As a result of radioactive decay, heat is generated uniformly throughout the interior of the earth at a rate of around 30 watts per cubic kilometer. (A watt is a rate of heat production.) The heat then flows to the earth's surface where it is lost to space. Let F (x,y,z) denote the rate of flow of heat measured in watts per square kilometer. By definition, the flux of F across a surface is the quantity of heat flowing through the surface per unit of time.

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Answer:

a) [tex]div F = 27 \frac{W}{km^3}[/tex]

b) [tex]\alpha=\frac{27 W/km^3}{3}= 9\frac{W}{Km^3}[/tex]

c) [tex]T(0,0,0)=-\frac{10}{2(27000)} (0) +7605.185=7605.185[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

(a) Suppose that the actual heat generation is 27W/km3 What is the value of div F? div F- Include units)

For this case the value for div F correspond to the generation of heat.

[tex]div F = 27 \frac{W}{km^3}[/tex]

(b) Assume the heat flows outward symmetrically. Verify that [tex] F= \alpha r[/tex] where [tex]r=xi +yj+zk[/tex]. Find a α, (Include units.)

For this case we can satisfy this condition:

[tex]div[\alpha (xi +yj +z k)]]=\alpha(1+1+1)=3\alpha[/tex]

And since we have the value for the [tex]div F[/tex] we can find the value of [tex]\alpha[/tex] like this:

[tex]\alpha=\frac{27 W/km^3}{3}= 9\frac{W}{Km^3}[/tex]

(c) Let T (x,y,z) denote the temperature inside the earth. Heat flows according to the equation F= -k grad T where k is a constant. If T is in °C then k=27000 C/km. Assuming the earth is a sphere with radius 6400 km and surface temperature 20°C, what is the temperature at the center? 27,0 C/km.

For this case we have this:

[tex] F =-k grad T[/tex]

And grad T represent the direction of the greatest decrease related to the temperature.

So we have this equation:

[tex] 10(xi +yj+zk)=-27000 grad T[/tex]

And we can solve for grad T like this:

[tex] grad T = -\frac{10}{(27000)} (xi+yj+zk)[/tex]

Andif we integrate in order so remove the gradient on both sides we got:

[tex]T=-\frac{10}{2(27000)} (x^2 +y^2 +z^2) +C[/tex]

For our case we have the following condition:

[tex]x^2 +y^2 +z^2 = 6400 , T=20 C[/tex]

[tex] T=-\frac{1}{54000} (6400^2)+C =20[/tex]

And we can solve for C like this:

[tex] C= 20+\frac{6400^2}{5400}= 7605.185 [/tex]

So then our equation would be given by:

[tex]T=-\frac{10}{2(27000)} (x^2 +y^2 +z^2) +7605.185[/tex]

And for our case at the center we have that [tex]x^2+ y^2+ z^2 =0[/tex]

And we got:

[tex]T(0,0,0)=-\frac{10}{2(27000)} (0) +7605.185=7605.185[/tex]