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What does transient condition means?

  • A.Heat transfer for a short time
  • B.Conduction when temperature at a point varies with time
  • C.Very little heat transfer
  • D.Heat transfer with a very small temperature difference

Answer: B

A transient condition is conduction when temperature at a point varies with time.

In transient (unsteady) conduction the temperature at a point changes with time, \(\partial T/\partial t \neq 0\), as when a hot casting cools or a cold slab is heated. In steady conduction the temperature at every point stays fixed.

The other options describe amounts or durations, not the time-dependence that defines the term. A short period of heat transfer can be steady, and a small heat flow or a small temperature difference can be either steady or transient.

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