INTERMITTENT HEAT CONDUCTION INTO A METAL SLAB, PART I, ANALYSIS. PART II, NUMERICAL CALCULATION,

Abstract

The Bethe-Dyson model for the absorption of heat by a bare metallic slab is examined without considering the mathematical approximations of Bethe and Dyson. Although a machine computation may be necessary for certainty, we find no reason to doubt their conclusion that a relatively small number of heat impulses will melt the slab; in fact, they probably underestimated the heat absorbed, since they did not allow for the increase in the boiling point of the slab due to the high pressure it experiences. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0434052

Entities

People

  • K. W. Mcvoy
  • R. G. Finke

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Boiling
  • Boiling Point
  • Computations
  • High Pressure
  • Isothermal Processes
  • Phase Transformations
  • Thermodynamic Processes

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.