PROBLEM 5.

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KNOWN: Solid cylinder of plastic material ( = 6 10-7 m2/s), initially at uniform temperature of Ti = 20C, insulated at one end (T4), while other end experiences heating causing its temperature T0 to increase linearly with time at a rate of a = 1C/s. FIND: (a) Finite-difference equations for the 4 nodes using the explicit method with Fo = 1/2 and (b) Surface temperature T0 when T4 = 35C. SCHEMATIC:

ASSUMPTIONS: (1) One-dimensional, transient conduction in cylinder, (2) Constant properties, and (3) Lateral and end surfaces perfectly insulated. ANALYSIS: (a) The finite-difference equations using the explicit method for the interior nodes (m = 1, 2, 3) follow from Eq. 5.81 with Fo = 1/2,

p p p p p p Tm+1 = Fo Tm +1 + Tm 1 + (1 2Fo ) Tm = 0.5 Tm +1 + Tm 1

) ) t

(1)

From an energy balance on the control volume node 4 as shown above yields with Fo = 1/2

& & & & Ein Eout + E g = Est

p p 0 + k T3 T4

p p q a + q b + 0 = cV T4 +1 T4

) x = c ( x 2) (T4p+1 T4p ) t
(2)

p p p p T4 +1 = 2FoT3 + (1 2Fo ) T4 = T3

(b) Performing the calculations, the temperature-time history is tabulated below, where T0 = Ti +at where a = 1C/s and t = pt with,

Fo = t x 2 = 0.5
p 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 t (s) 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210

t = 0.5 ( 0.006 m )
T0 (C) 20 50 80 110 140 170 200 230 T1 (C) 20 20 35 50 68.75 87.5 108.1 -

6 107 m 2 s = 30s
T2 (C) 20 20 20 27.5 35 46.25 57.5 T3 (C) 20 20 20 20 23.75 27.5 35 T4 (C) 20 20 20 20 20 23.75 27.5 35

When T4(210s, p = 7) = 35C, find T0(210s) = 230C.

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