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The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Numerical Methods in Aeronautical Engineering – Spring Semester 2022/23

Homework Assignment 2

Question 1
The left hand end of a thin metal rod, of length L, is maintained at a constant temperature
T0 , while the other end has a fixed temperature, T1 . The right hand half of the rod,
 L / 2  x  L , is exposed to radiative heating whereas, in the range, 0  x   L / 2  is
 

insulated to this heating. However, along its entire length the rod is exposed to heat
transfer by convection from/to the surroundings, which is at a constant ambient
temperature T .
The governing equation is:
 2T   c p  T
 h T  T    in 0  x   L / 2 


x 2
 k  t
 2T   c p  T
 h T  T     T4  T 4    in  L / 2   x  L ,


x 2
 k  t
where: T  T  x,t  is the temperature,   = 2.7  10 9 K 3 m 2 is a heat transfer parameter
expressing the relative importance of radiation to conduction. Boundary conditions and
other data are: at x=0: T  T0  300K , at x=L=10m: T1  400K . The ambient
temperature and heat convection parameter, respectively, are: T  200K , h  0.05m 2 .
In addition, the density of the metal is:   7870kg / m 3 , the specific heat is:
c p  447 J /  kg  K  and the heat conduction constant is: k  80.2W /  m  K  . The initial
x
condition is: T  x,0   T0    T1  T0  .
L
What are the two extra matching conditions required at x  L / 2 in order to solve this
problem?

You are required to solve this problem using finite differences and present results
showing the development of the temperature in the rod, until a steady state is attained.

Note: Make sure you submit a report of your work in accordance with the
instructions that appear on the course’s site.

Question 2
u   u 
For the following equation:   K  u   (*) (where K  u  is a positive function
t x  x 
of u), find a formal solution that is similar to the one found in the lecture for the equation:

1
u  2 u
 . Using this formal solution, develop the Completely Implicit Method for the
t x 2
numerical solution of equation (*).

Question 3
u  2u  2u
(a) Find the formal solution of the two-dimensional heat equation:   in
t x 2 y 2
u  2 u
a manner similar to the one found in the lecture for the equation: .
t x 2
(b) Use the formal solution you have found to develop the ADI method.

Good luck!!

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