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The full 3-D unsteady heat-diffusion equation (with internal heat generation $\dot{q}$) is:

A{'text': '$\\nabla T = 0$', 'label': 'A'}
B{'text': '$\\rho c_p \\partial T/\\partial t = k\\nabla^2 T + \\dot{q}$', 'label': 'B'}
C{'text': '$\\partial T/\\partial t = -k\\nabla T$', 'label': 'C'}
D{'text': '$T = e^{-t}$', 'label': 'D'}
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. {'text': '$\\rho c_p \\partial T/\\partial t = k\\nabla^2 T + \\dot{q}$', 'label': 'B'}
General heat-diffusion: $\rho c_p \partial T/\partial t = k \nabla^2 T + \dot{q}$. Requires SIX boundary conditions (two per spatial dimension) and ONE initial condition for the transient response.
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