Analytical Solution to Steady-State Heat-Conduction Problems With Irregularly Shaped Boundaries

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Abstract
A method of obtaining an analytical solution to two-dimensional steady-state heat-conduction problems with irregularly shaped boundaries is presented. The technique of obtaining the coefficients to the series solution via a direct least-squares approach is compared to the “point-matching” scheme. The two methods were applied to problems with known solutions involving the three heat-transfer boundary conditions, temperature, heat flux, and convection coefficient specified. Increased accuracy with substantially fewer terms in the series solution was obtained via the least-squares technique.

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