Steady State Conduction Heat

Transfer in a 2-D Square Plate

a PT P =a ET E + aW T W + a N T N + a S T S
a PT P =a ET E + aW T W + a N T N + a S T S
Line by Line Method
Select a direction
through which
the heat is
transported

Consider the
lines passing
through the grid
points in this
direction
Starting with the first line,
give names for the
temperatures along
100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 this line
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 and consider all

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
other neighboring
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 temperatures are
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 known
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
according to the
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
available data
At the starting run
Your points on the left have zero
temperature boundary conditions
your temperature values on the right are still zero
a PT P =a N T N + a S T S
If we divide the first equation by 4 and add
the first equation to the second equation
Divide the second equation by 3.75
and add to the third equation
Divide the third equation by 3.73
and add to the forth equation
Divide the fourth equation by 3.73
and add to the fifth equation
Divide the fifth equation by 3.73
and add to the sixth equation
Divide the sixth equation by 3.73
and add to the seventh equation
Divide the seventh equation by
3.73 and add to the eighth equation
Divide the eighth equation by 3.73
and add to the ninth equation
Divide the ninth equation by 3.73
and add to the tenth equation
Get your temperatures successively
• As you work on other vertical lines, the
neighboring line from the left contains
temperatures above zero

a PT P =a ET E + aW T W + a N T N + a S T S

Therefore, the temperatures build up within the

domain
and the disturbance at the top boundary (100oC)
propagates to other regions
 41.87 54.91 59.29 60.83 61.37 61.49 61.22 60.08 56.17 43.16

12.23 18.57 21.43 22.66 23.18 23.37 23.33 22.92 21.44 16.48

3.58 6.10 7.56 8.31 8.67 8.83 8.87 8.73 8.18 6.29
At one
1.04 3.32
instant, 1.96 2.61 2.99 3.21 3.32 3.35 3.11 2.40

you may 0.30 0.62 0.88 1.06 1.17 1.23 1.26 1.25 1.18 0.91
have
0.09 0.19 0.29 0.37 0.42 0.45 0.47 0.47 0.45 0.34

0.026 0.060 0.096 0.128 0.151 0.167 0.176 0.178 0.170 0.132

0.007 0.018 0.031 0.043 0.053 0.060 0.064 0.066 0.063 0.049

0.002 0.0055 0.0098 0.0142 0.0180 0.0209 0.0230 0.0239 0.0232 0.0183

0.0005 0.0014 0.0026 0.0040 0.0052 0.0062 0.0070 0.0074 0.0073 0.0059
 Summ=884, OldSumm=0, Diff=884

As long as the difference in heat conduction is less than what

is supplied

The high temperatures will continue to propagate

downstream
Summ=884, OldSumm=0, Diff=884
Summ=1336, OldSumm=884, Diff=452
Summ=1639, OldSumm=1336, Diff=303
Summ=1859, OldSumm=1639, Diff=219
Summ=2023, OldSumm=1859, Diff=163
Summ=2146, OldSumm=2023, Diff=122
Summ=2238, OldSumm=2146, Diff=92
Summ=2306, OldSumm=2238, Diff=68
Summ=2357, OldSumm=2306, Diff=50
Summ=2395, OldSumm=2357, Diff=37
Summ=2423, OldSumm=2395, Diff=27
Summ=2443, OldSumm=2423, Diff=20
Summ=2458, OldSumm=2443, Diff=15
Summ=2469, OldSumm=2458, Diff=11
Summ=2477, OldSumm=2469, Diff=8
Summ=2483, OldSumm=2477, Diff=5
Summ=2487, OldSumm=2483, Diff=4
Summ=2491, OldSumm=2487, Diff=3
Summ=2493, OldSumm=2491, Diff=2
Summ=2495, OldSumm=2493, Diff=1
Summ=2496, OldSumm=2495, Diff=1