Title :
Homotopy analysis method for thermal analysis of wet fin with all nonlinearity effect
Author :
Panda, Siddhartha ; Bhowmik, Abhijit
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math., Indian Inst. of Technol. Ropar, Ropar, India
Abstract :
This paper presents the analytical solution of steady state governing equation for a rectangular fin subjected to simultaneous heat and mass transfer (i.e. wet fin) across the surface as well as at the tip of the fin. The temperature distribution is obtained by using homotopy analysis method for the insulated as well as for the convective fin tip boundary conditions. Earlier studies on wet fin have been restricted to the analysis of nonlinear governing equation with insulated tip condition only. The present study developed a closed-form solution with consideration of nonlinearity effects in both governing equation as well as in the boundary condition.
Keywords :
heat systems; heat transfer; mass transfer; nonlinear differential equations; partial differential equations; temperature distribution; convective fin tip boundary conditions; heat transfer; homotopy analysis method; mass transfer; nonlinear governing equation; rectangular wet fin; temperature distribution; thermal analysis; Boundary conditions; Equations; Heat transfer; Humidity; Surface treatment; Temperature distribution; Water heating; analytical solution; heat transfer and mass transfer; homotopy analysis method; rectangular wet fin;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering (NUiCONE), 2013 Nirma University International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ahmedabad
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0726-7
DOI :
10.1109/NUiCONE.2013.6780197
