Tutorial Sheet - Application of PDE
Tutorial Sheet - 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.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.