Two engineers are to solve an actual heat transfer problem in a manufacturing facility. Engineer A makes the necessary simplifying assumptions and solves the problem analytically, while Engineer B solves it numerically using a powerful software package. Engineer A claims he solved the problem exactly and thus his results are better, while Engineer B claims that he used a more realistic model and thus his results are better. To resolve the dispute, you are asked to solve the problem experimentally in a lab. Which engineer do you think the experiments will prove right? Explain.

What will be an ideal response?


The experiments will most likely prove engineer B right since an approximate solution of a more realistic model is more accurate than the exact solution of a crude model of an actual problem.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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