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Module 4: Short Questions

The document contains 9 short questions about analytical and numerical methods for multidimensional heat transfer problems: 1. It asks about the types of problems analytical solutions are possible for in multidimensional heat transfer, and to name common analytical methods for steady state problems. 2. It asks about the limitations of analytical methods and why analytical solutions are still useful despite limitations. 3. It asks about the meaning of "shape factor" in two-dimensional heat transfer analysis and the advantage of using such a method, and whether there is a shape factor for one-dimensional heat transfer.

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Module 4: Short Questions

The document contains 9 short questions about analytical and numerical methods for multidimensional heat transfer problems: 1. It asks about the types of problems analytical solutions are possible for in multidimensional heat transfer, and to name common analytical methods for steady state problems. 2. It asks about the limitations of analytical methods and why analytical solutions are still useful despite limitations. 3. It asks about the meaning of "shape factor" in two-dimensional heat transfer analysis and the advantage of using such a method, and whether there is a shape factor for one-dimensional heat transfer.

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Module 4: Short questions

1. For what kind of problems in multidimensional heat transfer are analytical


solutions possible? Name some common analytical methods in steady state
multidimensional heat transfer?

2. What are the limitations of analytical methods? In spite of their limitations, why
are analytical solutions useful?

3. What is meant by “shape factor” in two-dimensional heat transfer analysis? What


is the advantage of using such a method? Is there a shape factor in 1D heat
transfer?

4. How do numerical solution methods differ from analytical methods? What are
the advantages and disadvantages of numerical and analytical methods?

5. What is the basis of energy balance method in numerical analysis? How does it
differ from the formal finite difference method using Taylor series
approximation? For a specified nodal network, will these two methods result in
the same or a different set of equations?

6. Consider a medium in which the finite difference formulation of a general interior


node is given in its simplest form as
Tm −1 − 2Tm + Tm +1 g& m
+ =0
Δx 2 k
(a) Is heat transfer in this medium steady or transient?
(b) Is heat transfer one-, two-, or three-dimensional?
(c) Is there heat generation in the medium?
(d) Is the nodal spacing constant or variable?
(e) Is thermal conductivity of the medium constant or variable?

7. Consider a medium in which the finite difference formulation of a general interior


node is given in its simplest form as
g& l 2
Tleft + Ttop + Tright + Tbottom − 4Tnode + m = 0
k
(a) Is heat transfer in this medium steady or transient?
(b) Is heat transfer one-, two-, or three-dimensional?
(c) Is there heat generation in the medium?
(d) Is the nodal spacing constant or variable?
(e) Is thermal conductivity of the medium constant or variable?

8. What is an irregular boundary? What is a practical way of handling irregular


boundary surfaces with the finite difference method?

9. When performing numerical calculations of heat diffusion on a structured


Cartesian grid in two dimensions, a simplified form of the equations states that the
temperature at a node is simply the average of its four adjacent neighbours. What
assumption is NOT required to allow this simplified form
a) must have no heat generation
b) must not be at a domain boundary
c) must have uniform cell dimensions in both directions
d) must be a solid medium

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