A Finite Difference Algorithm Applied to the Averaged Equations of the Heat Conduction Issue in Biperiodic Composites—Robin Boundary Conditions

This note deals with the heat conduction issue in biperiodic composites made of two different materials. To consider such a nonuniform structure, the equations describing the behavior of the composite under thermal (Robin) boundary conditions were averaged by using tolerance modelling. In this note, the process of creating an algorithm that uses the finite difference method to deal with averaged model equations is shown. This algorithm can be used to solve these equations and find out the temperature field distribution of a biperiodic composite.

A Linear Approach Suitable for a Class of Steady-State Heat Transfer Problems with Temperature-Dependent Thermal Conductivity

This work presents an useful tool for constructing the solution of steady-state heat transfer problems, with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity, by means of the solution of Poisson equations. Specifically, it will be presented a procedure for constructing the solution of a nonlinear second-order partial differential equation, subjected to Robin boundary conditions, by means of a sequence whose elements are obtained from the solution of very simple linear partial differential equations, also subjected to Robin boundary conditions. In addition, an a priori upper bound estimate for the solution is presented too. Some examples, involving temperature-dependent thermal conductivity, are presented, illustrating the use of numerical approximations.

Comparison results for solutions to p-Laplace equations with Robin boundary conditions

In the last decades, comparison results of Talenti type for Elliptic Problems with Dirichlet boundary conditions have been widely investigated. In this paper, we generalize the results obtained in Alvino et al. (Commun Pure Appl Math, to appear) to the case of p-Laplace operator with Robin boundary conditions. The point-wise comparison, obtained in Alvino et al. (to appear) only in the planar case, holds true in any dimension if p is sufficiently small.