Analytical investigation of heat transfer in a moving convective porous fin with temperature dependent thermal conductivity and internal heat generation

In the present study, thermal performance of a rectangular moving porous fin with temperature dependent thermal conductivity and internal heat generation are analyzed the differential transformation method. The developed approximate analytical solutions are used to investigate the effects of thermal –geometric and thermo-physical fin parameters such as the Peclet number, thermal conductivity parameter, convection parameter, porosity parameter, Internal heat generation parameter on the dimensionless temperature distribution and heat transfer rate are discussed. From the results, it is found that increase in porosity and convective parameters, the rate of heat transfer from the fin increases and consequently improve the efficiency of the fin. Also, the values of the temperature distribution in the fin increases as the Peclet number increases. However, as thermal conductivity and the internal heat generation increase, the rate of heat transfer from the fin decreases. The analytical solution is found to be in good agreement with the direct numerical solution.