Temperature problem in fluids mechanics

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The discussion focuses on calculating the time rate of change of temperature in a fluid mechanics problem involving an exhaust pipe. The temperature is modeled by the equation T=T0(1+ae-bx)[1+c cos(ωt)], with specific parameters: T0=100°C, a=3, b=0.03 m-1, c=0.05, and ω=100 rad/s. The initial attempt to find dT/dt at x=0 and x=4 m when t=0 revealed that the exhaust speed of 3 m/s was not initially considered. A suggestion to treat x and t as variables proved effective in solving the problem.

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Homework Statement


Assume the temperature of the exhaust in an exhaust pipe can be approximated by
T=T0(1+ae-bx)[1+c cos(\omegat)]
T0=100oC,
a=3,
b=0.03m-1,
c=0.05,
\omega=100 rad/s.

If the exhaust speed is a constant 3 m/s, determine the time rate of change of temperature of the fluid particle at x=0 and x=4 m when t=0.

Homework Equations


We know the equation of the temperature in function of the time and the position
T=T0(1+ae-bx)[1+c cos(\omegat)]




The Attempt at a Solution


We know that the time rate of change of temperature of the fluid particle is dT/dt

\frac{dT}{dt}=T0(1+ae-bx)[-c \omega sin(\omegat)]

When t=0, dT/dt=0... unfortunately that isn't the answer, since I don't use the exhaust speed (and have no idea how I could use it).

Thank you
PytLove
 
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What if you treated x and t as a variables...
 
Seems like a wonderful idea and totally worked, that problem was so different from the others I've done in fluid mechanics... I have no idea that I needed to use x(t) in my dT/dt.

Thank you Lawrence

PytLove
 

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