Cylinder with temperature dependent conductivity - QuickField simulation example
A very long cylinder (infinite length) is maintained at temperature T1 along its internal surface and T2 along its external surface. The thermal conductivity of the cylinder varies with temperature.
How to find temperature distribution in cylinders with nonlinear conductivity?
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Set up an axisymmetric QuickField Steady-state Heat Transfer problem for a cylinder with nonlinear conductivity and evaluate temperature distribution from computed field results.
cylindrical thermal bodies, nonlinear conductivity materials, temperature-dependent conductors
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Axisymmetric problem of heat transfer.
R1 = 5 mm, R2 = 10 mm;
T1 = 100 °C, T2 = 0 °C;
Thermal conductivity λ(T) = 50 + 0.5·T.
Determine the temperature distribution in the cylinder and compare with analytical solution*.
The axial length of the model is arbitrarily chosen to be 1 mm.
Temperature distribution in a long cylinder:
* A Heat Transfer Textbook, 5th ed. John H. Lienhard IV, University of Houston John H. Lienhard V, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Example 2.4. Radial Heat Conduction in a Tube.
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