ME 5510/6510 - Finite Element Method - HW#5&6

Due 7/5/11
1) Modified from Fish & Belytschko, Probelm 5.1&5.2 [100]
For this problem use the FEM method as outlined in chapter 5, NOT the direct stiffness method from CH2. Write a Matlab code to solve the problem statement given in 5.1 for an arbitrary number of uniform linear elements. Plot the T(x) and
x

Compute and plot the error in the natural boundary condition relative to the exact solution (provided) . What trends do you observe?

Tx for nel 2, 4, 8, 16 elements.

2) Modified from Fish & Belytschko, problem 5.3 [100]

For this problem use the FEM method as outlined in chapter 5, NOT the direct stiffness method from CH2. (This problem uses a quadratic element, so the direct stiffness equations don't apply). It is recommended that you solve the problems using a symbolic math package in order to avoid errors in the matrix algebra and manipulation. Regardless of the method used to solve the problems, plots should be computer generated.

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x=1 x=2 x=3

2
x=4

sx

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(a) State the strong form representing heat flow and solve it analytically. Find the temperature and flux distribution. (b) Construct the element source matrices and

Consider heat flow in a bar with constant unit cross section, constant thermal conductivity kth 5 W m K, and a linearly-

varying heat source sx. We assume a constant temperature boundary condition at each end such that T1 100 C, T4 0 C.

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(c) Construct the Element Stiffness Matrix and Assemble into the Global Stiffness (d) Solve for Temperature Distribution using the method of your choice to enforce the boundary conditions (e) Find the Flux Distribution using the FEM methods of CH5

3) Modified Fish & Belytschko 5.4 [100]

For this problem use the FEM method as outlined in chapter 5, NOT the direct stiffness method from CH2. (This problem uses a quadratic element, so the direct stiffness equations don't apply). It is recommended that you solve the problems using a symbolic math package in order to avoid errors in the matrix algebra and manipulation. Regardless of the method used to solve the problems, plots should be computer generated. Hint: This problem is *very* similar to 5.3 so you can save effort by adapting your 5.3 solution to this problem statement

4) Fish & Belytschko 5.8 [100] 5) Generalized Boundary Conditions (6510 required, 5510 optional) [100]
Consider the heat transfer of a 1D bar as described in problem (2), but where the boundary condition at x L is modeled as a convection condition rather than a constant temperature. Physically we are accounting for the fact that the while the bar may be in contact with a surroundings at some temperature there must be some local temperature gradient at the interface for there to be heat flow. Refer to the discussion of a generalized 2-point boundary condition (ch3&ch5) to formulate the natural boundary expression for a convection surface. The area-specific heat flux for convection is qconv hT T , where h is the convection coefficient and T is the temperature of the free stream. Let T 0 C, and h 15
W m2 K

(a) Derive the modified weak form (b) Solve for temperature distribution using the method of your choice to enforce the boundary conditions (c) Compute and Plot the Temperature and Flux Distribution for the system, compare the results to those from problem 2. (d) Compute and Plot the total Heat flow at each end of the bar, compare the results to those from problem 2.

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