Transient conduction from sphere

Introduction. Solutions of transient conduction from a sphere of radius a into an isotropic space whose properties are constant and whose initial temperature 7] is constant are considered here. The dimensionless equation is... 

External transient conduction from an isothermal convex body into a surrounding space has been solved numerically (Yovanovich et al. [149]) for several axisymmetric bodies circular disks, oblate and prolate spheroids, and cuboids such as square disks, cubes, and tall square cuboids (Fig. 3.10). The sphere has a complete analytical solution [11] that is applicable for all dimensionless times Fovr = all A. The dimensionless instantaneous heat transfer rate is QVa = Q AI(kAQn), where k is the thermal conductivity of the surrounding space, A is the total area of the convex body, and 0O = T0 - T, is the temperature excess of the body relative to the initial temperature of the surrounding space. The analytical solution for the sphere is given by... 

Sdmmary of the soluiiuns for one-dimensional transient conduction in a plane wall of thickness 21., a cylinder of radius r and a sphere of radius r subjected to convention from all surfaces. ... 

The three solutions corresponding to the three boundary conditions can be used to obtain approximate solutions for other convex bodies, such as a cube, for which there are no analytical solutions available. The dimensionless parameters Bi and Fo are defined with respect to the equivalent sphere radius, which is obtained by setting the surface area of the sphere equal to the surface area of the given body, i.e., a = Vi4/(4tt). This will be considered in the following section, which covers transient external conduction from isothermal convex bodies. 

The diffusion coefficients in solids are typically very low (on the order of 10 to 10" mVs), and thus the diffusion process usually affects a thin layer at the surface. A solid can conveniently be treated as a semi-infinite medium during transient mass diffusion regardless of its size and shape when the penetration depth is small relative to the thickness of the solid. When this is not the case, solutions for one dimensional transient mass diffusion through a plane wall, cylinder, and sphere can be obtained from the solution.s of analogous heat conduction problems using the Heisler charts or one term solutions pieseiited in Chapter 4. 

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