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Old   June 7, 2019, 04:58
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Hello Again,
I try to model the temperature change (of water) through an insulated pipe in time. So I solve:



The thermal resistance for the pre-insulated pipe is based on \Deltax:


The problem is that whenever I change the mesh size (&number) in space \Deltax while solving the convection diffusion equation (with heat sink) the overall thermal resistance Rt is changing so the water temperature profile through the pipe. For Example (According to steady-state calculations the plateau should be 68.07°C!):



QUESTION: How to avoid the mesh size effect on the heat sink? Are my formulations true in principle?
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