ME410(HeatTransfer)HW#19

Due:Friday(10/28/2013)
1. Consider steady two-dimensional heat transfer in a long solid body whose cross section is given in the figure. The temperatures at the selected nodes and the thermal conditions at the boundaries are as shown. The thermal conductivity of the body is k = 45 W/mK, and heat is generated in the body uniformly at a rate of = 4 X 106 W/m3. Using the finite difference method with a mesh size of x =y = 4 cm, determine (a) the temperatures at nodes 1, 2, and 3 and (b) the rate of heat loss from the bottom surface through a 1-m-long section of the body. [Ans: (a)
T1=281.2C,T2=349.3C,T3=283.1C;(b)1447W]

2. Consider steady two-dimensional heat transfer in an L-shaped solid body whose cross section is given in the figure. The thermal conductivity of the body is k = 45 W/mK, and heat is generated in the body at a rate of = 5 X 106 W/m3. The right surface of the body is insulated, and the bottom surface is maintained at a uniform temperature of 180C. The entire top surface is subjected to convection with ambient air at T = 30C with a heat transfer coefficient of h = 55 W/m2K, and the left surface is subjected to heat flux at a uniform rate of = 8000 W/m2. The nodal network of the problem consists of 13 equally spaced nodes with x = y = 1.5 cm. Five of the nodes are at the bottom surface and thus their temperatures are known. (a) Obtain the finite difference equations at the remaining eight nodes and (b) determine the nodal temperatures by solving those equations. [Ans: (b) T1=221.1C,T2=217.9C,T3=213.3C,T4=212.7C,T5=209.6C, T6=202.8C,T7=193.3C,T8=191.4C]