EML4534, Computer Applications in ME 2, Section 2 Dr.

Bober
Project 3 Sprin 2!"4
P5.2. #$e temperature %istribution o& a t$ic' &lat plate, initiall( at a uni&orm temperature,
#
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, an% )$ic$ is su%%enl( immerse% in a $ue bat$ at a temperature #
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, is i+en b(

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+
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- sin. - cos.
cos - sin.
- . 2 - , .
2 2
n n n n
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.P5.2a-
)$ere
L / ",2 o& t$e plate t$ic'ness

a
/ t$e t$ermal %i&&usi+it( o& t$e plate material

n
are t$e roots o& t$e e0uation1

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k
hL
F
.P5.2b-
)$ere
h / t$e con+ecti+e $eat trans&er coe&&icient &or t$e bat$
k / t$e t$ermal con%ucti+it( o& t$e plate material.
#$ere are an in&inite number o& roots to E0uation .P5.2b-. #$is can be seen in 2iure
P5.2b.
#$e roots bein
",

2
,
3
, 3
n
. 4ote t$at
"
lies bet)een ! an% 5,2,
2
lies bet)een 5 an%
35,2,
3
lies bet)een 25 an% 55,2, etc. Since it can rea%il( %etermine t$e inter+al in )$ic$
j
lies, no searc$ met$o% is re0uire% to &in% t$e inter+al containin t$e root.
Subtractin

T &rom E0uation .P5.2a- an% %i+i%in b(

T T
!
, )e obtain E0uation
.P5.2c-.
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,
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- sin. - cos.
cos - sin.
2
,
2 2
n n n n
L t a
n n
n
e
L
x
T T
T t
L
x
T
TRATIO




.P5.2c-
A plot o& #6A#78 +s. time, &or se+eral %i&&erent +alues o& x,L s$oul% appear as s$o)n in
2iure P5.2c.
2inall(, t$e $eat trans&er ratio, Qratio, &rom t$e plate to t$e bat$ in time t is i+en b(1

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1
]
1

+

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2
,
2
2
!
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cos sin
cos sin 2 - .
n
L
n
at
n n n n
n n
e
k
hL
Q
t Q
QRATIO



.P5.2%-
)$ere
Q.t- / t$e amount o& $eat trans&erre% &rom t$e plate to t$e bat$ in time t.
Q
!
/ t$e amount o& $eat trans&erre% &rom t$e plate to t$e bat$ in in&inite time.
/ t$e c$ane in internal ener( in in&inite time.
". 9rite a computer proram t$at )ill sol+e &or t$e roots,
"
,
2
, 3.,
5!
usin
MA#LAB:s fzero &unction. Print out t$e +alues in "! ro)s an% 5 columns. Also
print out t$e &unctional +alues at t$e roots, i.e.; f .
n
-.
4ote1 8nl( 5! +alues )ere as'e% to be compute%.
2. Sol+e E0uation .P5.2c- &or #6A#78 &or x,L / !.!, !.2, !.4, !.<, !.=, ".! an%
t / !, "!, 2!, 3 2!!s . Print out results in table &orm as s$o)n in #able P5.2.
Also use MA#LAB to pro%uce a plot similar to 2iure P5.2c.
3. Construct a table &or QRATIO +s. t &or times !, "!, 2!, 3!, ..3, 2!!s.
4. >se MA#LAB to pro%uce a plot o& QRATIO +s. t.
>se t$e &ollo)in +alues &or t$e parameters o& t$e problem1
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/ 3!!C, T

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k / "!.! ),m?C, L / !.!3 m,
a
/ !.2@A B "!
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