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CDF Tools for Heat Transfer
Updated on 02 Feb. 2012
This page contains a directory of sub-pages that use Mathematica-based embedded CDF tools for solving analytical problems in heat transfer. To download the required, free CDF player click here Sub-Pages FinTemperatureCDFTool 1DTransientHeatConductionCDFTool
1D Transient Heat Conduction CDF Tool
Updated on 02 Feb. 2012
Analytic Solution for 1D Transient Heat Conduction The problem geometry and boundary conditions are shown below. An initially isothermal (Tinitial) semi-infinite medium is suddenly subject to a surface temperature Th.
Fin Temperature CDF Tool
Updated on 02 Feb. 2012
Calculation of Fin Temperature for Adiabatic Tip and Infinite Fins The following CDF tool calculates the normalized fin temperature (θ(x) / θbase) for two cases: Case 1: Adiabatic fin tip Case 2: Infinitely long fin In both cases, the cross sectional area of the fin is assumed to be …