6.2
Pure Neumann conditions
and the
Fourier cosine
series
In
this section
we
will
consider
the
effect
of
insulating
one or
both ends
of a bar in
which
heat
is flowing.
36
With
the new
boundary conditions
that
result,
we
must
use
different
eigenfunctions
in the
Fourier series method.
Of
particular
interest
is the
case
in
which
both ends
of the bar are
insulated,
as
this raises some mathematical
questions
that
we
have
not yet
encountered.
6.2.1
One end
insulated; mixed
boundary
conditions
We
begin with
the
case
in
which
one end of the bar is
insulated,
but the
other
is
not.
In
Section 2.1,
we saw
that
an
insulated boundary corresponds
to a
homogeneous
Neumann
condition, which indicates
that
no
heat energy
is flowing
through
that
end
of the
bar.
We
consider
a bar of
length
t,
perfectly
insulated
on the
sides,
and
assume
that
one end (x =
1}
is
perfectly
insulated while
the
other
end (x = 0)
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Or
closing
one or
both ends
of a
pipe
in
which
a
chemical
is
diffusing.
6.2.
Pure
Neumann
conditions
and the
Fourier
cosine series
229
(a)
What
is the
steady-state temperature distribution
of the
bar?
(b)
How
long does
it
take
the bar to
reach steady-state
(to
within
1%)?
11.
Repeat
the
preceding exercise with
the bar of
Exercise
9.
12.
Consider
a 100 cm
circular bar, with radius
4 cm,
designed
so
that
the
thermal
conductivity
is
nonconstant
and
satisfies
K(X)
= 1 + ax
W/(cmK)
for
some
a > 0.
Assume
that
the
sides
of the bar are
completely insulated,
one end
(x
= 0) is
kept
at 0
degrees Celsius,
and
heat
is
added
to the
other
end at
a
rate
of 4 W. The
temperature
of the bar
reaches
a
steady
state,
u
=
u(x),
and
the
temperature
at the end x = 100 is
measured
to be
Estimate
a.
13.
Compute
the
Fourier sine
coefficients
of
each
of the
following
functions,
and
verify
the
statements
on
page
216
concerning
the
rate
of
decay
of the
Fourier
coefficients.
(Take
the
interval
to be
[0.11.)
6.2. Pure Neumann conditions
and
the Fourier cosine
series
229
(a)
What
is
the steady-state temperature distribution of the bar?
(b)
How
long does it take the bar to reach steady-state (to within 1
%)?
11.
Repeat
the
preceding exercise with the bar of Exercise
9.
12. Consider a 100cm circular bar, with radius 4cm, designed
so
that
the thermal
conductivity
is
nonconstant and satisfies
II;
(x ) = 1 +
o::x
W / (cm
K)
for some
0::
>
O.
Assume
that
the
sides of the bar are completely insulated, one end
(x =
0)
is
kept
at
0 degrees Celsius, and heat
is
added
to
the other end
at
a
rate
of 4 W. The temperature of the
bar
reaches a steady state, u = u(x),
and the temperature
at
the end x =
100
is
measured
to
be
u(100)
==
7.6 degrees Celsius.
Estimate
0::.
13. Compute the Fourier sine coefficients of each of
the
following functions, and
verify
the
statements on page
216
concerning the rate of decay of the Fourier
coefficients. (Take the interval to be [0,1].)
(a)
(b)
f(x)
= {
x,
2 - 2x,
Os
x <
1/2,
1/2
S x S
1.
{
X
0 s x <
1/2,
f(x)=
1'-x,I/2SxS1.
6.2 Pure Neumann conditions and the Fourier
cosine
.
series
In this section
we
will consider the effect of insulating one or
both
ends of a
bar
in
which heat
is
flowing.
36
With
the
new boundary conditions
that
result,
we
must use
different eigenfunctions in
the
Fourier series method. Of particular interest
is
the
case in which
both
ends of the bar are insulated, as this raises some mathematical
questions
that
we
have not yet encountered.
6.2.1 One
end
insulated; mixed boundary conditions
We
begin with the case in which one end of the
bar
is
insulated,
but
the other
is
not.
In Section 2.1,
we
saw
that
an insulated boundary corresponds
to
a homogeneous
Neumann condition, which indicates
that
no heat energy
is
flowing through
that
end of the bar.
We
consider a bar of length
C,
perfectly insulated on the sides, and
assume
that
one end (x =
C)
is
perfectly insulated while the other end (x =
0)
360r
closing one
or
both
ends of a pipe in which a chemical is diffusing.