HEAT+MASS TRANSFER:FUND.+APPL.
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Chapter 2, Problem 29P
Consider a medium in which the heat conduction equation is given in its simplest form as
- Is heat transfer steady or transient?
- Is heat transfer one- two-, or three-dimensional?
- Is there heat generation in the medium?
- Is the thermal conductivity of the medium constant or variable?
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