Question: 2 ) Consider a plane wall with thickness of ( L = 0 . 2 mathrm { ~m } ) , thermal

2) Consider a plane wall with thickness of \( L=0.2\mathrm{~m}\), thermal conductivity of \( k=65\mathrm{~W}/\mathrm{mK}\) and thermal diffusivity of \(\mathrm{a}=2.5\times 10^{-6}\mathrm{~m}^{2}/\mathrm{s}\). Heat is generated uniformly at a constant rate of \(\mathrm{q}=1.5\mathrm{x}\)\(10^{4}\mathrm{~W}/\mathrm{m}^{3}\) within the wall. On the left side of the wall there is a constant wall temperature boundary condition of \(0^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\), while the right side of the wall is exposed to fluid flowing at \(60^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\). Heat transfer coefficient associated to the fluid exposed surface, i.e. right surface, is \(\mathrm{h}=50\mathrm{~W}/\mathrm{m}2\cdot \mathrm{~K}\). Consider 5 equally spaced nodes in the medium, 2 at the boundaries and 3 in between.
a) Find the right-side surface exact temperature at steady state.
b) By using Finite Difference Method, estimate the right-side surface temperature at steady state. Show all your work!
c) The wall has an initial uniform temperature of \(150^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\), and is exposed to the specified conditions starting at \(\mathrm{t}=0\mathrm{~s}\).
i. Determine the maximum time step, \(\Delta \mathrm{t}\), possible for a stable explicit solution to obtain the numerical solution for the right wall.
ii. Using that time step, estimate the temperature of the right wall exposed to the fluid, ensuring that the result differs by no more than \(10^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\) from the exact temperature found in part (a). Specify the time required to reach that temperature.
iii. Plot the temperatures of nodes 3(midplane) and 5(Right Wall) with time.
iv. Plot the temperature profiles across the wall for the time point found in part (c.ii).
d) Repeat part (c)- ii. iii. and iv. with the implicit method using \(\Delta \mathrm{t}=20\mathrm{~s}\).
For parts (c) and (d), you may use your preferred software, providing detailed sample calculations. Include your code in the appendix and upload your solution file (MATLAB, Excel etc.) separately.
2 ) Consider a plane wall with thickness of \ ( L

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