ENGR 351 Numerical Methods
College of Engineering
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Quiz
A steady-state heat balance for a rod can be represented as
Develop a set of linear equations needed to perform a
finite difference solution to a 24 m rod with h’=0.05, Ta=30°,
T(0) =100°,
T(24) =50°
and Dx=4.
Present your solution in matrix form.
You do not need to solve the matrix.
Hint:
