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Consider a nuclear fuel element (k= 57 W/m·K) that can be modeled as a plane wall with thi...

Consider a nuclear fuel element (k= 57 W/m·K) that can be modeled as a plane wall with thickness of 4 cm. The fuel element generates 3 × 107 W/m3of heat uniformly. Both side surfaces of the fuel element are cooled by liquid with temperature of 80°C and convection heat transfer coefficient of 8000 W/m2· K, Using a uniform nodal spacing of 8 mm, (a) obtain the finite difference equations, (b) determine the nodal temperatures by solving those equations. and (c) compare the surface temperatures of both sides of the fuel element with analytical solution.

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