PDE Assingment 3 2015
PDE Assingment 3 2015
PDE Assingment 3 2015
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Topic: Assignment-3(PDE) MAL-201, B. Tech., III-Semester(2015).
Wave Equation:
1. Solve the wave equation utt = c2 uxx , 0 < x < l, t > 0 with the boundary conditions
u(0, t) = u(l, t) = 0 for t > 0, initial conditions u(x, 0) = f (x) and ut (x, 0) = g(x) for 0 < x < l.
3. Solve the wave equation utt = c2 uxx sin x, 0 < x < /2, t > 0 with the boundary conditions
u(0, t) = u(/2, t) = 0 for t > 0, initial conditions u(x, 0) = 0 and ut (x, 0) = 0 for 0 < x < /2.
4. Solve the wave equation utt = 9uxx + cos x, 0 < x < 4, t > 0 with the boundary conditions
u(0, t) = u(4, t) = 0 for t > 0, initial conditions u(x, 0) = x(4 x) and ut (x, 0) = 0 for 0 < x < 4.
5. Solve the initial boundary value problemutt = c2 uxx , 0 < x < l, t > 0 with the boundary conditions
u u
(0, t) = (l, t) = 0 for t > 0, initial conditions u(x, 0) = x and ut (x, 0) = g(x) for 0 < x < l.
x x
6. Use DAlembert solution to solve the initial value problem defining the vibrations of an infinitely long
elastic string when (i) f (x) = sin 2x, g(x) = cos 2x. (ii) g(x) 0, f (x) = kx(1 x).
Heat Equation:
1. Solve the heat equation ut = c2 uxx , 0 < x < l, t > 0 with the boundary conditions
u(0, t) = u(l, t) = 0 for t > 0, initial condition u(x, 0) = f (x) for 0 < x < l.
2. Solve the above heat equation ut = 3uxx , 0 < x < l, t > 0 with the boundary
conditions
u(0, t) = u(l, t) = 0 for t > 0, initial condition u(x, 0) = l 1 cos 2x
l for 0 < x < l.
3. Find the temperature distribution in a bar with insulated ends on the interval (0, 6) when the initial
temperature is ex for 0 x 6 and the thermal diffusivity c2 is 4.
4. A thin, homogeneous bar of length L has initial temperature equal to 250 C, the right end (x = L) is
insulated while the left end (x = 0) is kept at zero temperature. Find the temperature distribution in the
bar.
5. Solve the heat equation ut = c2 uxx , 0 < x < l, t > 0 with the boundary conditions
u(0, t) = 1, u(l, t) = 2 for t > 0, initial condition u(x, 0) = 1 for 0 < x < l.
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6. An insulated rod of length l has its ends A and B maintained at 00 C and 1000 C respectively until steady
state conditions prevail.
(i) If B is suddenly reduced to 00 C and maintained 00 C, find the temperature distribution in the bar at
any time t.
(ii) If the temperature of A is raised to 200 C and reducing the temperature of B to 800 C, find the
temperature distribution in the bar at any time t.
7. A bar of 20cm long with insulted sides has its ends A and B maintained at temperatures 300 C and 800 C
respectively, until steady-state conditions prevails. The temperature of A is suddenly raised to 400 C and
at the same time that at B is lowered to 600 C. Find the temperature distribution in the bar at time t.
Laplace Equation:
1. Solve for the steady state temperature distribution in a thin flat plate covering the rectangle 0 x
4, 0 y 1, if the temperature on the vertical sides is zero while on the horizontal lower side it is
f (x) = sin x and on the horizontal upper side it is g(x) = x(4 x).
2. Solve the boundary value problem governing the steady state temperature distribution in a thin. flat
rectangular plate given by uxx + uyy = 0, 0 < x < a, 0 < y < b with the boundary conditions
u(0, y) = f (y), u(a, y) = g(y), 0 < y < b and u(x, 0) = u(x, b) = 0, 0 < x < a.
3. The boundaries of a thin rectangular plate are x = 0, x = 1, y = 0, y = 2. The steady state temperature
distribution in the plate is to be determined when the vertical edges are insulated. The boundary value
problem modelling the temperature distribution is, uxx +uyy = 0, 0 < x < 1, 0 < ( y < 2 with the bound-
x, 0 < x < 0.5
ary conditions ux (0, y) = ux (1, y) = 0, 0 < y < 2, u(x, 0) = 0 and u(x, 2) = .
1 x, 0.5 x < 1
Find the temperature distribution?
4. Solve the boundary value problem governing the steady state temperature distribution in a thin. flat
rectangular plate given by uxx + uyy = 0, 0 < x < a, 0 < y < b with the boundary conditions
u(0, y) = u(a, y) = 0, 0 < y < b, uy (x, 0) = 0and u(x, b) = g(x), 0 < x < a.
5. Solve the boundary value problem governing the steady state temperature distribution in a thin. flat
rectangular plate given by uxx + uyy = 0, 0 < x < 1, 0 < y < 1 with the boundary conditions
u(0, y) = y, ux (1, y) = 10, 0 < y < 1 and u(x, 0) = u(x, 1) = 0, 0 < x < 1.
6. Obtain the steady state temperature distribution in a semi-circular plate of radius a whose bounding
diameter is kept at 00 C and the temperature
( along the semi-circular boundary is given by
50, 0 < < 2
(i) u(a, ) = 500 C (ii) u(a, ) = .
50( ), 2 <