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Homework Statement
The fluid inside the pipe shown has a temperature of
350 K, but the temperature of the air in the room is only 306 K.
Therefore, heat flows at a constant rate from the fluid, through
the pipe walls, and into the room. The inner pipe radius is 4
cm, and the outer radius is 8 cm. The heat equation is:
dQ/dt = kA(dT/dx)
where x is the direction of heat flow, A is the area through
which the heat flows (i.e., perpendicular to x), and k is the
conductivity of the material through which the heat is flowing.
Determine the temperature of the pipe metal at r = 5.92 cm.
Homework Equations
T(r<4)=350
T(r>8) = 306
The Attempt at a Solution
I've tried this a bunch of times, but can't see to get it. I have done:
Q'=kA(dT/dr)
where Q' is a constant
A=pi*r^2
dT=Q'/(k*pi*r^2) *dr
T=(Q'/k*pi)(-1/r)+c1
I let Q'/k = c2
so
T=c1-c2/r*pi
After imposing the initial conditions:
350 = c1 - c2/4pi
306 = c1 - c2/8pi
from this
c1 = 262
c2= 1105.84
and got the temperature at r=5.92 to be 321.46 K, but this wasn't right.
Any ideas?
I think I went wrong with the initial conditions somewhere