1-D Steady State Heat Transfer With Heat Generation
1. 1-D STEADY STATE HEAT
TRANSFER WITH HEAT
GENERATION
SPHERE WITH UNOFORM HEAT GENERATION
PATEL MIHIR H.
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2. SPHERE WITH UNIFORM HEAT GENERATION
Consider one dimensional radial conduction of heat, under steady
state conduction, through a sphere having uniform heat generation.
Now, general heat conduction equation for sphere is given by:
[
1
𝑟2.
𝜕
𝜕𝑟
𝑟2 𝜕𝑡
𝜕𝑟
+
1
𝑟2
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
𝜕
𝜕𝜃
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
𝜕𝑡
𝜕𝜃
+
1
𝑟2
𝑠𝑖𝑛2
𝜃
𝜕2
𝑡
𝜕∅2] +
𝑞 𝑔
𝑘
=
𝜌𝑐
𝑘
.
𝜕𝑡
𝜕𝜏
According to our consideration equation reduces to
1
𝑟2.
𝜕
𝜕𝑟
𝑟2 𝜕𝑡
𝜕𝑟
+
𝑞 𝑔
𝑘
= 0
3. • Let,
• R = 0utside radius of sphere
• K = thermal
conductivity(uniform)
• qg = uniform heat generation
per unit volume, per unit time
within the solid
• tw =temperature of outside
surface (wall) of the sphere ,
and
• ta = ambient temperature.
• Consider an element at radius r and thickness dr as shown in figure.
• Heat conduction at radius at r,
Qr = -kA
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑟
= -k*4𝜋𝑟2 ∗
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑟
4. Heat generated in the element,
Qg = qgAdr = -k*4𝜋𝑟2 ∗
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑟
heat conducted out at radius (r+dr)
Q(r+dr) = Qr +
𝑑
𝑑𝑟
Qr.dr
Under steady state conduction, we have
Qr+Qg= Q(r+dr)= Qr +
𝑑
𝑑𝑟
Qr.dr
∴ Qg=
𝑑
𝑑𝑟
Qr.dr
∴ qg4𝜋𝑟2dr = -4𝜋𝑘
𝑑
𝑑𝑟
[𝑟2 𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑟
]dr
∴
1
𝑟2[𝑟2 𝜕2
𝑡
𝜕𝑟2 + 2r
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑟
] +
𝑞 𝑔
𝑘
= 0
∴
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑟
r
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑟
+
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑟
+
𝑞 𝑔
𝑘
= 0 …(multiplying both side by r)
5. integrating both side ,we have
r
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑟
+ t +
𝑞 𝑔
𝑘
. (𝑟2/2) = C1 ……(2)
0r
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑟
rt +
𝑞 𝑔
𝑘
. (𝑟2/2) = C1
integrating again, we have
rt +
𝑞 𝑔
𝑘
. (𝑟3/6) = C1r+ C2 ……(3)
At the center of sphere, r=0 so C2=0.
Applying boundary condition, at r=R ,t= tw
C1= tw +
𝒒 𝒈
𝟔𝒌
. R 𝟐
By substituting values of C1 and C2 in equation(3), we have temperature
distribution as,
6. t +
𝑞 𝑔
𝑘
. (𝑟3/6) = tw +
𝑞 𝑔
6𝑘
. R2
t = tw +
𝒒 𝒈
𝟔𝒌
. (R 𝟐 − r 𝟐) ……(4)
From above equation it is evident that the temperature distribution is
parabolic, the maximum temperature occurs at the center(r2=0) is value
is given by
tmax = tw +
𝑞 𝑔
6𝑘
. R2 ……(5)
From above equations (4) and (5)
t − tw
tmax − tw
=
R2
− r2
R2 = 1 –
𝑟
𝑅
2
Now, for evaluating heat transfer invoking Fourier’s equation,
Q = -kA
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑟 r=R
7. Q = -k*4𝜋𝑟2 ∗
𝑑
𝑑𝑟
tw +
𝑞 𝑔
6𝑘
. (R2 − r2) r=R
= k*4𝜋𝑅2 ∗
𝑞 𝑔
3𝑘
.R
=
4
3
𝜋𝑅3 ∗ 𝑞 𝑔
Thus heat conducted is equal to heat generated.Under steady state
conditions the heat conducted should be equal to heat convected from
outer surface of the sphere.
4
3
𝜋𝑅3 ∗ 𝑞 𝑔 = h4𝜋𝑅2(tw − t𝑎)
tw = ta +
𝑞 𝑔
3ℎ
. R
Inserting value of tw in equation (4)
t = ta +
𝑞 𝑔
3ℎ
. R +
𝑞 𝑔
6𝑘
. (R2 − r2)
8. The maximum temperature
tmax = ta +
𝑞 𝑔
3ℎ
. R +
𝑞 𝑔
6𝑘
.R2 ……(at r=0)