Abstract
A nonlinear fin equation in which thermal conductivity is an arbitrary function of temperature and, heat transfer coefficient is an arbitrary function of spatial variable is considered. Lie Group theory is applied to the equation. Group classification with respect to the thermal conductivity and heat transfer coefficient is performed. Results are summarized in a table for convenience. Some similarity transformations are used to convert the partial differential equation into an ordinary differential equation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1875-1889 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | International Journal of Engineering Science |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 17-18 |
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| State | Published - Oct 2004 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors acknowledge the support of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia for this work.
Keywords
- Fin
- Group classification
- Heat transfer
- Lie group theory
- Similarity transformations
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- General Engineering
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering