Mechanical Engineering ETDs

Publication Date

5-20-1966

Abstract

Poisson’s equation is encountered in many branches of engineering analysis. For example, the velocity distribution of a fluid in steady laminar flow through a duct is described by Poisson’s equation. The stress distribution within cylindrical (including non-circular) torsion bars is described by the same equation. The temperature distribution within a body having distributed internal heat sources is still another physical quantity which requires the solution of Poisson’s equation for its determination. The internal heat sources of this last example may be of electrical, chemical, or nuclear origin.

Degree Name

Mechanical Engineering

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Mechanical Engineering

First Committee Member (Chair)

Arthur Vincent Houghton III

Second Committee Member

Maurice Wilbert Wildin

Third Committee Member

Karl Thomas Feldman Jr.

Document Type

Thesis

Language

English

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