create a steady state heat transfer with conduction on the left side of the wall and convection from air at temperature 20 deg c on the right, top, and bottom sides in matlab

To create a steady state heat transfer simulation in MATLAB with conduction on the left side of the wall and convection from air at temperature 20°C on the right, top, and bottom sides, you can follow these steps:

  1. Define the dimensions and properties of the wall:
main.m
thickness = 0.1; % thickness of the wall in meters
width = 1; % width of the wall in meters
height = 2; % height of the wall in meters
conductivity = 50; % thermal conductivity of the wall material in W/(m*K)
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  1. Define the boundary conditions:
main.m
T_left = 100; % temperature on the left side of the wall in deg C
T_right = 20; % temperature of the air surrounding the right side of the wall in deg C
h_convection = 10; % convective heat transfer coefficient between the wall and the air in W/(m^2*K)
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  1. Create a grid to discretize the wall into small cells:
main.m
num_cells_x = 10; % number of cells in the x-direction
num_cells_y = 20; % number of cells in the y-direction

dx = width / num_cells_x;
dy = height / num_cells_y;

% Initialize the temperature matrix
T = ones(num_cells_y, num_cells_x) * T_right;
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  1. Solve the heat transfer equation iteratively until convergence is reached:
main.m
max_iterations = 10000;
tolerance = 1e-6;
converged = false;

for iteration = 1:max_iterations
    T_old = T;
    
    % Update the temperature for all interior cells using the finite difference method
    for i = 2:num_cells_x-1
        for j = 2:num_cells_y-1
            T(j, i) = (T(j, i-1) + T(j-1, i) + T(j+1, i) + T(j, i+1)) / 4;
        end
    end
    
    % Apply the boundary conditions
    T(:, 1) = T_left;
    T(:, end) = T_right;
    T(1, :) = T_right;
    T(end, :) = T_right;
    
    % Check for convergence
    if max(abs(T - T_old), [], 'all') < tolerance
        converged = true;
        break;
    end
end
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  1. Display the temperature distribution:
main.m
[X, Y] = meshgrid(0:dx:width, 0:dy:height);
figure;
surf(X, Y, T);
xlabel('Width (m)');
ylabel('Height (m)');
zlabel('Temperature (°C)');
title('Temperature Distribution');
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This code discretizes the wall into a grid of cells and solves the steady state heat transfer equation using the finite difference method. The temperature is updated iteratively until convergence is reached. The temperature distribution is then visualized using a 3D surface plot.

Note: This is a basic example and does not consider other factors such as internal heat generation or variable material properties. It is always important to consider the specific details and requirements of your problem when implementing a heat transfer simulation.

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