Lecture notes from my BSMET Heat Transfer Course in Heat Transfer at WIT (Wentworth Institute of Technology), Boston, Massachusetts.
It is intended to be utilized by persons interested in the subject of heat transfer as a self-study course.
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198. qb 9.990 10
3
×=qa 9.990 10
3
×=
qb q L( ):=qa q 0( ):=
The stead-state heat flow into the slab is at x = L, and leaves at x = 0
q x( ) k Te x( )( ) T' x( )⋅:=
T' x( )
1 β Tb⋅+( )
2
1 β Ta⋅+( )
2
−
2 β⋅ L⋅ 1 β Tb⋅+( )
2 x
L
⋅ 1 β Ta⋅+( )
2
1
x
L
−
⋅+
1
2
⋅
:=
U X( )
→
10.00
70.95
100.00
=Te X( )
10.00
70.95
100.00
=X
0
1
2
1.0
L⋅:=
Numerical SolutionExact SolutionDepth
Check the temperature at the discrete locations 0, L/2, L:
Te x( )
1
β
1 β Tb⋅+( )
2 x
L
⋅ 1
x
L
−
1 β Ta⋅+( )
2
⋅+ 1−
⋅:=Exact Solution:
Steady-steate Heat Transfer Through a Wall with Linearly Varying Thermal Conductivity
by Julio C. Banks, MSME, P.E.
The temperature distribution inside a wall with Variable thermal conductivity is
k T( ) Ko 1 β T⋅+( )⋅:= where Ko 5≡ and β 2≡
The thickness of the wall is: L 5≡
The boundary temperatures are: Ta 10≡ Tb 100≡
Given
k Τ x( )( ) 2
x
Τ x( )
d
d
2
⋅ Ko β⋅
x
Τ x( )
d
d
2
⋅+ 0= Τ 0( ) Ta= Τ L( ) Tb=
U Odesolve x L,( ):=
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199. Plot the numerical solution (Odesolve) at a small set of discrete locations in the wall X 0 0.5, 5..:=
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
0
20
40
60
80
100
Exact Solution
Numerical Solution (Odesolve)
Temperature Distribution Response
Wall Dept, x
Te x( )
U X( )
x X,
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200. APPENDIX
The governing differential equation will be written in its expanded form
The governing 1D steady-state heat transfer:
x
k Τ x( )( )
x
Τ x( )
d
d
⋅
d
d
0= A1( )
Apply the product rule to ODE (A1): k Τ x( )( )
x x
Τ x( )
d
d
d
d
⋅
x
Τ x( )
d
d
x
k Τ x( )( )( )d
d
⋅+
The differentiation of the thermal conductivity needs the use of the chain-rule
x
k Τ x( )( )( )d
d Τ x( )
k Τ x( )( )
x
Τ x( )
d
d
⋅
d
d
=
For the case k T( ) Ko 1 β T⋅+( )⋅:=
Τ x( )
k Τ x( )( )d
d
Ko β⋅=
Therefore,
x
k Τ x( )( )( )d
d
Ko β⋅
x
Τ x( )
d
d
⋅= A2( )
Substituting (A2) into (A1) we get the expanded form of the governing ODE
k Τ x( )( ) 2
x
Τ x( )
d
d
2
⋅ Ko β⋅
x
Τ x( )
d
d
2
⋅+ 0=
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