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Nondimensional Analysis

Of Transient Heat Conduction


General Heat Conduction eq.
•  Energy Balance

• Rate of heat conduction in

• Rate of heat conduction out

• Rate of heat generation

• Rate of change of the energy content


General Heat Conduction eq.
•  Energy Balance

• Dividing by

• Limiting
General Heat Conduction eq.
•  Substituting Fourier’s Law

• With
Nondimensional 1D Transient Conduction
𝑊
   

𝑇  𝑖
 
𝐿
  𝑦

𝑥
  Symmetry at
𝑧
 

Δ𝑥
 
Nondimensional 1D Transient Conduction

•  Conduction Equation

• Initial Condition

• Inner Boundary Condition

• Outer Boundary Condition


Nondimensional 1D Transient Conduction
•• Nondimensionalisation
 

• Where
Nondimensional 1D Transient Conduction
•  New Differential Equation

• New Outer Boundary Condition

• Biot Number
• Fourier Number
Nondimensional 1D Transient Conduction
• 
• Dimensionless Differential Equation

• Dimensionless Inner Boundary Condition

• Dimensionless Outer Boundary Condition


Summary
•Original
  Boundary Condition

Dimensionless Boundary Condition

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