clear; clc; //Example5.5[Transient Heat Conduction in a Large Uranium Plate] //Given:- k=28;//[W/m.degree Celcius] a=12.5*10^(-6);//Thermal diffusivity[m^2/s] T1_0=200,T2_0=200;//Initial Temperature[degree Celcius] e_gen=5*10^6;//Heat generated per unit volume[W/m^3] h=45;//heat transfer coefficient[W/m^2.degree Celcius] T0=0;//Temperature at node 0[degree Celcius] L=0.04;//[m] M=3;//No of nodes t=15;//[seconds] //Solution (a):- delx=L/(M-1);//[m] //The nodes are 0,1 and 2 tau=(a*t)/(delx^2);//Fourier no //Substituing this value of tau in nodal equations //The nodal temperatures T1_1 and T2_1 at t=15sec T1_1=0.0625*T1_0+0.46875*T2_0+33.482;//[degree Celcius] T2_1=0.9375*T1_0+0.032366*T2_0+34.386;//[degree Celcius] //Similarly the nodal themperatures T1_2,T2_2 at t1=2*t=30sec are T1_2=0.0625*T1_1+0.46875*T2_1+33.482;//[degree Celcius] T2_2=0.9375*T1_1+0.032366*T2_1+34.386;//[degree Celcius] disp("degree Celcius",T2_2,T1_2,"and",T2_1,T1_1,"Temperatures at node 1 and 2 are respectively")