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Dif Finitas Numerical Fin.

This document describes two methods for developing a finite difference representation of the fin equation: the Taylor Series Finite Difference method and the Control Volume Finite Difference method. The Taylor Series method divides the fin into nodes separated by equal intervals and applies a first-order central difference to the derivatives in the fin equation. This results in a system of algebraic equations that can be solved numerically. The Control Volume method considers an individual node enclosed by a finite control volume and applies conservation of energy and Fourier's Law of Heat Conduction to derive the same finite difference equations, without using the differential form of the heat conduction equation.

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Dif Finitas Numerical Fin.

This document describes two methods for developing a finite difference representation of the fin equation: the Taylor Series Finite Difference method and the Control Volume Finite Difference method. The Taylor Series method divides the fin into nodes separated by equal intervals and applies a first-order central difference to the derivatives in the fin equation. This results in a system of algebraic equations that can be solved numerically. The Control Volume method considers an individual node enclosed by a finite control volume and applies conservation of energy and Fourier's Law of Heat Conduction to derive the same finite difference equations, without using the differential form of the heat conduction equation.

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J.

McKelliget, 2002

Taylor Series Finite Difference Representation of the Fin Equation


Consider the fin equation in its general form
d dT
kA
dx
dx

= hP ( T T )

Divide the fin x axis into N points, at which the temperature is to be calculated. Since
this is a one-dimensional problem, and we have very powerful computers, separate these
node points by equal intervals, .

xi-1 xi xi+1
1
N

x i+1/2

Evaluating the heat conduction at x i gives


d dT
kA
dx dx

= ( hP )i (Ti T )
i

Applying a first-order central-difference to the outer derivative in the conduction term


gives
kA

dT
dT
kA
dx i +1 / 2
dx i 1 / 2
= ( hP )i (T i T )

where the subscript i+1/2 denotes a position between i and i+1.


Applying a first-order central-difference to the remaining derivatives gives

( kA)i +1/2

( Ti+1 Ti )

( Ti Ti1 ) =

( kA )i 1 / 2

( hP )i (Ti T )

Rearranging gives

( kA)i +1/2 Ti +1 + ( kA)i +1/2 + 2 ( hP )i + ( kA) i 1 / 2 Ti ( kA)i 1 / 2 Ti 1 = 2 ( hP )i T

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This equation can be applied to nodes i = 2 to N-1 and constitutes a finite difference
representation of the fin equation.
If necessary the thermal conductivity can be interpolated using the arithmetic mean,
ki +1 / 2 = 12 ( ki + ki +1 )
At the base of the fin (i=1) the first boundary condition is used
T1 = Tb
At the end of the fin the boundary condition
k

dT
= h ( T ( L) T )
dx x = L

can be backward differenced to give


( k )N

( TN TN 1 ) =

( h ) N (T N T )

The system of algebraic equations can be summarized as follows;


I=1
T1 = Tb
I = 2 to N-1

( kA)i +1/2 Ti +1 + ( kA)i +1/2 + 2 ( hP )i + ( kA) i 1 / 2 Ti ( kA)i 1 / 2 Ti 1 = 2 ( hP )i T

I=N
k N TN 1 + ( k N + hN ) TN = hN T
This approach is called theTaylor Series Finite Difference technique

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J. McKelliget, 2002

Control Volume Finite Difference Representation of the Fin Equation


Consider a typical node from the previous section enclosed by a finite control volume
that extends from x i-1/2 to x i+1/2 .

Qconv

Qx,i-1/2

Qx,i+1/2

Conservation of energy can be expressed as

Q& x,i 1/2 Q& x, i +1 / 2 Q&conv = 0


Introducing Fouriers Law of Heat Conduction and Newtons Law of Cooling this
becomes.
dT
dT
kA
+ kA
[ hP ]i (Ti T ) = 0
dx i 1 / 2 dx i +1 / 2
Applying a first-order central-difference to the remaining derivatives, as in the previous
section, gives the same finite difference equations as before. This approach, called the
Finite Volume Method, is very similar to Taylor Series Finite Differences with one big
difference. It starts from a direct statement of conservation of energy over a finite control
volume and does not make use of the differential statement of the heat conduction
equation.

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