Numerical solutions of the thermistor problem with a ramp electrical conductivity

Kutluay S., WOOD A.

APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATION, cilt.148, sa.1, ss.145-162, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 148 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0096-3003(02)00834-2
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.145-162
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper presents approximate steady-state solutions of a positive temperature coefficient thermistor problem, having a ramp electrical conductivity that is a highly non-linear function of the temperature, using a standard explicit finite difference method. It is shown that numerical solutions exhibit the correct physical characteristics of the problem and, they are in good agreement with the exact solution. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.