Heat transfer study in a convective-radiative fin with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and magnetic field using variation parameters method

In this work, a heat transfer study is carried out in a convective-radiative straight fin with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and a magnetic field using the variation of parameters method. The developed heat transfer model is used to analyze the thermal performance, establish the optimum thermal design parameters and investigate the effects of thermo-geometric parameters and non-linear thermal conductivity parameters on the thermal performance of the fin. The results obtained are compared with the results in literature and good agreements are found. The analysis can serve as basis for comparison of any other method of analysis of the problem and it also provides a platform for improvement in the design of fin in heat transfer equipment.