International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2572

Full Length Research Paper

Analytical investigation of convective heat transfer of a longitudinal fin with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity, heat transfer coefficient and heat generation

D. D. Ganji
  • D. D. Ganji
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, P. O. Box 484, Babol, Iran.
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A. S. Dogonchi
  • A. S. Dogonchi
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mazandaran Institute of Technology, P. O. Box 747, Babol, Iran.
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  •  Received: 15 September 2014
  •  Accepted: 05 November 2014
  •  Published: 16 November 2014

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