MEC203 Chapter 2 Definitions

Question 1

Define Steady

Answer 1

No change with time at any point within the medium

Question 2

Define Transient

Answer 2

Variation with time, or time dependence

Question 3

Define Boundary conditions

Answer 3

The mathematical expressions of the thermal conditions at the boundaries

Question 4

Define Initial condition

Answer 4

A mathematical expression for the temperature distribution of the medium initially