Consider radial steady state heat conduction through a hollow spheric...
In the question, the sphere is carrying a heat source.
General heat conduction equation in spherical coordinates is given as
Based on conditions of the question, the equation is reduced to
Thus T and r follow a hyperbolic relationship.
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Consider radial steady state heat conduction through a hollow spheric...
In the question, the sphere is carrying a heat source.
General heat conduction equation in spherical coordinates is given as
Based on conditions of the question, the equation is reduced to
Thus T and r follow a hyperbolic relationship.
Consider radial steady state heat conduction through a hollow spheric...
Radial steady-state heat conduction refers to the transfer of heat through a solid object from the center to the outer surface, with a constant temperature distribution over time. In this case, we have a hollow spherical conductor with a heat source inside the sphere.
The temperature distribution in the shell, denoted as T = T(r), represents the temperature at a distance r from the center of the sphere. We need to determine the nature of this temperature distribution.
To analyze the heat conduction in a hollow spherical conductor, we can apply the radial form of the heat conduction equation, which is given by:
d²T/dr² + (2/r) * dT/dr = 0
The general solution to this equation is given by:
T(r) = A * ln(r) + B
where A and B are constants determined by the boundary conditions.
Now, let's consider the boundary conditions for this problem. At the inner surface of the sphere (r = R₁), the temperature is T₁, and at the outer surface (r = R₂), the temperature is T₂. Since there is a heat source inside the sphere, the temperature will increase as we move from the inner to the outer surface.
At the inner surface, we have:
T(R₁) = T₁ = A * ln(R₁) + B
At the outer surface, we have:
T(R₂) = T₂ = A * ln(R₂) + B
To determine the constants A and B, we can subtract these two equations, which gives:
T₂ - T₁ = A * (ln(R₂) - ln(R₁))
Simplifying this equation, we have:
A = (T₂ - T₁) / (ln(R₂) - ln(R₁))
Substituting the value of A back into the equation for T(r), we have:
T(r) = [(T₂ - T₁) / (ln(R₂) - ln(R₁))] * ln(r) + B
Since ln(r) is present in the equation, the temperature distribution T(r) is hyperbolic, as given by option C.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C: hyperbolic.