Temperature solutions due to time-dependent moving-line-heat sources

  • S. M. Zubair*
  • , M. A. Chaudhry
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A closed-form model for the computation of temperature distribution in an infinitely extended isotropic body with a time-dependent moving-line-heat sources is discussed. The temperature solutions are presented for the sources of the forms: (i) Q̇1(t) = Q̇0 exp(-γt), (ii) Q̇2(t) = Q̇0(t/t(Black star)) exp(-γt), and Q̇3(t) = Q̇0[1 + s cos (wt)], where γ and ω are real parameters and t(Black star) characterizes the limiting time. The reduced (or dimensionless) temperature solutions are presented in terms of the generalized representation of an incomplete gamma function Γ(α, x; b) and its decompositions CΓ and SΓ. It is also demonstrated that the present analysis covers the classical temperature solution of a constant strength source under quasi-steady-state situations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)185-189
Number of pages5
JournalHeat and Mass Transfer
Volume31
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1996

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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