THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A PORUS RADIAL FIN WITH NATURAL CONVECTION AND RADIATIVE HEAT LOSSES

Abstract

An analytic (series) solution is developed to describe the thermal performance of a porous radial in with natural convection in the fluid saturating the fin and radiation heat loss from the top and ottom surfaces of the fin. The HAM results for the temperature distribution and base heat flux re compared with the direct numerical results and found to be very accurate.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2012-06-19
  • Revision Date2012-07-19
  • Acceptance Date2012-07-26

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI120619149D

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