A two-dimensional rectangular plate is subjected to prescribed boundary conditions. Using the results of the exact solution for the heat equation presented in Section 4.2, calculate the temperature at the midpoint (1, 0.5) by considering the first five nonzero terms of the infinite series that must be evaluated. Assess the error resulting from using only the first three terms of the infinite series. Plot the temperature distributions
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- 5.10 Experiments have been performed on the temperature distribution in a homogeneous long cylinder (0.1 m diameter, thermal conductivity of 0.2 W/m K) with uniform internal heat generation. By dimensional analysis, determine the relation between the steady-state temperature at the center of the cylinder , the diameter, the thermal conductivity, and the rate of heat generation. Take the temperature at the surface as your datum. What is the equation for the center temperature if the difference between center and surface temperature is when the heat generation is ?arrow_forwardA plane wall of thickness 8cm and thermal conductivity k=5W/mK experiences uniform volumetric heat generation, while convection heat transfer occurs at both of its surfaces (x= -L, x= + L), each of which is exposed to a fluid of temperature T∞ = 20˚C. The origin of the x-coordinate is at the midplane of the wall. Under steady-state conditions, the temperature distribution in the wall is of the form T(˚C) = a + bx - cx^2, where x is in meters, a =86˚C, b = -500˚C/m, and c=4459. 1) Heat Flux Entering the wall is ? 2) Temperature at the left face is /arrow_forwardWrite the finite difference form of the two dimensional steady state heat conduction equation with internal heat generation at a constant rate ‘g’ for a region 0.03m X 0.03m by using a mesh size ∆x=∆y= 0.01 m for a material having thermal conductivity 25 W/m.K and heat generation rate, 107 W/m3 . All the boundary surfaces are maintained at 10°C. Express the finite difference equations in matrix form for the unknown node temperatures.arrow_forward
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- Principles of Heat Transfer (Activate Learning wi...Mechanical EngineeringISBN:9781305387102Author:Kreith, Frank; Manglik, Raj M.Publisher:Cengage Learning