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Chapter 1 Problem 1.14

Question

A wall is made from an inhomogeneous (nonuniform)material for which the thermal conductivity variesthrough the thickness according to k = ax + b, where a and b are constants. The heat flux is known to be constant. Determine expressions for the temperature gradi-ent and the temperature distribution when the surface at x = 0 is at temperature T.

Solution

Problem 1.14

A wall is made from an inhomogeneous (nonuniform)material for which the thermal conductivity varies through the thickness according to k = ax + b, where a and b are constants. The heat flux is known to be constant. Determine expressions for the temperature gradient and the temperature distribution when the surface at x = 0 is at temperature .

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Step 1 of 3

The expression for the heat transfer by conduction is given by:

 

Rearrange in terms of temperature gradient:

 

Thus, the temperature gradient expression is  

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Title Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer 7 
Author Theodore L. Bergman; Adrienne S. Lavine; Frank P. Incropera; David P. DeWitt
ISBN 9780470501979

A wall is made from an inhomogeneous (nonuniform)material

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