Give an example of a practical problem in which the variation of thermal conductivity with temperature is significant and for which a numerical solution is therefore the only viable solution method.
What will be an ideal response?
the thermal conductivity of stainless steel (either 304 or 316) is a fairly strong
function of temperature. For example
which is about a 38% difference.
Suppose a stainless steel sheet is to receive a heat treatment that involves heating the sheet to 500°C
and then plunging it into a water bath. The water near the sheet would probably boil producing a sheet
surface temperature near 100°C while the interior of the sheet would be at 500°C, at least for a short
time. One would expect the large variation in thermal conductivity to be important in this type of
problem.
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