The concentration of carbon at a distance of two millimeters from the surface, for the numerical solutions, will be the original concentration of carbon in steel. This occurs since the carbon does not diffuse 'directly' into the steel. As was mentioned before, a distinct amount of carbon diffuses at an angle to the surface and keeps the numerical solution from behaving like the exact solution. For the exact solution, the original concentration of carbon in the steel will not be reached until a distance of infinity into the steel since the carbon tends to diffuse straight into the steel. Analyzing these small differences aids in understanding the true behavior of diffusion.
Communication is always the integral part of a team project.
The Graphics Team was in contact with the Group Leader, Dan Ruddick. We discussed overall file organization with him and tried to keep him updated on our progress. Susan Holt, who work with the numerical solutions, will use our movies in her portion of the tutorial. The Graphics Team conferred with her since the MPEG movies dealt with her work on the project. Brett Hull, John Stuecker, Paul Myslinski, and Susan Holt were prompt and efficient with providing images that they wanted the Graphics Team to scan.