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Starting with an energy balance on a volume element, obtain the two-dimensional transient explicit finite difference equation for a general interior node in rectangular coordinates for T(x, y, t) for the case of constant thermal conductivity and no heat generation.
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VerifiedThe volume element is centered about the general interior node and it involves heat conduction from four sides (right, left, top, bottom).
Assuming all heat transfer is into the element, the energy balance can be expressed as:
When we put that in equation, we get:
The rate of heat transfer consists of conduction terms for interior nodes.
By dividing the last equation by and substituting with its expression, we get the following:
We can also write that equation for any node in the medium of its volume element.
For a two-dimensional case, we can write it as:
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