In a conduction heat transfer process through a solid slab layer taking place under steady-state conditions, the following temperature profile is observed. Ax L However, conduction heat transfer in radial direction through a cylinder (again under steady-state conditions) does not yield such a straight line for the temperature profile, but the following one: T T2 Ar Why? Please also provide an explanation based on conduction heat transfer equations used in both cases.
In a conduction heat transfer process through a solid slab layer taking place under steady-state conditions, the following temperature profile is observed. Ax L However, conduction heat transfer in radial direction through a cylinder (again under steady-state conditions) does not yield such a straight line for the temperature profile, but the following one: T T2 Ar Why? Please also provide an explanation based on conduction heat transfer equations used in both cases.
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Transcribed Image Text:In a conduction heat transfer process through a solid slab layer taking place
under steady-state conditions, the following temperature profile is observed.
T2
Ax
However, conduction heat transfer in radial direction through a cylinder (again under
steady-state conditions) does not yield such a straight line for the temperature profile,
but the following one:
T1
T2
Δη
T2
T,
Why? Please also provide an explanation based on conduction heat transfer equations
used in both cases.
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