Spatial behavior for solutions in heat conduction with two delays

In this note, we investigate the spatial behavior of the solutions of the equation proposed to describe a theory for the heat conduction with two delay terms. We obtain an alternative of the Phragmén-Lindelöf type, which means that the solutions either decay or blow-up at infinity, both options in an exponential way. We also describe how to obtain an upper bound for the amplitude term. This is the first contribution on spatial behavior for partial differential equations involving two delay terms. We use energy arguments. The main point of the contribution is the use of an exponentially weighted energy function.     

Direct and inverse solutions of the two-dimensional hyperbolic heat conduction problems

A sequential method is proposed to estimate boundary condition of the two-dimensional hyperbolic heat conduction problems. An inverse solution is deduced from a finite difference method, the concept of the future time and a modified Newton–Raphson method. The undetermined boundary condition at each time step is denoted as an unknown variable in a set of non-linear equations, which are formulated from the measured temperature and the calculated temperature. Then, an iterative process is used to solve the set of equations. No selected function is needed to represent the undetermined function in advance. The example problem is used to demonstrate the characteristics of the proposed method. In the example, a well-known problem is used to demonstrate the validity of the proposed direct method and then the inverse solutions are evaluated. In the second example, the larger value of the relaxation time is implemented in the direct solutions and the inverse solutions. The close agreement between the exact values and the estimated results is made to confirm the validity and accuracy of the proposed method. The results show that the proposed method is an accurate and stable method to determine the boundary conditions in the two-dimensional inverse hyperbolic heat conduction problems.     

Half-line solutions of a nonlinear heat conduction problem

We solve a half-line problem for a nonlinear diffusion equation with a given time-dependent thermal conductivity at the origin. The problem reduces to a linear Volterra integral equation, which is solvable by Picard’s process of successive approximations. We analyze some explicit examples numerically. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 152, No. 1, pp. 58–65, July, 2007.     

On a proposed model for heat conduction

^** Corresponding author. Email: jcsong{at}hanyang.ac.kr A system of partial differential equation for modelling theconduction of heat was proposed by Ghaleb & El-Deen Mohamedein(1989). According to their theory, the initial-value problemfor the temperature is ill-posed. In this paper, two well-posedproblems for the temperature are introduced and investigated.     

Improved lumped models for transient heat conduction in a slab with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity

This work reports improved lumped-parameter models for transient heat conduction in a slab with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity. The improved lumped models are obtained through two point Hermite approximations for integrals. For linearly temperature-dependent thermal conductivity, it is shown by comparison with numerical solution of the original distributed parameter model that the higher order lumped model (_H1,₁/_H0,₀$H_{1\text{,}1}/H_{0\text{,}0}$ approximation) yields significant improvement of average temperature prediction over the classical lumped model. A unified Biot number limit depending on a single dimensionless parameter β$\beta$ is given both for cooling and heating processes.     

Improved bounds for some nonstandard problems in generalized heat conduction

We consider the Maxwell-Cattaneo system of equations for generalized heat conduction where the temperature and heat flux satisfy a nonstandard auxiliary condition which prescribes a combination of their values initially and at a later time. We obtain L₂ bounds for the temperature and heat flux by means of Lagrange identities. These bounds extend the range of validity for the parameter in the nonstandard condition under a constraint on the coefficients in the differential equations.     

Wavelet regularization for an inverse heat conduction problem

In this paper we consider an inverse heat conduction problem which appears in some applied subjects. This problem is ill-posed in the sense that the solution (if it exists) does not depend continuously on the data. The Meyer wavelets are applied to formulate a regularized solution which is convergent to exact one on an acceptable interval when data error tends to zero.     

Regularization of backward heat conduction problem

We study the backward heat conduction problem in an unbounded region. The problem is ill-posed, in the sense that the solution if it exists, does not depend continuously on the data. Continuous dependence of the data is restored by cutting-off high frequencies in Fourier domain. The cut-off parameter acts as a regularization parameter. The discrepancy principle, for choosing the regularization parameter and double exponential transformation methods for numerical implementation of regularization method have been used. An example is presented to illustrate applicability and accuracy of the proposed method.     

Dynamic adaptation method in gasdynamic simulations with nonlinear heat conduction

A dynamic adaptation method is applied to gas dynamics problems with nonlinear heat conduction. The adaptation function is determined by the condition that the energy equation is quasi-stationary and the grid point distribution is quasi-uniform. The dynamic adaptation method with the adaptation function thus determined and a front-tracking technique are used to solve the model problem of a piston moving in a heat-conducting gas. It is shown that the results significantly depend on the thermal conductivity chosen. The numerical results obtained on a 40-node grid are compared with self-similar solutions to this problem.     

多层介质中逆热传导问题的傅里叶正则化方法

逆热传导问题是数学物理反问题中的热点和前沿课题之一,在钢铁生产等领域中具有重要的应用背景.讨论一个多层介质中的逆热传导问题,它是一个极度不适定问题.通过傅里叶截断方法构造正则化近似解,并给出相应的稳定性估计.     

Linear barycentric rational collocation method for solving heat conduction equation

The linear barycentric rational collocation method for solving heat conduction equation is presented. The matrix form of discrete heat conduction equation by collocation method is also obtained. With the help of convergence rate of the barycentric interpolation, the convergence rate of linear barycentric rational collocation method for solving heat conduction equation is proved. At last, several numerical examples are provided to validate the theoretical analysis.     

Enriched finite element spaces for transient conduction heat transfer

This paper presents an alternative approach via finite elements to treat numerically the thermal shocks in heat transfer finite element analysis. The method consists in using the standard enriched finite element approaches with time-interpolation. It will be applied here to the transient conduction heat equation where the classical Galerkin method is shown to be unstable. The proposed method consists in adding and eliminating bubbles to the finite element space and then to interpolate the solution to the real time step. This modification is equivalent to the addition of a stabilizing term tuned by a local time-dependent stability parameter, which ensures an oscillating-free solution. To validate this approach, the numerical results obtained in classical 2D and 3D benchmark problems are compared with the Galerkin and the analytical solutions.     

A modified method for a non-standard inverse heat conduction problem

A non-standard inverse heat conduction problem is considered. Data are given along the line x = 1 and the solution at x = 0 is sought. The problem is ill-posed in the sense that the solution (if it exists) does not depend continuously on the data. In order to solve the problem numerically it is necessary to employ some regularization method. In this paper, we study a modification of the equation, where a fourth-order mixed derivative term is added. Error estimates for this equation are given, which show that the solution of the modified equation is an approximation of the heat equation. A numerical implementation is considered and a simple example is given. Some numerical results show the usefulness of the modified method.     

Determination of material functions through second sound measurements in a hyperbolic heat conduction theory

In a previous paper [1], numerical solutions to initial-boundary value problems for a semi-empirical model of heat conduction were compared with available experimental results.

In the present paper, we modify the model by introducing more realistic approximations of constitutive functions, based on measured heat conductivities and second sound speeds for NaF at low temperatures (10…20° K). We achieve good accordance between measured second sound pulses and numerical solutions in the temperature range covered by experiments, and reasonable behaviour even beyond this interval. Especially, a passage to the diffusive regime of the classical Fourier law is possible.     

An inverse hyperbolic heat conduction problem in estimating surface heat flux of a living skin tissue

In this study, an inverse algorithm based on the conjugate gradient method and the discrepancy principle is applied to solve the inverse hyperbolic heat conduction problem in estimating the unknown time-dependent surface heat flux in a living skin tissue from the temperature measurements taken within the tissue. The inverse solutions will be justified based on the numerical experiments in which three different heat flux distributions are to be determined. The temperature data obtained from the direct problem are used to simulate the temperature measurements. The influence of measurement errors upon the precision of the estimated results is also investigated. Results show that an excellent estimation on the time-dependent surface heat flux can be obtained for the test cases considered in this study.     

Nonlinear equations with unbounded heat conduction and integrable data

We consider a class of quasi-linear diffusion problems involving a matrix A(t,x,u) which blows up for a finite value m of the unknown u. Stationary and evolution equations are studied for L ¹ data. We focus on the case where the solution u can reach the value m. For such problems we introduce a notion of renormalized solutions and we prove the existence of such solutions.      

Approximate solutions to one-dimensional nonlinear heat conduction problems with a given flux

One-dimensional (planar, cylindrically symmetric, and spherically symmetric) nonlinear heat conduction problems with the heat flux at the origin specified in the form of a power time dependence are considered. The initial temperature of the medium is assumed to be zero. Approximate solutions to the problems are obtained. The convergence of the resulting solutions is discussed.     

End effects in three-phase-lag heat conduction

In this article we study the spatial behaviour of solutions for the three-phase-lag heat equation on a semi-infinite cylinder. First, we investigate the spatial evolution of solutions of an initial boundary-value problem with zero boundary conditions on the lateral surface of the cylinder. Under null initial data, a Phragmen–Lindelof alternative is obtained. An upper bound for the amplitude term in terms of the boundary data is also established. For the case of decay solutions, an improvement is obtained. We prove that the decay can be controlled by the exponential of a second-degree polynomial in the distance from the finite end of the cylinder. A class of non-standard problems is also considered for which the temperature and its first two time derivatives at a fixed time T ₀ are assumed proportional to their initial values. These results are relevant in the context of the Saint-Venant Principle for heat conduction problems.     

Hybrid differential transform and finite difference method to solve the nonlinear heat conduction problem

In this paper, the differential transform is employed to discuss the behaviors of nonlinear heat conduction problem. A hybrid method of differential transform and finite difference approach is proposed to solve the transient responses of a nonlinear heat conduction problem. Different parameters of the equation and boundary conditions are considered to verify the feasibility of the proposed method to such problems. Simulation results are illustrated and discussed in comparison with the linear case. The results show that the hybrid method can achieve good results for such problems.     

A local iteration scheme for nonlinear two-dimensional steady-state heat conduction: a BEM approach

An efficient algorithm is proposed to solve the steady-state nonlinear heat conduction equation using the boundary element method (BEM). Nonlinearity of the heat conduction equation arises from nonlinear boundary conditions and temperature dependence of thermal conductivity. Using Kirchhoff's transformation, the case of temperature dependence of thermal conductivity can be transformed to the nonlinear boundary conditions case. Applying the BEM technique, the resulting matrix equation becomes nonlinear. The nonlinearity, however, only involves the boundary nodes that have nonlinearboundary conditions. The proposed local iterative scheme reduces the entire BEM matrix equation to a smaller matrix equation whose rank is the same as the number of boundary nodes with nonlinear boundary conditions. The Newton-Raphson iteration scheme is used to solve the reduced nonlinear matrix equation. The local iterative scheme is first applied to two one-dimensional problems (analytical solutions are possible) with different nonlinear boundary conditions. It is then applied to a two-region problem. Finally, the local iterative scheme is applied to two cavity problems in which radiation plays a role in the heat transfer.