Some nonstandard problems in generalized heat conduction

The Maxwell-Cattaneo system of equations for generalized heat conduction is considered where the temperature and heat flux, respectively, are subject to auxiliary conditions which prescribe a combination of their values initially and at a later time. By means of differential inequalities, L₂ exponential decay bounds for the temperature and heat flux are determined in terms of data for a range of values of the parameter in the nonstandard auxiliary condition. Decay bounds are also obtained in two related problems. Received: July 14, 2003     

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.     

Some problems of heat conduction in transversally graded composites

The object of considerations is a two-component layer made of conductors non-periodically distributed in the form of laminas along the layer thickness. It is assumed that the distribution of the macroscopic properties of this laminate is approximated by continuous slowly-varying functions across laminas. Media of this kind can be treated as made of a functionally graded material. The aim of the paper is to apply the tolerance model, [8], to analyse one-directional, non-stationary heat conduction along the axis perpendicular to laminas. Moreover, received results are compared to the solutions obtained in the framework of the higher-order theory, [1]. (© 2009 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

On a nonstandard problem for heat conduction in a cylinder

Decay bounds are derived for the solution of a heat conduction problem in a semi-infinite cylinder when the lateral surface is held at zero temperature, a nonzero temperature is prescribed on the finite base, and the temperature at time T is prescribed to be a constant multiple of the temperature at initial time. Both energy and pointwise decay bounds are computed for a range of values of the constant multiple. Such problems were originally introduced as a means of stabilizing the backward-in-time problem for the heat equation.     

Improved spatial decay bounds in generalized heat conduction

This paper deals with heat conduction in a semi-infinite cylinder using the generalized Maxwell-Cattaneo equations. Spatial decay bounds for the temperature and heat flux under two different types of boundary conditions are derived. For fixed time it is shown that in each case the solutions decay in appropriate measure like the exponential of a quadratic function of the distance from the base of the cylinder, whereas in previous work they had been shown to decay only at least as fast as the exponential of a linear function.     

Improved spatial decay bounds in generalized heat conduction

This paper deals with heat conduction in a semi-infinite cylinder using the generalized Maxwell-Cattaneo equations. Spatial decay bounds for the temperature and heat flux under two different types of boundary conditions are derived. For fixed time it is shown that in each case the solutions decay in appropriate measure like the exponential of a quadratic function of the distance from the base of the cylinder, whereas in previous work they had been shown to decay only at least as fast as the exponential of a linear function.Received: January 13, 2004     

Reconstruction of spatial heat sources in heat conduction problems

In this short article, we consider the problem of recovering unknown spatial heat sources in heat equations. Applying Tikhonov's regularization approach, we define and obtain stable solutions to approximate the unknown sources from overspecified non-smooth data. We will also conduct numerical computations to demonstrate the applicability of our approximation.     

Uniqueness in exterior domains for the generalized heat conduction

In this note, we prove uniqueness of those solutions of the generalized heat conduction equation that increase as an exponential of the square of the distance from the origin. Continuous dependence results with respect to initial data and supply terms are also proved. The results are obtained with the help of the weighted energy method. We also prove uniqueness of the solutions of the backward in time problem. This second result is obtained by means of the weighted Lagrange identities method.     

Time-space boundary elements for transient heat conduction problems

This paper is concerned with a generalized time-space boundary element formulation for transient heat conduction problems in anisotropic media. A weighted residual form of the governing equation is used to obtain the boundary integral equation in terms of the fundamental solution. The resulting boundary integral equation is discretized by means of a wide variety of boundary elements from constant-elements to higher-order isoparametric elements located both in time and space.     

Wave propagation aspects of the generalized theory of heat conduction

Summary It is well known that the classical theory of heat conduction, which is based upon Fourier's law, leads to infinite propagation speeds for thermal disturbances. In a recent investigation [1], Gurtin and Pipkin devised a theory appropriate to rigid heat conductors with memory, and put forth evidence that their theory gives rise in general to finite wave speeds. The present paper is concerned with the linearized version of the theory presented in [1], in the form it assumes for isotropic conductors. We arrive at conditions upon the material response functions that ensure the finiteness of the wave speeds. In addition, we establish uniqueness of solutions for a class of history-value problems suggested by the linearized theory.

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Zusammenfassung Bekanntlich führt Fourier's klassische Theorie der Wärmeleitfähigkeit zu einer unendlich großen Ausbreitungsgeschwindigkeit lokaler Temperaturstörungen. Gurtin und Pipkin haben eine Theorie für starre Wärmeleiter mit Gedächtnis eingeführt und haben auch einen Beweis dafür gegeben, daß ihre Theorie auf eine endliche Ausbreitungsgeschwindigkeit führt. Die vorliegende Arbeit bezieht sich auf die linearisierte Form der Theorie von Gurtin und Pipkin für isotrope Leiter. Es werden Bedingungen für endliche Ausbreitungsgeschwindigkeit angegeben. Ferner wird die Eindeutigkeit der Lösungen für eine Klasse von history-value-Problemen angegeben, die durch die lineare Theorie nahegelegt werden.

     

The optimum anisotropy in problems of heat conduction in solids

Some problems of optimizing the internal structure of solids, made of a material which is locally orthotropic with respect to the heat-conducting properties, are formulated. The state variable (the inverse temperature) is determined from the solution of the boundary value problem of heat conduction. The orthogonal rotation tensor, which defines the optimum orientation of the orthotropy axes of the material that delivers an extremum to the dissipation functional, is used as the control variable. The necessary conditions for an extremum are derived and some properties of the equations defining the optimal structures are investigated. Examples are given of the solution of problems of the optimum arrangement of the orthotropic material, and the possibility of effectively using the membrane analogy for this purpose is pointed out.     

A low-order meshless model for multidimensional heat conduction problems

In this paper, a perturbation method is used to solve a two-dimensional unsteady heat conduction problem. Low-order transfer functions are defined. Step responses are obtained and compared to the complete numerical solutions given by a meshless method. The analytical results are found to be in good agreement with numerical solutions which reveals the effectiveness and convenience of the used method.     

The estimation of the strength of the heat source in the heat conduction problems

A general method is proposed to determine the strength of the heat source in the Fourier and non-Fourier heat conduction problems. A finite difference method, the concept of the future time and a modified Newton–Raphson method are adopted in the problem. The undetermined heat source at each time step is formulated as an unknown variable in a set of equations 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. Three examples are used to demonstrate the characteristics of the proposed method. The validity of the proposed method is confirmed by the numerical results. The results show that the proposed method is an accurate and stable method to determine the strength of the heat source in the inverse hyperbolic heat conduction problems. Furthermore, the result shows that more future times are needed in the hyperbolic equation than that of parabolic equation. Moreover, the robustness and the accuracy of the estimated results in the non-Fourier problem are not as well as those of the Fourier problem.     

Some results on a heat conduction problem by Myshkis

An infinite homogeneous d-dimensional medium initially is at zero temperature. A heat impulse is applied at the origin, raising the temperature there to a value greater than a constant value u₀>0. The temperature at the origin then decays, and when it reaches u₀, another equal-sized heat impulse is applied at a normalized time τ₁=1. Subsequent equal-sized heat impulses are applied at the origin at the normalized times τ_n, n=2,3,…, when the temperature there has decayed to u₀. This sequence of normalized waiting times τ_n can be defined recursively by a difference equation and its asymptotic behavior was known recently. This heat conduction problem was first studied in [J. Difference Equations Appl. 3 (1997) 89–91].

A natural subsequent question is what happens if the problem is set in a finite region, like in a laboratory, with the temperature at the boundary being kept zero forever. In this paper we obtain the asymptotic behavior of the heating times for the one-dimensional case.     

Some theorems in the theory of heat conduction with dissipative boundaries

The linear theory of heat conduction in rigid bodies with dissipative boundary conditions is considered. Some basic theorems concerning uniqueness, reciprocity and variational properties are presented. Further, a minimum principle is established.     

Some filter regularization methods for a backward heat conduction problem

In this paper, a one-dimensional backward heat conduction problem is investigated. It is well known that such problem is ill-posed. Some filter regularization methods are used to solve it. Convergence estimates under two a-priori bound assumptions for the exact solution are given based on the conditional stabilities. Finally, numerical examples are given to show that our used numerical methods are effective and stable.     

Some quadrature formulae with nonstandard weights

In this paper the authors study “truncated” quadrature rules based on the zeros of Generalized Laguerre polynomials. Then, they prove the stability and the convergence of the introduced integration rules. Some numerical tests confirm the theoretical results.     

Application of thermal potentials to solving heat conduction problems in a layer

We solve the boundary-value problem of nonstationary heat conduction in a layer between parallel planes by joint application of Fourier-Laplace integral transforms and thermal potentials. A relationship is established between the original multidimensional problem and some special one-dimensional problem of nonstationary heat conduction, which is solved numerically. As a result, we obtain a solution of the original multidimensional problem of heat conduction which can be conveniently used in practical calculations.Translated from Vychislitel'naya i Prikladnaya Matematika, No. 66, pp. 54–60, 1988.