General Heat Conduction equation in Cylindrical

coordinates
Let,
Element of sides dr, dФ and dz in r, Ф & z direction
respectively

volume of the element dv = r dФ dr dz

q – Heat flux = Q/A

.
q - Heatgeneratedper unit timeper unit volume

Qr , QФ , Qz - Heat conducted into the element in r, Ф,& z

direction respectively
Qr+dr , Q Ф +d Ф , Qz+dz - Heat conducted out of the
element in r, Ф & z direction

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Applying First law of Thermodynamics and Energy Balance to the element,
Energy input = Energy output
Heat input = Increase in internal energy + Work done

Net Heat Internal heat Increase in Work done by

+ = internal +
conducted generated per energy element per
into the element unit time per unit time unit time

(I) (II) (III) (IV)

I. Net Heat Net Heat Net Heat Net Heat

conducted into the = conducted in + + conducted in
conducted in
element r -direction Ф -direction z -direction

Net Heat conducted of the element in r -direction = Qr – Qr+dr

According to Fourier law,

T
Qr  k r d dz 
r
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 
Qr dr  Qr  Qr dr
r
T   T 
 k r d dz    k r d dz  dr
r r  r 
T  T   T  
Qr  Qr dr  kr d dz    kr d dz   kr d dz  dr
r  r r  r  

T T   T 
 kr d dz   kr d dz   kr d dz  dr
r r r  r 

 T 
Qr  Qr dr  k r d dz   dr
r  r 

  2T T 
 k dr d dz r. 2  .1
 r r 

  2T T 1 
Qr  Qr  dr  k r dr d dz   . 
 r 2 r r 
 4
Net Heat conducted of the element in Ф-direction = QФ – QФ +d Ф
According to Fourier law,

T
Q  k dr dz 
r

Q d  Q  Q rd
r
 T 
  k dr dz  T 

  k dr dz   r d
r  r   r  
T  T   T  
Q  Q d  k  dr dz    k dr dz   k  dr dz   rd 
r  r r  r  
T T   T 
 k  dr dz   k dr dz   k  dr dz   rd
r r r  r 
  T 
Q  Q d  k  dr dz  rd
r  r 
 2T 
1 
Q  Q d  k  rdr dzd
 r 2  2 
  5
Similarly,
Net Heat conducted of the element in z -direction =Qz – Qz+dz

T  T   T  
Qz  Qz dz  k  r dφ dφ   k rd dr   k  rd dr  dz
z  z z  z  

2T
Qz  Qz dz  krd drdz
z 2
I. Net Heat conducted into the element = (1) + (2) + (3)

  2T T 1   1  2T   2T
 k r dr d dz   .   k  rdr dzd  krd drdz
 r 2 r r   r 2  2   z 2
 
II. Internal heat generated per unit time:

Q  Volumetric heat generation per unit time  Volume of the element

.
Q q rd  drdz 
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III. Increase in internal energy per unit time:

T
 m Cp
t

T
 ρrdφdrdz Cp
t
IV. Work done

Work done by the element = 0

Values of (I),(II),(III) & (IV) in equ.(A)

  2T T 1   1  2T   2T . T
k r dr d dz   .   k  rdr dzd  krd drdz  q(rddrdz )   (rddrdz )C p
 r 2 r r   r 2  2   z 2 t
 
Divide by "k r dr dφ dz"
.
  2T T 1   1  2T   2T q C p T
  .    
 r 2 r r   2 2  2 k k t 7
 r   z
 .
  2T T 1   1  2T   2T q C p T
  .    
 r 2 r r   2 2  2 k k t
 r   z

 k 
Thermaldiffusivity   
 C 
p

.
2
 T 1 T 2 2
1  T  T q 1 T
 . .   
r 2 r  r 2
r  2 z 2 k  t

The above equation is known as “Three Dimensional Heat conduction equation in

cylindrical coordinates”