Unsteady State Conduction
Unsteady State Conduction
Unsteady State Conduction
T
g ( x, t )
2
T
t
C p
For Rectangular Geometry:
T T T g ( x, y , z : t )
T
2 2
2
t
y
z
C p
x
2
Solar Drying
Oil at T
Transient-conduction
Temperature will vary with location
within a system and with time.
Temperature and rate heat transfer
variation of a system are dependent on
its internal resistance and surface
resistance.
If we have a ball with initial temperature
of T0 and it is left in fluid at T.
Heat is transferred by convection at the
surface.
As the surface temperature decreases,
heat is transferred from the center of the
ball to the surface, then to the fluid.
Oil at T
dU
Rate of change in enegy :
dt
dU
dt
d cTdV
V
dt
d c 4r 2 T (r , t )dr
0
dt
At any instant:
R
d c 4r 2 T (r , t )dr
0
dt
dT r , t
kAcond
dr
hAconv T ( R, t ) Te
r R
d c 4r 2 T (r , t )dr
0
dt
R
d c 4r 2 T (r , t )dr
0
dt
dT r , t
kAcond
dr
dT r , t
kAcond
dr
Arad T 4 ( R, t ) T 4 e
rR
hrad Arad T ( R, t ) Te
r R
T0
Rcond
T0
Rconv
hAconv T ( R, t ) T
Bi
dT r , t
kAcond
dr r R
Bi
hAconv
kAcond
Lcharacteristic
hAconv T0 T
Bi
T0 T
kAcond
hLcharacteristic
k solid
Bi
hAconv
kAcond
Lcharacteristic
Lcharacteristic
kAcond
Rcond
1
Rconv
hAconv
d cT (t )dV
V
dt
hAconv T (t ) T
d cVT
hAconv T (t ) T
dt
dT
cV
hAconv T (t ) T
dt
Rearranging:
hAconv
dT
dt
T (t ) T
cV
Integrating to any time interval:
T
dT
hAconv
T T (t ) T cV 0 dt
0
T T
hA
ln
cV
T0 T
T T
e
T0 T
Define, Thermal Time Constant
T T
e
T0 T
hA
cV
cV
c
hA
T T
T
T0 T
*
t
thA
t
c cV
*
1
c
CV
hA
c Rth Cth
The total energy transferred in time t
hLcharacteristic
hV
Bi
k solid
k solid Asurface
The Fourier number (Fo) or Fourier modulus, named after Joseph
Fourier, is a dimensionless number that characterizes transient behavior
of a system.
Conceptually, it is the ratio of the heat conduction rate to the rate of
thermal energy storage. It is defined as:
kAT
Lcharacteristic
Fo
CVT
kt
CL
2
characteristic
t
L2characteristic
hLcharacteristic
Bi
1
k solid