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Multidimensional Heat
Transfer
Heat transfer problems
are classified as being one-dimensional,
two-dimensional, or three-dimensional.
Multidimensional Heat
Transfer
Fouriers law of heat
conduction for one-dimensional heat
conduction is:
ONE-DIMENSIONAL
HEAT CONDUCTION
EQUATION
Or:
Dividing by Ax gives:
Noting that the area A is constant for a plane wall, the onedimensional transient heat conduction equation in a plane
wall becomes:
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Or:
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consider
a
sphere
with
density , specific heat C, and
outer radius R. The area of
the sphere normal to the
direction of heat transfer at
any location is A = 4r2, where
r is the value of the radius at
that location.
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Where:
n = 0 for a plane wall.
n = 1 for a cylinder.
n = 2 for a sphere.
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Quiz
Consider a medium in which the heat conduction
equation is given in its simplest form as
Quiz: Solution
(a) Heat transfer is steady.
(b) It is one-dimensional.
(c) There is heat generation.
(d) The thermal conductivity is
variable.
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Or:
But dEwall/dt = 0 for steady operation. Therefore, the rate
of heat transfer into the wall must be equal to the rate of
heat transfer out of it. In other words, the rate of heat
transfer through the wall must be constant, Qcond, wall =
constant.
Steady Heat Conduction
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Example:
One-dimensional steady-state conduction, with no
internal heat generation, occurs across a plane
wall having a constant thermal conductivity of
30W/mK, The material is 30 cm thick. For each
case listed in the table below, determine the
unknown quantities.
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h
T
k
n
a
s
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