Abstract:
In this study, the boundary integral element method is used for analysis of steady-state heat conduction problems. The method is general for two-dimensional regions with arbitrary boundary shapes. The development is generalized to include the first, second, and third kind of boundary conditions as well as nonlinear conditions. A variety of problems are analyzed with this method and their solutions are compared to those obtained analytically. A comparison between the present method and the finite difference. predictions is also made. Moreover, two-dimensional regions with three kind of boundary conditions, irregular shaped boundaries and regions with more than one surface are used to illustrate the versatility of the technique as a computational procedure.
