Determine the temperature response of a copper wire of diameter d, originally at temperature T0, when suddenly immersed in air at temperature Ti. The convection coefficient between the wire and the air is α.
Problem Type:
A plane-parallel problem of nonlinear heat transfer.
Geometry:
Given:
d = 0.015625 in;
Ti = 37.77°C, T0 = 148.88°C;
C = 380.16 J/kg·K, ρ = 8966.04 kg/m3;
α = 11.37 W/K·m2.
Problem:
Determine the temperature in the wire.
Solution:
The final time of 180 s is sufficient for the theoretical response comparison. A time step of
4.5 s is used.
Comparison of Results:
Temperature, °C |
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Time | QuickField | ANSYS | Reference: |
45 s | 91.37 | 91.38 | 89.6 |
117 s | 54.46 | 54.47 | 53.33 |
180 s | 43.79 | 43.79 | 43.17 |
Reference:
Kreith F., "Principles of Heat Transfer", International Textbook Co., Scranton, Pennsylvania, 2nd Printing, 1959, Page 120, Example 4-1.
See the THeat2.pbm problem in the Examples folder.