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Introduction
The equation describing the relationship between heat flux and dispersive systems (Antonishyn et al., 1974; Luikov, 1966;
and temperature gradient has been known since the publication Sieniutycz, 1977; Todos et al., 1970).
of Fourier's studies concerning heat conduction (1807, 1812) Advances in research on heat transfer phenomena at a finite
q=-kvT propagation velocity have resulted in increased interest in so-
(1)
lutions of the hyperbolic equation (4). Analytical and numer-
Although the Fourier equation has been used successfully, ical solutions concerning model cases are given in the literature.
doubts have arisen since the publication of his work (Herivel, Approximate solutions can also be important.
1980).
One of the problems causing doubt was the infinite heat
propagation velocity for unsteady processes resulting from the
interpretation of equation (1). At first, this was only a theo- 2 Heat Conduction in Materials With a Nonhomo-
retical obstacle. With the development of science and tech- geneous Inner Structure
nology, particularly research on low-pressure gases, cryogenic Materials encountered in practice, except for pure liquids,
engineering, nuclear engineering, seismology, etc., new ex- gases, and homogeneous solids, can be described as complex
perimental facts revealed the paradox of infinite propagation systems made up of solid, liquid, and gas, e.g., porous-cap-
velocity. Initially, Maxwell (1867), Morse and Feshbach (1953), illary bodies, cellular systems, suspensions, pastes, etc. The
and then Vernotte (1958a, 1958b) and Cattaneo (1958) for- cumulative effect of different transfer mechanisms, for in-
mulated a modified description of unsteady heat conduction stance, heat conduction, heat transfer by particle-to-particle
contact, free convection in a closed space, radiation, etc., is
q + T-r- = -kvT (2) often described by the heat conduction equation. The presence
dt of moisture and its method of binding with a material play an
dT important role in heat transfer. The thermal conductivity de-
-V-q = cpp (3) termined experimentally is an average value. It should be also
dt noticed that in order to obtain a better fitting of experimental
Equation (2) is the Cattaneo and Vernotte (CV) equation. and calculated results thermal conductivity is expressed as a
Equations (2) and (3) lead to a description of an unsteady function of temperature, moisture content, etc. We will call
temperature profile in the form of the hyperbolic equation these nonhomogeneous inner structure materials.
An attempt to obtain a more accurate description of heat
(dT d2T\
CpP I\dt
— +T kV2T (4) transfer in nonhomogeneous materials leads to the application
df ) ~ of the CV equation.
where Luikov (1966) suggested that depending on process intensity,
T can range from 10" 3 to 103 s. Brazhnikov et al. (1975) give
r = a/c 2 (5) T = 20 to 30 s for meat products. Michalowski et al. (1982)
The concept of finite heat propagation velocity, leading to and Mitura et al. (1988) claim that for the falling drying rate
equation (4), was the subject of numerous studies in which its period, the average value of T is of the order of several thousand
thermodynamic validity was discussed. In addition, the rela- seconds. Similar data have been published elsewhere (Anton-
tionship between equation (4) and kinetic and molecular ishyn et al., 1974; Raspopov, 1967; Todos et al., 1970). These
theory, together with the possibility of formulating equation seem unnaturally high.
(4) in another way, were considered. For homogeneous substances, T values for gases of 10~8 to
The hyperbolic heat conduction equation (HHCE) was in- 10 - 1 0 s, and for liquids and dielectric solids of 10~10 to
troduced to chemical and process engineering by Luikov (1966). 1 0 " n s, have been quoted (e.g., Sieniutycz, 1977).
Many papers suggested that the hyperbolic equation should be The following problems arise when considering nonhomo-
applied in heat transfer processes that take place in dissipative geneous inner structure materials:
8
the physical meaning of T in the CV equation.
8
methods of experimental determination of T.
8
the range in which the hyperbolic instead of the parabolic
Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF
HEAT TRANSFER. Manuscript received by the Heat Transfer Division June 7,
equation must be used.
1988; revision received September 26, 1989. Keywords: Conduction, Porous The problems listed above have not previously been solved
Media, Transient and Unsteady Heat Transfer. and they are the subjects of this paper.
Ulbrich, 1961). Transfer of electrical impulses is in a cable of In the third case, equation (4) is obtained.
a given resistance R, conductance C, inductance L, and leakage Finally, one should also note the analogy between hyperbolic
conductance G. R, C, L, and G are referred to a unit length heat conduction and fluid mechanics (Hughes, 1979). The con-
of the cable. The following system of linear.partial differential stitutive relations for viscoelastic fluids are analogous to the
equations after Doetsch (1961) describing the relationship be- CV equation. There is also similarity between the concept of
tween voltage E(x, t) and current I(x, t) is obtained: heat conduction for materials with memory and the theory of
fluids with memory.
dE(x, t) dl(x, t) On the basis of the examples presented, one can state that
+ L ———: + RI(x, 0=0 (6) T in the CV equation for nonhomogeneous inner structure
dx dt
materials has a different meaning from relaxation time. This
parameter can be interpreted in terms of an electrical analogy.
+C — — + GE(x, t) •• (7)
dx dt The constant T characterizes thermal inductance, defined as
the time needed for accumulating the thermal energy required
for propagative transfer to the nearest element of the inner
The analogous terms for heat conduction are temperature,
structure. In the second example r has a meaning of the time
heat flux, thermal resistance, conductance, and inductance.
constant of fading memory (equation (11)).
Assuming thermal leakage conductance equals zero, the system
of equations (6) and (7) becomes a hyperbolic equation for Summing up the above points, the author suggests that T
one-dimensional heat conduction. represents the interaction of structural elements in inner heat
transfer. For homogeneous materials this interaction is at the
Another interesting approach to the problem can be obtained
molecular or crystal lattice level. Then, T has a meaning and
on the basis of the thermodynamic theory of bodies with fading
value of relaxation time. For nonhomogeneous inner structure
memory (Chadwick and Sneddon, 1958; Coleman and Mizel,
materials, the structural heat transfer interaction is at a dif-
1963; Coleman and Gurtin, 1965, Coleman, 1970; Gurtin and
ferent level and T may take a much greater value.
Pipkin, 1968; Kalashnikova and Taganov, 1981; Kolesnikov,
1987; Luikov, 1974; Nunzioto, 1971; Shashkov and Abra- 4 Experimental Determination of T
mienko, 1975). Such a concept was also used by Swenson( 1977)
who assumed that heat flux at some moment t depends both The value of relaxation time for homogeneous materials may
on the temperature gradient at t and on past gradients be calculated theoretically (Sieniutycz, 1977; Taitel, 1972).
However, those equations are not suitable for nonhomoge-
neous inner structure materials. It has been suggested that r
q(t)-
I \(t-t')VT{t')dt' (8) can be determined by fitting experimental temperature data
with theoretical results from the hyperbolic equation, by using
r as a variable parameter (Antonishyn et al., 1974; Raspopov,
When the system (body) has an extremely short memory,
equation (8) combined with the heat balance equation (3) leads 1967; Brazhnikov et al., 1975; Michalowski et al., 1982; Mitura
to the parabolic heat conduction equation (PHCE) et al., 1988). There is no direct experimental method for de-
termination of r.
dT The evaluation of T for nonhomogeneous inner structure
= aV2T (9)
dt materials could be carried out based on the measurement of
penetration time, thermal diffusivity, and equation (5). Pen-
A subsequent extreme case occurs when the body has an etration time can be found by placing a linear heat source and
extremely long memory. Then, one obtains temperature sensor in the material. The way this device op-
erates is shown in Fig. 1. It consists of a linear heat source in
T—J 2 = aV2T (10) the form of a needle containing a 0.2-mm resistance wire in
dt
0.1-mm electrical insulation supplied by a power stabilizer.
In an intermediate case the exponential dependence of func- The temperature of the heater was not measured but it has
tion X(0 is assumed been estimated to be from 12.8°C to 32.1°C higher than the
mm-2 / s mm/s s
Introduction
The equation describing the relationship between heat flux and dispersive systems (Antonishyn et al., 1974; Luikov, 1966;
and temperature gradient has been known since the publication Sieniutycz, 1977; Todos et al., 1970).
of Fourier's studies concerning heat conduction (1807, 1812) Advances in research on heat transfer phenomena at a finite
q=-kvT propagation velocity have resulted in increased interest in so-
(1)
lutions of the hyperbolic equation (4). Analytical and numer-
Although the Fourier equation has been used successfully, ical solutions concerning model cases are given in the literature.
doubts have arisen since the publication of his work (Herivel, Approximate solutions can also be important.
1980).
One of the problems causing doubt was the infinite heat
propagation velocity for unsteady processes resulting from the
interpretation of equation (1). At first, this was only a theo- 2 Heat Conduction in Materials With a Nonhomo-
retical obstacle. With the development of science and tech- geneous Inner Structure
nology, particularly research on low-pressure gases, cryogenic Materials encountered in practice, except for pure liquids,
engineering, nuclear engineering, seismology, etc., new ex- gases, and homogeneous solids, can be described as complex
perimental facts revealed the paradox of infinite propagation systems made up of solid, liquid, and gas, e.g., porous-cap-
velocity. Initially, Maxwell (1867), Morse and Feshbach (1953), illary bodies, cellular systems, suspensions, pastes, etc. The
and then Vernotte (1958a, 1958b) and Cattaneo (1958) for- cumulative effect of different transfer mechanisms, for in-
mulated a modified description of unsteady heat conduction stance, heat conduction, heat transfer by particle-to-particle
contact, free convection in a closed space, radiation, etc., is
q + T-r- = -kvT (2) often described by the heat conduction equation. The presence
dt of moisture and its method of binding with a material play an
dT important role in heat transfer. The thermal conductivity de-
-V-q = cpp (3) termined experimentally is an average value. It should be also
dt noticed that in order to obtain a better fitting of experimental
Equation (2) is the Cattaneo and Vernotte (CV) equation. and calculated results thermal conductivity is expressed as a
Equations (2) and (3) lead to a description of an unsteady function of temperature, moisture content, etc. We will call
temperature profile in the form of the hyperbolic equation these nonhomogeneous inner structure materials.
An attempt to obtain a more accurate description of heat
(dT d2T\
CpP I\dt
— +T kV2T (4) transfer in nonhomogeneous materials leads to the application
df ) ~ of the CV equation.
where Luikov (1966) suggested that depending on process intensity,
T can range from 10" 3 to 103 s. Brazhnikov et al. (1975) give
r = a/c 2 (5) T = 20 to 30 s for meat products. Michalowski et al. (1982)
The concept of finite heat propagation velocity, leading to and Mitura et al. (1988) claim that for the falling drying rate
equation (4), was the subject of numerous studies in which its period, the average value of T is of the order of several thousand
thermodynamic validity was discussed. In addition, the rela- seconds. Similar data have been published elsewhere (Anton-
tionship between equation (4) and kinetic and molecular ishyn et al., 1974; Raspopov, 1967; Todos et al., 1970). These
theory, together with the possibility of formulating equation seem unnaturally high.
(4) in another way, were considered. For homogeneous substances, T values for gases of 10~8 to
The hyperbolic heat conduction equation (HHCE) was in- 10 - 1 0 s, and for liquids and dielectric solids of 10~10 to
troduced to chemical and process engineering by Luikov (1966). 1 0 " n s, have been quoted (e.g., Sieniutycz, 1977).
Many papers suggested that the hyperbolic equation should be The following problems arise when considering nonhomo-
applied in heat transfer processes that take place in dissipative geneous inner structure materials:
8
the physical meaning of T in the CV equation.
8
methods of experimental determination of T.
8
the range in which the hyperbolic instead of the parabolic
Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF
HEAT TRANSFER. Manuscript received by the Heat Transfer Division June 7,
equation must be used.
1988; revision received September 26, 1989. Keywords: Conduction, Porous The problems listed above have not previously been solved
Media, Transient and Unsteady Heat Transfer. and they are the subjects of this paper.
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