Entropy generation minimization in transient heat conduction processes part II - Transient heat conduction in solids

Abstract

Formulation and solution of the initial boundary-value problem of heat conduction in solids have been presented when an entropy generation minimization principle is imposed as the arbitrary constraint. Using an entropy balance equation and the Euler-Lagrange variational approach a new form of the heat conduction equation (non-linear partial difference equation) is derived.