Problem # 1 Suppose heat is lost from the lateral surface of a thin rod of length L into a surrounding medium at temperature zero. If the linear law of heat transfer applies, then the heat equation takes on the form: Insulated 0° kuxx-hu= ut, 0 0 Insulated L 0° Heat transfer from lateral surface of the rod X Find the temperature u(x, t) if the initial temperature is f(x) throughout and the ends x = 0 and x = L are insulated.

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Suppose heat is lost from the lateral surface of a thin rod of length L into a
surrounding medium at temperature zero. If the linear law of heat transfer
applies, then the heat equation takes on the form:
Insulated
0°
kuxx-hu= ut, 0<x<L,t> 0
Insulated
L
0°
Heat transfer from
lateral surface of
the rod
X
Find the temperature u(x, t) if the initial temperature is f(x) throughout and
the ends x = 0 and x = L are insulated.
Transcribed Image Text:Problem # 1 Suppose heat is lost from the lateral surface of a thin rod of length L into a surrounding medium at temperature zero. If the linear law of heat transfer applies, then the heat equation takes on the form: Insulated 0° kuxx-hu= ut, 0<x<L,t> 0 Insulated L 0° Heat transfer from lateral surface of the rod X Find the temperature u(x, t) if the initial temperature is f(x) throughout and the ends x = 0 and x = L are insulated.
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