2D Heat Conduction - MATLAB help

Click For Summary
SUMMARY

The forum discussion centers on a MATLAB implementation for solving a 2D heat conduction problem with convection and insulation boundary conditions. The user is struggling with the accuracy of their results despite using a finite difference method to create a 40x40 matrix. A key issue identified is the incorrect assignment of boundary conditions, specifically at node 16, where the temperature should be set to a constant value rather than multiplied by the temperature variable. The user is advised to revise their boundary condition setup to achieve accurate temperature distributions.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of 2D heat conduction principles
  • Familiarity with MATLAB programming and matrix operations
  • Knowledge of finite difference methods for numerical analysis
  • Basic concepts of boundary conditions in thermal analysis
NEXT STEPS
  • Review MATLAB matrix manipulation techniques for improved code efficiency
  • Study the implementation of boundary conditions in finite difference methods
  • Learn about MATLAB's contour plotting functions for visualizing temperature distributions
  • Explore optimization techniques for numerical algorithms in heat transfer simulations
USEFUL FOR

Engineers, researchers, and students involved in thermal analysis, numerical methods, and MATLAB programming, particularly those focused on heat conduction simulations.

abe_cooldude
Messages
14
Reaction score
0
Hi all, I am working on the problem below, and I wrote the code, but it's not working. Can anyone help me out? And even any ideas on how to improve the code to make it more succinct?

http://i25.tinypic.com/2v0zi8m.jpg
2v0zi8m.jpg


Basically, it is a 2D conduction problem with convection heat transfer on the top, insulated at the bottom edge, and temperature held constant at the left and right edge. The dimensions of the plate are 0.8x0.7 with dx=dy=dx=0.1. I used the symmetry, and the just worked on the left side of the symmetry line (nodes 1-40), wrote nodal equations (finite difference eqs) for each node, and then created a 40x40 matrix in MATLAB to solve system of unknown temperatures. However, my answer is not even remotely close. It doesn't matter what values I choose for k, h, Tb, q_dot, or any other constants. Here's my code. It's very long. I hope there's an easier way to implement this. IF there is, can someone help me or give me any ideas?

clc
clear

%Material Properties & Constants
k = 205;
h = 10;
qdot = 1000;
Tinf = 293.15;
Tb = 423.15;
dx = 0.1;
c = (-qdot*dx^2)/k;
d = 2*((h*dx)/k)*Tinf;
%Matrices
n = 5*8;
a = zeros(n,n);
b = zeros(n);

%node(1)
a(1,1)=-2*((h*dx)/k+1);
a(1,2)=1;
a(1,6)=1;
b(1)=c-d;

%node(2)
a(2,2)=-2*((h*dx)/k+2);
a(2,1)=1;
a(2,3)=1;
a(2,7)=2;
b(2)=c-d;

%node(3)
a(3,3)=-2*((h*dx)/k+2);
a(3,2)=1;
a(3,4)=1;
a(3,8)=2;
b(3)=c-d;

%node(4)
a(4,4)=-2*((h*dx)/k+2);
a(4,3)=1;
a(4,5)=1;
a(4,9)=2;
b(4)=c-d;

%node(5)
a(5,5)=-2*((h*dx)/k+2);
a(5,4)=2;
a(5,10)=2;
b(5)=c-d;

%node(6)
a(6,6)=Tb;
b(6)=0;

%node(7)
a(7,7)=-4;
a(7,2)=1;
a(7,6)=1;
a(7,8)=1;
a(7,12)=1;
b(7)=c;

%node(8)
a(8,8)=-4;
a(8,3)=1;
a(8,7)=1;
a(8,9)=1;
a(8,13)=1;
b(8)=c;

%node(9)
a(9,9)=-4;
a(9,4)=1;
a(9,8)=1;
a(9,10)=1;
a(9,14)=1;
b(9)=c;

%node(10)
a(10,10)=-4;
a(10,5)=1;
a(10,9)=2;
a(10,15)=1;
b(10)=c;

%node(11)
a(11,11)=Tb;
b(11)=0;

%node(12)
a(12,12)=-4;
a(12,7)=1;
a(12,11)=1;
a(12,13)=1;
a(12,17)=1;
b(12)=c;

%node(13)
a(13,13)=-4;
a(13,8)=1;
a(13,12)=1;
a(13,14)=1;
a(13,18)=1;
b(13)=c;

%node(14)
a(14,14)=-4;
a(14,8)=1;
a(14,13)=1;
a(14,15)=1;
a(14,19)=1;
b(14)=c;

%node(15)
a(15,15)=-4;
a(15,10)=1;
a(15,14)=2;
a(15,20)=1;
b(15)=c;

%node(16)
a(16,16)=Tb;
b(16)=0;

%node(17)
a(17,17)=-4;
a(17,12)=1;
a(17,16)=1;
a(17,18)=1;
a(17,22)=1;
b(17)=c;

%node(18)
a(18,18)=-4;
a(18,13)=1;
a(18,17)=1;
a(18,19)=1;
a(18,23)=1;
b(18)=c;

%node(19)
a(19,19)=-4;
a(19,14)=1;
a(19,18)=1;
a(19,20)=1;
a(19,24)=1;
b(19)=c;

%node(20)
a(20,20)=-4;
a(20,15)=1;
a(20,19)=2;
a(20,25)=1;
b(20)=c;

%node(21)
a(21,21)=Tb;
b(21)=0;

%node(22)
a(22,22)=-4;
a(22,17)=1;
a(22,21)=1;
a(22,23)=1;
a(22,27)=1;
b(22)=c;

%node(23)
a(23,23)=-4;
a(23,18)=1;
a(23,22)=1;
a(23,24)=1;
a(23,28)=1;
b(23)=c;

%node(24)
a(24,24)=-4;
a(24,19)=1;
a(24,23)=1;
a(24,25)=1;
a(24,29)=1;
b(24)=c;

%node(25)
a(25,25)=-4;
a(25,20)=1;
a(25,24)=2;
a(25,30)=1;
b(25)=c;

%node(26)
a(26,26)=Tb;
b(26)=0;

%node(27)
a(27,27)=-4;
a(27,22)=1;
a(27,26)=1;
a(27,28)=1;
a(27,32)=1;
b(27)=c;

%node(28)
a(28,28)=-4;
a(28,23)=1;
a(28,27)=1;
a(28,29)=1;
a(28,33)=1;
b(28)=c;

%node(29)
a(29,29)=-4;
a(29,24)=1;
a(29,28)=1;
a(29,30)=1;
a(29,34)=1;
b(29)=c;

%node(30)
a(30,30)=-4;
a(30,25)=1;
a(30,29)=2;
a(30,35)=1;
b(30)=c;

%node(31)
a(31,31)=Tb;
b(31)=0;

%node(32)
a(32,32)=-4;
a(32,27)=1;
a(32,31)=1;
a(32,33)=1;
a(32,37)=1;
b(32)=c;

%node(33)
a(33,33)=-4;
a(33,28)=1;
a(33,32)=1;
a(33,34)=1;
a(33,38)=1;
b(33)=c;

%node(34)
a(34,34)=-4;
a(34,29)=1;
a(34,33)=1;
a(34,35)=1;
a(34,39)=1;
b(34)=c;

%node(35)
a(35,35)=-4;
a(35,30)=1;
a(35,34)=2;
a(35,40)=1;
b(35)=c;

%node(36)
a(36,36)=Tb;
b(36)=0;

%node(37)
a(37,37)=-4;
a(37,32)=2;
a(37,36)=1;
a(37,38)=1;
b(37)=c;

%node(38)
a(38,38)=-4;
a(38,33)=2;
a(38,37)=1;
a(38,39)=1;
b(38)=c;

%node(39)
a(39,39)=-4;
a(39,34)=2;
a(39,38)=1;
a(39,40)=1;
b(39)=c;

%node(40)
a(40,40)=-4;
a(40,35)=2;
a(40,39)=2;
b(40)=c;

T=a\b;

fprintf(' Forcing Function Vector \n ')
b(:,1)
fprintf(' NODE TEMPERATURE (K) \n ')
TSolution=T(:,1);

contourf(T)

for i=1:length(TSolution)
fprintf(' %4.0f \t \t %6.1f \n',i,TSolution(i))
end
 
Physics news on Phys.org
One of the problems that you may be having is:

%node(16)
a(16,16)=Tb;
b(16)=0;

I think that this should be:

%node(16)
a(16,16)=1;
b(16)=Tb;

so the equation that you would get in this case would be:

1 x T16 = Tb
so T16 = Tb/1 = Tb

In your case:

Tb x T16 = 0
so T16 = 0/Tb = 0
 
Question:Why u put C-D at node 1 until node 5?
 

Similar threads

  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Views
2K
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10
Views
2K
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
1K
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
3K
Replies
2
Views
2K
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Views
2K
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
2K
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
2K