Rapid Transient Heat Conduction in Multilayer Materials with Pulsed Heating Boundary

Rapid transient heat conduction in multilayer materials under pulsed heating is solved numerically based on a hyperbolic heat conduction equation and taking into consideration the non-Fourier heat conduction effects. An implicit difference scheme is presented and a stability analysis conducted, which shows that the implicit scheme for the hyperbolic equation is stable. The code is validated by comparing the numerical results with an existing exact solution, and the physically unrealistic conditions placed on the time and space increments are identified. Using the validated model, the numerical solution of thermal wave propagation in multilayer materials is presented. By analyzing the results, the necessary conditions for observing non-Fourier phenomena in the laboratory can be inferred. The results are also compared with the numerical results from the parabolic heat conduction equation. The difference between them is clearly apparent, and this comparison provides new insight for the management of thermal issues in high-energy equipment. The results also illustrate the time scale required for metal films to establish equilibrium in energy transport, which makes it possible to determine a priori the time response and the measurement accuracy of metal film, thermal-resistant thermometers.