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Consider heat flow in a long circular cylinder where the temperature depends only on t and on the distance r to the axis of the cylinder. Here [tex]r=\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}[/tex] is the cylindrical coordinate. From the three dimensional heat equation derive the equation [tex]u_{t}=k(u_{rr}+\frac{u_{r}}{r})[/tex].
My book describes how the general heat equation is derived, but I'm having trouble incorporating the equation for r and in general understanding these concepts.
The book starts out with:
[tex]H(t)=\int\int\int c\rho u dxdydz[/tex] which I'm somewhat confident I can change to
[tex]H(t)=\int\int\int c\rho u dxdydr[/tex] because of the equation with r
Then the book has
[tex]\frac{dH}{dt}=\int\int\int c\rho u_{t} dxdydr[/tex] which makes sense to me
then after this I am a bit confused. I don't really know what to do next in terms of answering the question.
My book describes how the general heat equation is derived, but I'm having trouble incorporating the equation for r and in general understanding these concepts.
The book starts out with:
[tex]H(t)=\int\int\int c\rho u dxdydz[/tex] which I'm somewhat confident I can change to
[tex]H(t)=\int\int\int c\rho u dxdydr[/tex] because of the equation with r
Then the book has
[tex]\frac{dH}{dt}=\int\int\int c\rho u_{t} dxdydr[/tex] which makes sense to me
then after this I am a bit confused. I don't really know what to do next in terms of answering the question.