting the people that
enters, leaves and cross the intersection in different time intervals we can extrapolate our
observations to study the Reynolds Transport Theorem. We had to define a control volume
using the crosswalks and the edges of the crosswalks as control surfaces.

Figure 1: Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan

Reynolds Transport Theorem:

Results
People Entering Intersection
Control Surface
Seconds

All

0-15

38

21

27

25

111

15-30

12

14

15

49

30-45

25

45-60

People Existing Intersection

Control Surface
Seconds

All

0-15

14

15-30

10

12

22

16

62

30-45

11

10

24

54

45-60

17

12

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Reynolds Transport Theorem

# People in
People in
Seconds
Intersection
Intersection

People
Leaving

People
Entering

Sum

@ 15

111

97

14

111

@ 30

97

-13

62

49

@ 45

55

-29

54

25

@ 60

20

-35

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Interpretation and conclusions

After doing all the counting, we may observe that our results look coherent applying our data
and Reynolds Transport theorem equation as all the sum are 0 and the number o. There is only
one exception that it @60 where the number of people in intersection doesnt fit very well
with the data of entering and leaving people of the crossing but it might be a counting error
which could be normal in an unprecised task as this one. So we are getting introduced to the
basic concepts of the Reynolds Transport Theorem by studying the people flux in a crosswalk in
Japan. We demonstrate that the equation works. Plus we showed that we can define a control
volume and surface almost wherever we want and then study basic quotidian situations to
understand harder concepts.

Albuquerque RTT
Next we are going to explain an alternative exercise to demonstrate RTT using an Albuquerque
spot. For this task, Ive selected the duck pond of UNM. It is a place that has a lot of movement
where people go to stay for minutes or hours, or where people just cross to go to their classes.
Defining the end of lawn in the water side and in the street side as the control surface and
then making the complete lawn the control volume, we could do a similar exercise by studying
people flux in different time intervals. Compared to Shibuya Crossing the time intervals should
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be larger as some people stays there for more than a few seconds and is not as crazy as huge
city street crossing. So, this could be my location to do an alternative exercise.

Figure 2: UNM Duck Pond