Open AccessHomotopy perturbation method for a Stefan problem with variable latent heat
Author(s) -
Rajeev Rahi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
thermal science/thermal science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.339
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 2334-7163
pISSN - 0354-9836
DOI - 10.2298/tsci110627008r
Subject(s) - homotopy perturbation method , homotopy analysis method , latent heat , perturbation (astronomy) , stefan problem , homotopy , mathematics , latent variable , variable (mathematics) , computer science , mathematical analysis , thermodynamics , physics , pure mathematics , statistics , boundary (topology) , quantum mechanics
In this paper, homotopy perturbation method is successfully applied to find an approximate solution of one phase Stefan problem with variable latent heat. The results thus obtained are compared graphically with a published analytical solution and are in good agreement.