PROBLEM 3.

1
KNOWN: One-dimensional, plane wall separating hot and cold fluids at
espectively.
T and T
,1 ,2
,
r

FIND: Temperature distribution, T(x), and heat flux, q
x
, in terms of k
nd L.
T T h
,1 ,2 1
, , , h
2
,
a

SCHEMATIC:


ASSUMPTIONS: (1) One-dimensional conduction, (2) Steady-state conditions, (3) Constant
roperties, (4) Negligible radiation, (5) No generation. p
ANALYSIS: For the foregoing conditions, the general solution to the heat diffusion equation
is of the form, Equation 3.2,
(1) ( )
1
T x C x C . = +
2

The constants of integration, C
1
and C
2
, are determined by using surface energy balance
conditions at x =0 and x =L, Equation 2.32, and as illustrated above,
( ) ( )
1 ,1 2 ,2
x=0 x=L
dT dT
k h T T 0 k h T L T .
dt dx


= =

)
2

(2,3)

F

or the BC at x =0, Equation (2), use Equation (1) to find
(4) ( ) (
1 1 ,1 1
k C 0 h T C 0 C

+ = +

a

nd for the BC at x =L to find
(5) ( ) ( )
1 2 1 2 ,
k C 0 h C L C T .

+ = +

Multiply Eq. (4) by h

2
and Eq. (5) by h
1
, and add the equations to obtain C
1
. Then substitute
C
1
into Eq. (4) to obtain C
2
. The results are

( ) ( )
,1 ,2 ,1 ,2
1 2
1
1 2 1 2
T T T T
C C T
1 1 L 1 1 L
k h
h h k h h k

,1

= = +

+ + + +




( )
( )
,1 ,2
,1
1
1 2
T T
x 1
T x T .
k h 1 1 L
h h k

= + +



+ +


<

From Fouriers law, the heat flux is a constant and of the form

( )
,1 ,2
x 1
1 2
T T
dT
q k k C
dx 1 1 L
h h k

= = = +

+ +


. <
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