PROBLEM5.

137
KNOWN: Thin, circular-disc subjected to induction heating causing a uniform heat
generation in a prescribed region; upper surface exposed to convection process.
FIND: (a) Transient finite-difference equation for a node in the region subjected to induction
heating, (b) Sketch the steady-state temperature distribution on T-r coordinates; identify
important features.
SCHEMATIC:
ASSUMPTIONS: (1) Thickness w << r
o
, such that conduction is one-dimensional in r-
direction, (2) In prescribed region, q is uniform, (3) Bottom surface of disc is insulated, (4)
Constant properties.
ANALYSIS: (a) Consider the nodal point arrangement
for the region subjected to induction heating. The size of
the control volume is
m
V 2 r r w. t = A The energy
conservation requirement for the node m has the form
in out g st
E E E E + =

with
a b conv st
q q q qV E . + + + =

Recognizing that q
a
and q
b
are conduction terms and q
conv
is the convection process,
p p p p
m m
m-1 m+1
m m
T T T T
r r
k 2 r w k 2 r w
2 r 2 r
t t

( ( A A ( (
+ +
( (
( (
A A

| |
( )
| | | |
p+1 p
p m m
m m m p m
T T
h 2 r r T T q 2 r r w c 2 r r w .
t
t t t

+ A + A = A
A

Upon regrouping, the finite-difference equation has the form,

2
p p p+1 p
m m m-1 m+1
m m
r r r q r r
T Fo 1 T 1 T Bi T 1 2Fo Bi Fo T
2r 2r w k w

A A A A A
= + + + + +
(
( (
( ((
(
( (
( ((

(

<
where
2
Fo t/ r Bi h r/k. o = A A = A
(b) The steady-state temperature distribution has
these features:
1. Zero gradient at r = 0, r
0
2. No discontinuity at r
1
, r
2
3. T
max
occurs in region r
1
< r < r
2
Note also, distribution will not be linear anywhere;
distribution is not parabolic in r
1
< r < r
2
region.