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This temperature profile is very common in subsurface studies, particularly in modelling the temperature above and below the lateral reservoir flow with a temperature

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Fig. 1. Sample Temperature Flat Source Solution


Outputs

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Temperature distribution


Inputs

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Time lapse after the temperature step from 

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Spatial coordinate along the transversal direction to constant temperature 

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Boundary temperature at 

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Thermal diffusivity of the surroundings


Equations

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Driving equationInitial conditions Boundary conditions


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\frac{\partial T}{\partial t} = a^2 \Delta T = a^2\frac{\partial^2 T}{\partial z^2}



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T(t=0, z) = 0



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T(t, z=0) = T_f = {\rm const}


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T(t, z \rightarrow \infty) = 0



Solution

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T(t,z) = T_f \cdot \left[ 1- \frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}} \int_0^{z/\sqrt{4at}} e^{-\xi^2} d\xi \right]



Approximations

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See also

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Physics / Fluid Dynamics / Linear Fluid Flow 

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