Consider a one-dimensional plane wall with constant properties and uniform internal generation
The left face is insulated, and the right face is held at a uniform temperature.
(a) Using the appropriate form of the heat equation, derive an expression for the x-dependence of the steady-state heat flux
(b) Using a finite volume spanning the range
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