Research Article

An Analytical Solution for Transient Heat Conduction in a Composite Slab with Time-Dependent Heat Transfer Coefficient

Table 2

Relative error in Case B.

Fourier number 0.007210

Error (semianalytical)1.56 × 10−35.64 × 10−48.62 × 10−4
Error (Fokas method)5.32 × 10−55.04 × 10−55.01 × 10−5