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Chapter 4
TRANSIENT
HEAT CONDUCTION
PROLOGUE
In this chapter, we consider the variation of temperature with
time as well as position in one-dimensional systems.
We begin with the analysis of lumped systems in which the
temperature of a body varies with time but remains uniform
throughout at any time.
Then we consider the variation of temperature with time as
well as position for one-dimensional heat conduction
problems such as those associated with a large plane wall, a
long cylinder, a sphere using transient temperature charts and
analytical solutions.
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Applicability of Analysis
Determine the Biot number, Bi for the system
hLc
Bi =
k
where Lc is characteristic length of body, defined as
Volume of body V
Lc = =
Body surface area As
Note: For large plane wall of thickness 2L, Lc = L; For a long
cylinder of radius ro, Lc = ro/2; For sphere of radius ro, Lc = ro/3.
Verdict: Lumped system analysis is applicable only if
Bi 0.1
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