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Tutorial Sheet - Application of PDE

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Department of Mathematics

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad

Class: B. Tech. II Semester Branch: Chemical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering


Course: Mathematics-II Course Code: MA12102 & MA12106
Session: 2022-23 Course Instructor: Dr. Supriya Yadav
Topic: Application of PDE

Note: Following are the problems which are required to be done by the students for an
overall understanding of the topics.

Q.1 Classify the following partial differential equations


𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2𝑢
(a) 2 𝜕𝑥 2 + 4 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 + 3 𝜕𝑦 2 = 0 (b) 𝑥 2 𝜕𝑦 2 − 𝜕𝑥 2 + 𝑢 = 0 (c) 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 2 + 2 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 + 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 2 = 0 (d)
𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕2 𝑢 𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2𝑢
√𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 𝜕𝑥 2 + 2(𝑥 − 𝑦) 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 + √𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 𝜕𝑦 2 + 3 𝜕𝑥 + 𝜕𝑦 = 0 (e) 𝑥 𝜕𝑥 2 + 𝑦 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 + 𝜕𝑦 2 = 0
𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2𝑢
(f) (1 − 𝑥 2 ) 𝜕𝑥 2 − 2𝑥𝑦 𝜕𝑥𝜕𝑦 + (1 − 𝑦 2 ) 𝜕𝑦 2 = 0.

Q.2 Solve following partial differential equations by the method of separation of variables
𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕2𝑢
(a) 3 𝜕𝑥 + 2 𝜕𝑦 = 0; 𝑢(𝑥, 0) = 4𝑒 −𝑥 (b) 4 𝜕𝑥 + 𝜕𝑦 = 3𝑢; 𝑢(0, 𝑦) = 4𝑒 −𝑦 − 𝑒 −5𝑦 (c) 𝜕𝑥 2 −
𝜕𝑢 𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2𝑢 𝜕𝑢 𝜕2𝑢
= 0 (d) 𝜕𝑡 2 = 𝑐 2 𝜕𝑥 2 (e) = 𝑐 2 𝜕𝑥 2 .
𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑡

Q.3 A string is stretched and fastened to two points 𝑙apart. Motion is started by displacing the
𝜋𝑥
string in the form 𝑢 = 𝐴 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑙 from which it is released at time 𝑡 = 0. Show that the
displacement of any point at a distance 𝑥from one end at time 𝑡is given by 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑡) =
𝜋𝑥 𝜋𝑐𝑡
𝐴 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑙 .

Q.4 A tightly stretched string with fixed end points 𝑥 = 0and 𝑥 = 𝑙is initially in a position
𝜋𝑥
given by 𝑢 = 𝑢0 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝑙 . If it is released from rest from this position, find the displacement
𝑢(𝑥, 𝑡).
Q.5 Find the deflection 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑡) of the tightly stretched rectangular membrane with sides 𝑎

and 𝑏having wave velocity 𝑐 = 1if the initial velocity is zero and the initial deflection is
2𝜋𝑥 3𝜋𝑦
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑏 .

Q.6 A rod of length 𝑙with insulated sides is initially at uniform temperature𝑢0 . Its ends are
suddenly cooled to 0∘ 𝐶and are kept at that temperature. Find the temperature function 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦).
Q.7 Find the temperature in a bar of length 2 whose ends are kept at zero and lateral surface
𝜋𝑥 5𝜋𝑥
insulated if the initial temperature is 𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 + 3 𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 .

𝜕𝑢 𝜕2 𝑢
Q.8 Solve the equation 𝜕𝑡 = 𝜕𝑥 2 with boundary condition 𝑢(𝑥, 0) = 3 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑛 𝜋𝑥, 𝑢(0, 𝑡) =
0, 𝑢(𝑙, 𝑡) = 0, where 0 < 𝑥 < 𝑙.
Q.9 Find the temperature 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑡) in a homogeneous bar of heat conducting material of length
𝑥(𝐿−𝑥)𝑑
𝐿cm. with its ends kept at zero temperature and initial temperature given by 𝐿2 .

Q.10 Find the temperature 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑡) in a slab whose ends 𝑥 = 0to 𝑥 = 𝐿are kept at zero
𝐿
𝑘, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛0 < 𝑥 < 2
temperature and whose initial temperature 𝑓(𝑥) is given by 𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝐿 .
0, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 2 < 𝑥 < 𝐿

𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2𝑢
Q.11 Use separation of variables method to solve the equation + 𝜕𝑦 2 = 0subject to the
𝜕𝑥 2
𝑛𝜋𝑥
boundary conditions 𝑢(0, 𝑦) = 𝑢(𝑙, 𝑦) = 𝑢(𝑥, 0) = 0and 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑎) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 .
𝑙

𝜕2 𝑢 𝜕2𝑢
Q.12 Solve the following Laplace equation + 𝜕𝑦 2 = 0in a rectangle with 𝑢(0, 𝑦) =
𝜕𝑥 2
𝑢(𝑎, 𝑦) = 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑏) = 0and 𝑢(𝑥, 0) = 𝑓(𝑥) along 𝑥 -axis.
𝜕2𝑉 𝜕2𝑉 𝜋𝑥
Q.13 Solve 2 = 𝐿𝐶 2 assuming that the initial voltage is 𝑉0 𝑠𝑖𝑛 ; 𝑉𝑡 (𝑥0 ) = 0and 𝑉 = 0at
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑡 𝑙
the ends 𝑥 = 0to 𝑥 = 𝑙∀𝑡.
𝜕2𝑢 𝜕2 𝑢
Q.14 Solve𝜕𝑥 2 + 𝜕𝑦 2 = 0,for0 < 𝑥 < 𝜋,0 < 𝑦 < 𝜋,𝑢(𝑥, 0) = 𝑥 2 ,𝑢(𝑥, 𝜋) = 0, 𝑢𝑥 (0, 𝑦) =
0,𝑢𝑥 (𝜋, 𝑦) = 0.

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