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This problem asks the student to analyze heat transfer through a semi-transparent medium subjected to radiative flux. Specifically, the student must: 1) Express the heat flux at the front and rear surfaces using Fourier's law and the known temperature distribution. 2) Derive an expression for the volumetric heat generation rate within the medium. 3) Express the absorbed radiation per unit surface area of the medium in terms of its thickness, absorption coefficient, and the temperatures of the front and rear surfaces.

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This problem asks the student to analyze heat transfer through a semi-transparent medium subjected to radiative flux. Specifically, the student must: 1) Express the heat flux at the front and rear surfaces using Fourier's law and the known temperature distribution. 2) Derive an expression for the volumetric heat generation rate within the medium. 3) Express the absorbed radiation per unit surface area of the medium in terms of its thickness, absorption coefficient, and the temperatures of the front and rear surfaces.

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PROBLEM 2.

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KNOWN: Temperature distribution in a semi-transparent medium subjected to radiative flux.
FIND: (a) Expressions for the heat flux at the front and rear surfaces, (b) Heat generation rate q& ( x ) ,
(c) Expression for absorbed radiation per unit surface area in terms of A, a, B, C, L, and k.
SCHEMATIC:

ASSUMPTIONS: (1) Steady-state conditions, (2) One-dimensional conduction in medium, (3)


Constant properties, (4) All laser irradiation is absorbed and can be characterized by an internal
volumetric heat generation term q& ( x ) .

ANALYSIS: (a) Knowing the temperature distribution, the surface heat fluxes are found using
Fouriers law,

dT A
qx = k = k - ( a ) e-ax + B
dx ka 2
A A
Front Surface, x=0: qx ( 0 ) = k + 1 + B = + kB <
ka a
A A
Rear Surface, x=L: qx ( L ) = k + e-aL + B = e-aL + kB . <
ka a
(b) The heat diffusion equation for the medium is
d dT q& d dT
+ =0 or &
q=-k
dx dx k dx dx
d A -ax
q& ( x ) = k + e + B = Ae-ax . <
dx ka
(c) Performing an energy balance on the medium,
E& in E& out + E& g = 0

& represents the absorbed irradiation. On a unit area basis


recognize that E g

( A
)
E& g = E& in + E& out = qx ( 0 ) + qx ( L ) = + 1 e-aL .
a
<
Alternatively, evaluate E & by integration over the volume of the medium,
g

L A
L
0
L
0
A
E& g = q& ( x )dx= Ae-ax dx=- e-ax =
a 0 a (
1 e-aL . )

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