CCB/CBB 3033

ADVANCED TRANSPORT
PROCESSES /
TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
5. Energy Transport
Lesson 22. Energy Transport With Heat Source

Lesson outcomes
At the end of the lesson the student should be able to
22. Solve problems concerning heat transfer through a cylinder
with a heat source

Heat Conduction with a Heat Source

Heat Conduction with Electrical Heat Source:- An electric current is
passing through an electric wire with a circular cross section of radius
R and electrical conductivity ke. The rate of heat production per unit
volume is given by (1).

I2
Se
ke
I= current density [amp/cm2]
Ke= electric conductivity [ ohm-1cm-1]
Derive the equations for
(a) the heat flux distribution
(b) temperature distribution
(c) the maximum temperature rise
(d) the average temperature rise
(e) The heat flow at the surface of the wire
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Heat Conduction with a Heat Source

Heat Conduction with a Heat Source

Solution
Schematic Diagram

Heat Conduction with a Heat Source

Assumption
- Non-flow system v=0
- No external work done on the
system
Boundary conditions
At r = R, T=T0
Energy Transport Mechanism

0 v=0

0 v=0

er qr 12 v 2 H v v qr
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Heat Conduction with a Heat Source

Shell Balance Equation

Rate of Rate of Rate of

0
energy in energy out energy prod

2L ( rq r ) |r (rq r |r 2LrrS e 0

(1)
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Heat Conduction with a Heat Source

Rearranging and dividing both sides 2Lr

(rqr |r (rqr ) |r
r

Se r

(2)

For infinitesimal r (2) becomes

d (rq r )
Se r
dr

(3)

Integrating (3)
S e r C1
qr

2
r

(4)

Since qr at r = 0 cannot be infinite C1=0, giving

Se r
qr
2

(5)
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Heat Conduction with a Heat Source

Applying Fouriers Law of conduction
dT S e r
k

dr
2

(6)

Rearranging (6) with the boundary conditions at T=T at r

and T=T0 for r =R

T0

S
dT e
2k

(7)

rdr

Integrating we get the rise in temperature as a function of r

Se R 2
T T0
4k

r
1

(8)

Temperature
Distribution

Heat Conduction with a Heat Source

It can be see from (8) that the maximum temperature is at r=0
Tmax

Se R 2
T0
4k

(9)

Average rise in temperature, since T is a function of only r

T T0

0 (T (r ) T0 )rdrd
2
R
0 0 rdrd
R

(10)

Se R
2
2
0 r R r dr
4k
R2
2

(11)

Se R 2
T T0
8k

(12)
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Heat Conduction with a Heat Source

The heat flow at the surface
Q r R 2RL qr

(13)

r R

Using (5) in (13)

Q r R 2RL

Se R
2

(14)

Simplifying (14) we get the heat flow at the surface of the wire
Q r R R 2 LS e

(15)

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Lesson outcomes
Lesson outcome
22. Solve problems concerning heat transfer through a cylinder
with a heat source

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