= plate thickness, m C = heat capacity, kJ=kg C k = thermal conductivity, W=m C L = length of the plate, m N n = nth normalization integral, m n = dummy index in summation q 00= half-length of the plate, m y = dimensional space variable, m z = dimensional space variable, m = thermal diffusivity, m 2 =s x = x 1 =10, m y = w=4, m n = nth eigenvalue, m 1 x; y; t = dimensional temperature, C = density, kg=m 3 n x = nth eigenfunction associated with nth eigenvalue