TRANSIENT HEAT-CONDUCTION WITH UNIFORM HEAT-GENERATION IN A SLAB SUBJECTED TO CONVECTION AND RADIATION COOLING

A finite difference scheme with fourth order Runge-Kutta method is emp loyed to determine the unsteady state temperature distribution in a pl ane slab with uniform heat generation. The plane slab is insulated on one face and subjected to convective and radiative cooling at the othe r face. The plane slab has a uniform initial temperature and the ambie nt environment as well as the fluid temperatures are assumed to be con stant. Heat conduction is considered to be one dimensional. Results ar e presented in dimensionless charts over a wide range of parameters.