The dual-reciprocity method for heat transfer in polymer processing

Abstract This paper presents a boundary-element simulation of the heat transfer during polymer processing. The governing equations, boundary integrals and fundamental solutions, with their numerical implementation for heat transfer and creeping flows, are presented. Viscous dissipation and internal-heat generation for curing polymers is included in the equations. In order to calculate the transient-heat transfer and internal-heat generation, the dual-reciprocity boundary-element method is applied. The heat-transfer-simulation results are in good agreement with analytical and other numerical results.

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