Sheet 5
Sheet 5
4. Heat conduction through a long L-shaped solid bar with specified boundary
conditions is considered.
a) Derive the difference equations for unknown nodes
b) Determine the unknown nodal temperatures using Gauss-Seidel method
with relative error of 0.02. Consider the initial value for all nodes
equals 120℃.
Where q = 4 ∗ 106 W m3 , q" = 6000 W m2 , L = 0.15 m, k = 35 W m ℃, h =
50 W m2 ℃, and T∞ = 25℃.
5. The top and bottom surfaces of an L-shaped long solid bar are
maintained at specified temperatures while the left surface is
insulated and the remaining 3 surfaces are subjected to convection.
Heat transfer through the bar is given to be steady and two-
dimensional and there is no heat generation within the bar. The
thermal conductivity is given to be k = 12 W m ℃, and the nodal
spacing is given to be x = 2y = 0.1 m. Where h = 30 W m2 ℃, and
T∞ = 25℃. Obtain the finite difference formulation of the problem and
determine the unknown nodal temperatures. Consider the initial value
for all nodes equals 70℃.