Steady-State Temperature Profile of Two-Layer Pipe
Steady-State Temperature Profile of Two-Layer Pipe
This Demonstration shows the steady-state temperature profile of a two-layer pipe with constant interior and exterior surface temperatures. You can vary the radii of the two material layers, their respective conductivities, and the two surface temperatures. You can see the resulting temperature profile as a function of pipe radius, with a slope discontinuity at the interface of the two materials. By minimizing the conductivity of one of the materials, an insulating layer can be simulated.