For a mass-spring system, m = 1 kg, b = 4 N s/m, k = 2 N/m, x0 = 0 m, and v0 = -1 m/s. a) Find natural frequency and damping ratio. Is system underdamped, critically damped, overdamped or undamped. b) Find the system's free response x(t). c) Sketch a graph of free response versus time.
A one-dimensional fin with base temperature To is used in a heat exchanger to remove heat from a liquid at temperature Tā. The temperature distribution in the fin T(x) is transformed to obtain the ODE:
Ť'' - (Ph/Ak)Ť = 0 Ť = T - Tā
where P, h, A, and k are all constants. Assume the following conditions:
Ť(0) = Ťo and Ť'(ā) = 0
Find the temperature distribution of the fin.