Research Article

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

Table 3

Dimensionless temperature for different number of terms in the series of (54), for s = 1, = 1.2, and = 1.

1 term2 terms4 terms10 terms1 term2 terms4 terms10 terms

0.1−0.0064−0.0024−0.0024−0.00240.11160.10060.10060.1006
0.20.01100.01190.01190.01190.15900.15630.15630.1563
0.30.03440.03450.03450.03450.20510.20450.20450.2045
0.40.06220.06220.06220.06220.24980.24970.24970.2497
0.50.09340.09350.09350.09350.29280.29280.29280.2928
10.27230.27230.27230.27230.48070.48070.48070.4807
1.50.44610.44610.44610.44610.62410.62410.62410.6241
20.59030.59030.59030.59030.73000.73000.73000.7300
30.78530.78530.78530.78530.86240.86240.86240.8624