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Solutions of the Diffusion Equation for a Medium Generating Heat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

Ian N. Sneddon
Ian N. Sneddon
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University College of Noeth Staffordshire
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The problem of solving the equation of thermal conduction for cases in which heat is generated in the interior of the medium under consideration arises frequently in physics and engineering. It occurs, for instance, when we consider the diffusion of heat in a solid undergoing radioactive decay (1) or which is absorbing radiation (2). Complications of a similar nature arise when there is a generation or absorption of heat in the solid as a result of a chemical change-for example, the hydration of cement (3). The particular case in which the rate of generation of heat is independent of the temperature arises in the theory of the ripening of apples and has been discussed by Awberry (4).

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Research Article
Information
Glasgow Mathematical Journal , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , January 1952 , pp. 21 - 27
Copyright
Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1952

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