Some exact solutions of the fin problem with a power law temperature-dependent thermal conductivity

Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 3287-3294

  Moitsheki, R J ^a   Hayat, T ^b   Malik, M Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Invariant solutions; Nonlinear fin equation

Indexed keywords

EXACT SOLUTION; FIN EFFICIENCY; FIN PARAMETERS; INVARIANT SOLUTIONS; LIE SYMMETRIES; POWER LAW; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 77955518559     PISSN: 14681218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nonrwa.2009.11.021     Document Type: Article

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