New Application for the Generalized Incomplete Gamma Function in the Heat Transfer of Nanofluids via Two Transformations
Author(s) -
Abdelhalim Ebaid,
Hibah S. Alhawiti
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of computational engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2356-7260
pISSN - 2314-6443
DOI - 10.1155/2015/293105
Subject(s) - transformation (genetics) , incomplete gamma function , nanofluid , mathematics , stream function , heat transfer , function (biology) , work (physics) , boundary value problem , boundary (topology) , partial differential equation , exact solutions in general relativity , infinity , mathematical analysis , gamma function , thermodynamics , physics , chemistry , vorticity , biochemistry , evolutionary biology , vortex , biology , gene
The boundary layer flow of nanofluids is usually described by a system of nonlinear differential equations with infinity boundary conditions. These boundary conditions at infinity are transformed into classical boundary conditions via two different transformations. Accordingly, the original heat transfer equation is changed into a new one which is expressed in terms of the new variable. The exact solutions have been obtained in terms of the exponential function for the stream function and in terms of the incomplete Gamma function for the temperature distribution. Furthermore, it is found in this project that a certain transformation reduces the computational work required to obtain the exact solution of the heat transfer equation. Hence, such transformation is recommended for future analysis of similar physical problems. Besides, the other published exact solution was expressed in terms of the WhittakerM function which is more complicated than the generalized incomplete Gamma function of the current analysis. It is important to refer to the fact that the analytical procedure followed in our project is easier and more direct than the one considered in a previous published work
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