Control of the temperature at one end of a rod
We present some graphical output from numerical studies of the control of the temperature at one end (x = 0) of a rod by changing the heat flux at the other end (x = b). The changes in the heat flux at b are initiated by a thermostat at 0. Because a thermostat is a device with hysteresis, the theoretical analysis of such problems can be challenging. The studies we present show some of the important features to be examined in theoretical work. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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