Integral transforms in the two-dimensional non-linear formulation of longitudinal fins with variable profile

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-42

  Cotta, R M ^a   Ramos, R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASPECT RATIO; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BIOT NUMBER; EXCHANGE AREA; INTEGRAL TRANSFORMS; NON-LINEAR FORMULATION; VARIABLE PROFILES;

HEAT CONDUCTION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

DESIGN; FIN; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 0031649033     PISSN: 09615539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09615539810197916     Document Type: Article

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