A series solution of the non-linear fin problem with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and heat transfer coefficient

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2979-2987

  Kim, Sin ^a   Huang, Cheng Hung ^b  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ADOMIAN DECOMPOSITION METHOD (ADM); NON-LINEAR FIN PROBLEM;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 34247550313     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/9/046     Document Type: Article

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