Dynamics of Heat Transfer Analysis of Convective-Radiative Fins with Variable Thermal Conductivity and Heat Generation: Differential Transformation Method

Abstract

The study of convective heat transfer in differently shaped fins with radiation, internal heat generation and variable thermal conductivity was considered. The energy equation of the model was converted into the dimensionless form by adopting the proper variables, which was later solved using the differential transformation method. The impact of the parameters on the thermal performance, efficiency and heat transfer of the fins was analyzed graphically and also by performing thermal analysis on the fins. It was noticed that there was a significant effect on the thermal performance of the fins with different shapes, and also the heat transfer rate of the fin increased for improved values of the internal heat generation and radiation parameters. The exponential profile showed better results than other profiles, and the results obtained were supported by thermal analysis using ANSYS software.

1. Introduction

Heat enchantment has become an important factor that has captured the interest of many researchers. Increasing the heat transfer mainly depends on the heat transfer coefficient, the surface area available and the temperature difference between the surface and surrounding fluid. Fins are used as heat dissipators by increasing the surface area of the heated surface that is exposed to an ambient fluid. In particular, fins are electronic components, and diodes, transistors, etc., are made up of fins. Karus et al. [1] presented a general overview of fins. Using the above concepts, Gireesha and Sowmya [2] solved fin problems with heat distribution in an inclined fin. The study of horizontal fins with natural convection was considered by Popiel et al. [3]. In most cases, the electrical current generates internal heat that can be detected in electrical filaments or nuclear reactors exposed to the temperature. This is a nonlinear factor that does not allow an analytical solution. It can be solved using numerical or semi-analytical methods. A mathematical study of the fin with an internal heat source was studied by Minkler and Rouleau [4]. Recently, many researchers [5,6,7] have used a numerical approach to solve the fins of various shapes with an internal heat source. Sobamowo [8] investigated the effect of internal heat initiation and temperature-dependent heat conduction. Turkyilmazoglu [9] used variable heat conduction and heat distribution coefficients to obtain the rate of heat transfer through radial fins. Variable thermal properties in straight fins were reported by Ndlovu and Moitsheki [10]. Rohit et al. [11] studied temperature-relative heat transfer in a moving fin using the decomposition method. In recent years, thermal enhancement flow problems have been analyzed by a few authors [12,13]. The study of heat conduction between fins with a motion and in the presence of convection energy using the homotopy scheme was performed by Aziz and Khani [14]. Sowmya et al. [15] examined the heat performance in longitudinal fins with a heat source due to natural convection. A study of a porous medium and the radiation parameter was conducted by Hatami and Ganji [16] in a circular fin. Heat transfer and temperature distribution in circular convective radiative porous fins of different shapes were analyzed by Pasha [17]. Heat propagation in fins with radiation for different geometries was studied by Tarobi et al. [18]. A handful of researchers studied the effect of rectangular fins used in heat exchange systems and determined the dimensions of the fin to achieve better efficiency [19,20,21]. Shi et al. [22] studied the bio-convection flow of magneto-cross nanofluid containing gyrotactic microorganisms with activation energy.

Fins are widely used in industries to reduce the heat transfer rate of the appliances produced by them. As an example, Farhad et al. [23,24] studied the application of fins in air-conditioning and ice storage systems by arranging the fins in different combinations. Their study revealed that the length, shape and arrangement of the fins expedited heat transfer. Sabu et al. [25] studied the significance of nanoparticles’ shape and thermo-hydrodynamic slip constraints on MHD alumina-water nanoliquid flows over a rotating heated disk. Jamal et al. [26] considered partially inclined baffles in a rectangular enclosure to study the turbulent and thermal behaviors of air using the finite volume method. They reported that the thermal performance of a heat exchanger and the reduction in pressure loss by adopting the designs that allow the maximum heat transfer rate with minimum energy coincide with the results of Demartini et al. [27]. Moreover, they found out that the heat transfer rate is directly related to the number of baffles present in the system. Meanwhile, Omid et al. [28] studied the performance of airflow in rectangular-shaped solar heaters with V-shaped ribs. Increasing the inclination of the ribs produces higher velocity and heat transfer. In this article, the DTM was used to solve the nonlinear energy equation describing the temperature distribution in fins with variable thermal conductivity, radiation and internal heat generation. DTM is a semi-analytical technique proposed by Zho [29] in 1986 to solve the initial value problems in electrical circuits to obtain precise nth derivative values. The solution for a system of differential equations by the DTM was explained by Fatma [30]. Two-dimensional DTM used to solve the differential equation was developed by Chen and Ho [31]. Ayaz [32] proved that DTM is better to solve a nonlinear problem than the Taylor series method. The DTM has been used to solve various problems in applied mathematics and physics such as systems of differential equations [33]. Fallo et al. [34] applied the 3D DTM for the first time to study heat transfer in a cylindrical spine fin with variable thermal properties. Chiba et al. [35] solved the one-dimensional phase change problem in a slab of finite thickness using the DTM. The finite Taylor series and the iteration operation described by the transformed equations derived from the original equation employing differential transformation operations can be utilized to assess the approximating solution. Several authors used the DTM concept to solve various types of equations [36,37,38,39].

This work aims to study the heat transfer of longitudinal fins with different geometries in the presence of a temperature-dependent heat source, thermal radiation and variable thermal conductivity by providing an analytical solution for the heat equation using the DTM approximation technique. A review of the above literature shows no attempt has been made to analyze the heat transfer for the above-considered profiles and effects using the DTM. Graphical comparison of heat transfer rate between the three profiles and the efficiency of the fins are discussed in this study, and also our study is supported by performing thermal analysis using ANSYS software.

2. Fundamental Operations of DTM

Let $\varphi \left(r\right)$ be a function that is continuously differentiable in the domain D. Power series can be used for the representation of $\varphi \left(r\right)$ and can be articulated in terms of the Taylor series [40] as follows:

(1)$\varphi \left(r\right)={\displaystyle \sum _{e=0}^{\infty }\frac{{\left(r-r_f\right)}^e}{e!}}{\left[\frac{d^{e}y\left(r\right)}{d{t}^e}\right]}_{r=r_f}\forall r\in D$

The Maclaurin series $\varphi \left(r\right)$ is obtained by taking $r_i=0$ in Equation (1) and can be expressed as:

(2)$\varphi \left(r\right)={\displaystyle \sum _{e=0}^{\infty }\frac{{\left(r\right)}^e}{e!}}{\left[\frac{d^e\varphi \left(r\right)}{d{r}^e}\right]}_{r=0}\forall r\in D$

Franco [41] explained the use of differential transforms and expressed the function $\varphi \left(r\right)$ as follows:

(3)$\phi \left(e\right)={\displaystyle \sum _{e=0}^{\infty }\frac{H^e}{e!}}{\left[\frac{d^e\varphi \left(r\right)}{d{r}^e}\right]}_{r=0}$

$\phi \left(v\right)$ is the converted function, and $\varphi \left(r\right)$ is the initial function. The differential function $\phi \left(v\right)$ is restricted to $r \in \left[0 , H\right]$ where H is a permanent value and is assumed to be unity. The inverse differential transform $\phi \left(v\right)$ can be expressed as:

(4)$\varphi \left(v\right)={\displaystyle \sum _{e=0}^{\infty }{\left(\frac{v}{H}\right)}^e\phi \left(e\right)}$

The functions and transformations used in our study are presented in Table 1. From this, it can be deduced that the differential transform is similar to the Taylor series. To get more accuracy, we consider a higher number of terms in the above series.

3. Mathematical Formulation

The fin length is L with the variable area $P\left(x\right)$ as shown in Figure 1. $T_b$ is base temperature, $T_a$ is ambient temperature, and the tip is presumed to be in convection. Constant heat $h$ is maintained throughout the fin, while thermal conduction is temperature dependent and varies linearly. The energy equation is obtained considering the following assumptions:

• The temperature is a function of $x$ and remains constant over time.

• The temperature variance due to fin thickness is neglected.

• The fin bed is kept at a steady temperature.

• Solid matrix and fluid are in a dynamic state of equilibrium.

• Fin is considered to be in a steady state.

The balanced energy equation under the above assumptions for the small element $dx$ is:

(5)$\frac{d}{dx}\left[k(T)\times P(x)\times \frac{dT}{dx}\right]-\epsilon \sigma \left(T^4-T_a^4\right)-h\left(T-T_a\right)+q^{\ast }=0$

The corresponding boundary constraints are defined as:

$\frac{dT\left(0\right)}{dX}=0$

$T\left(L\right)=T_b$

Here, the variable heat conduction is stated as:

(6)$k(T)=k_a[1+\zeta (T-T_a)]$

where $k_a$ is heat conduction at ambient temperature, and $\zeta$ is persistent. The fin is segregated into different profiles according to the difference in thickness along its length.

(7)$P\left(x\right)=b\mathsf{\Gamma }\left(x\right)$

where $\omega$ is the girth, and $\mathsf{\Gamma }\left(x\right)$ is thickness along the length. Various geometries $\mathsf{\Gamma }\left(x\right)$ can be considered as shown in Figure 2:

• For quadrilateral fin

(8)$\mathsf{\Gamma }\left(x\right)={\mathsf{\Gamma }}_b$

• For exponential fin

(9) $\mathsf{\Gamma }\left(x\right)={\mathsf{\Gamma }}_b{e}^{a\left(x/L\right)}$

• For convex fin

  (10)$\mathsf{\Gamma }\left(x\right)={\mathsf{\Gamma }}_b{\left(\frac{x}{L}\right)}^{0.5}$

  Dimensionless parameters are:

  (11)$\theta =\frac{T}{T_b},{\theta }_a=\frac{T_a}{T_b} X=\frac{x}{L},N^2=\left(\frac{h{L}^2}{k_b{A}_b}\right)Nr=\frac{\epsilon \sigma L^2{T}_b^3}{A_b{k}_a}G=\frac{L^2{q}^{\ast }}{A_b{k}_a{T}_b}$

By applying equations in Equations (7)–(11) into Equation (5), we obtain:

• For rectangular profile

(12)$\beta {\left(\frac{d\theta }{dX}\right)}^2+[1+\beta (\theta -{\theta }_a)]\frac{d^2\theta }{d{X}^2}-Nr\left({\theta }^4-{\theta }_a^4\right)-N^2\left(\theta -{\theta }_a\right)+G=0$

• For exponential profile

(13) $\begin{array}{l}{e}^{aX}[1+\beta (\theta -{\theta }_a)]\frac{d^2\theta }{d{X}^2}+\mathrm{a}[1+\beta (\theta -{\theta }_a)]e^{aX}\frac{d\theta }{dX}+e^{aX}\beta {\left(\frac{d\theta }{dX}\right)}^2\\ -Nr\left({\theta }^4-{\theta }_a^4\right)-N^2\left(\theta -{\theta }_a\right)+G=0\end{array}$

• For convex profile

  (14)$\beta {\left(\frac{d\theta }{dy}\right)}^2+[1+\beta (\theta -{\theta }_a)]\frac{d^2\theta }{d{y}^2}-Nr4y\left({\theta }^4-{\theta }_a^4\right)-N^2\left(\theta -{\theta }_a\right)4y+G4y=0$

  where $\beta =\zeta T_b$ and convective environment boundary conditions are:

  $\frac{d\theta \left(0\right)}{dX}=0, \theta \left(1\right)=1$

4. Solution Method with DTM

Equations (12)–(14) are reduced to the Taylor series using the properties mentioned in Table 1. We obtain:

• For rectangular profile

(15)$\begin{array}{l}(e+1)(e+2)Q(e+2)+\beta {\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^{e}Q(f)(e-f+1)(e-f+2)Q(e-f+2)+\beta {\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^e(f+1)Q(f+1)(e-f+1)Q(e-f+1)}}\\ -\beta {\theta }_a(e+1)(e+2)Q(e+2)-Nr{\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^e{\displaystyle \sum _{k=0}^{e-f}{\displaystyle \sum _{m-0}^{f-k}Q\left(f\right)Q\left(e-f\right)Q\left(f-k\right)Q\left(k-m\right)}-N^{2}Q\left(e\right)}}+\left(Nr{\theta }_a^4+N^2{\theta }_a+G\right)\delta \left(f\right)=0\end{array}$

• For exponential profile

(16) $\begin{array}{l}{\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^e\frac{a^f}{d!}}\left(e-f+1\right)\left(e-f+2\right)Q\left(e-f+2\right)+\beta {\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^e\frac{a^f}{f!}}{\displaystyle \sum _{s=0}^{e-f}Q\left(f\right)\left(e-f-s+1\right)\left(e-f-s+2\right)Q\left(e-f-s+2\right)}-\beta {\theta }_a{\displaystyle \sum _{d=0}^e\frac{a^f}{f!}}(e-f+1)(e-f+2)Q(e-f+2)\\ +a{\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^e\frac{a^f}{f!}}\left(e-f+1\right)Q\left(e-f+1\right)+a\beta {\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^e\frac{a^f}{f!}}{\displaystyle \sum _{s=0}^{e-f}Q\left(f\right)}\left(e-f-s+1\right)Q\left(e-f-s+1\right)-a\beta {\theta }_a{\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^e\frac{a^f}{f!}}{\displaystyle \sum _{s=0}^{e-f}\left(e-f-s+1\right)Q\left(e-f-s+1\right)}\\ \beta {\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^e\frac{a^f}{f!}{\displaystyle \sum _{s=0}^{e-f}(f+1)Q(f+1)(f-e-s+1)Q\left(f-e-s+1\right)}}-Nr{\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^e{\displaystyle \sum _{k=0}^{e-f}{\displaystyle \sum _{m-0}^{f-k}Q\left(f\right)Q\left(e-f\right)Q\left(f-k\right)Q\left(k-m\right)}}}-N^{2}Q\left(e\right)+\left(Nr{\theta }_a^4+N^2{\theta }_a+G\right)\delta \left(f\right)=0\end{array}$

• For convex profile

(17) $\begin{array}{l}(e+1)(e+2)Q(e+2)+\beta {\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^e(f+1)Q(f+1)(e-f+1)Q(e-f+1)}+\beta {\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^{e}Q(f)(e-f+1)(e-f+2)Q(e-f+2)}\\ -\beta {\theta }_a(e+1)(e+2)Q(e+2)-4Nr{\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^e{\displaystyle \sum _{k=0}^{f-e}{\displaystyle \sum _{s-0}^{k-f}{\displaystyle \sum _{m=0}^{s-k}\delta \left(f-1\right)Q\left(f-e\right)Q\left(k-f\right)Q\left(s-k\right)U\left(s-m\right)}}}}+4Nr{\theta }_a^4{\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^e\delta \left(f-1\right)}Q\left(e-f\right)\\ -4N^2{\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^e\delta \left(f-1\right)Q\left(e-f\right)}+4N^2{\theta }_a{\displaystyle \sum _{f=0}^e\delta \left(f-1\right)Q\left(e-f\right)}+4G\delta \left(e-1\right)=0\end{array}$

Boundary conditions can be reduced to:

(18)$Q\left(1\right)=0, {\displaystyle \sum _{d=0}^{\infty }Q\left(f\right)=1}$

Considering $Q\left(0\right)=a$ and using boundary constraints with the assistance of MATLAB software, the terms of the series can be obtained as follows:

• For rectangular profile

  (19)$\begin{array}{l}Q\left[2\right]=\frac{-G+a{N}^2+a^{4}Nr-N^2{\theta }_a-Nr{\theta }_a^4}{2\left(1+a\beta -\beta {\theta }_a\right)}\\ Q\left[3\right]=0\\ Q\left[4\right]=\frac{N^{2}Q\left[2\right]-6\beta Q{\left[2\right]}^2}{12\left(1+a\beta -\beta {\theta }_a\right)}\\ Q\left[5\right]=0\\ Q\left[6\right]=\frac{N^{2}Q\left[4\right]-30\beta Q\left[2\right]Q\left[4\right]}{30\left(1+a\beta -\beta {\theta }_a\right)}\\ Q\left[7\right]=0\end{array}$

  and so forth

• For exponential profile

  (20)$\begin{array}{l}Q\left[2\right]=\frac{-G+a{N}^2+a^{4}Nr-N^2{\theta }_a-Nr{\theta }_a^4}{2\left(1+a\beta -\beta {\theta }_a\right)}\\ Q\left[3\right]=\frac{-2aQ\left[2\right]-a\beta Q\left[2\right]-a^2\beta Q\left[2\right]+2a\beta {\theta }_{a}Q\left[2\right]}{3\left(1+a\beta -\beta {\theta }_a\right)}\\ Q\left[4\right]=\frac{\begin{array}{l}-3a^{2}Q\left[2\right]+N^{2}Q\left[2\right]-2a\beta Q\left[2\right]-2a^2\beta Q\left[2\right]+3a^2\beta {\theta }_{a}Q\left[2\right]-4a\beta Q{\left[2\right]}^2-a^2\beta Q{\left[2\right]}^2-9aQ\left[3\right]-6a\beta Q\left[3\right]\\ -3a^2\beta Q\left[3\right]+9a\beta {\theta }_{a}Q\left[3\right]\end{array}}{12\left(1+a\beta -\beta {\theta }_a\right)}\end{array}$

  …and so forth

• For convex profile

  (21)$\begin{array}{l}Q\left[2\right]=0\\ Q\left[3\right]=-\frac{2\left(G-a{N}^2+a{N}^2{\theta }_a+aNr{\theta }_a^4\right)}{3\left(1+a\beta -\beta {\theta }_a\right)}\\ Q\left[4\right]=0\\ Q\left[5\right]=0\\ Q\left[6\right]=\frac{4N^{2}Q\left[3\right]-4N^2{\theta }_{a}Q\left[3\right]-4Nr{\theta }_a^{4}Q\left[3\right]-15\beta Q{\left[3\right]}^2}{30\left(1+a\beta -\beta {\theta }_a\right)}\\ Q\left[7\right]=0\\ Q\left[8\right]=0\end{array}$

  …and so forth

By substituting Equation (19) in Equation (4) for $H=1$

• For rectangular profile

(22) $\theta \left(X\right)=a+\frac{-G+a{N}^2+a^{4}Nr-N^2{\theta }_a-Nr{\theta }_a^4}{2\left(1+a\beta -\beta {\theta }_a\right)}{X}^2+\frac{N^{2}Q\left[2\right]-6\beta Q{\left[2\right]}^2}{12\left(1+a\beta -\beta {\theta }_a\right)}{X}^4+\dots$

To obtain the values of $a$, we use Equation (18)

(23)$\theta \left(1\right)=a+\frac{-G+a{N}^2+a^{4}Nr-N^2{\theta }_a-Nr{\theta }_a^4}{2\left(1+a\beta -\beta {\theta }_a\right)}+\frac{N^{2}Q\left[2\right]-6\beta Q{\left[2\right]}^2}{12\left(1+a\beta -\beta {\theta }_a\right)}+\dots$

Solving Equation (23) using MATLAB software we obtain the exact value of $a$. The same procedure is repeated for the other profiles.

Fin Efficiency

The amount of heat transferred in a fin is determined with the help of the parameter called efficiency. It is a correlation between the actual heat shift in a fin to heat that would be transmitted if a complete fin is of the temperature of the fin bed. The non-dimensional equation for the efficiency of a rectangular profile is given by:

(24)$\eta =\frac{\left(1+\beta \left(\theta -{\theta }_a\right)\right){\left(\frac{d\theta }{dx}\right)}_{x=1}}{Nr\left({\theta }_b^4-{\theta }_a^4\right)+N^2\left({\theta }_b-{\theta }_a\right)-G}$

5. Results

The current investigation presents the exploration of temperature differences associated with variable thermal conductivity, internal heat generation and radiation over the longitudinal fin of different profiles. The dimensionless energy equations of the fins are solved using the DTM. Results mainly referring to temperature field and thermal profiles are depicted graphically for three types of fins, namely rectangular, exponential and convex. The effects of Nr, G, Nc, ${\theta }_a$ and $\beta$ on temperature fields are analyzed and discussed. Moreover, for all results reported here, the following values of variables are used unless otherwise indicated by the graphs or tables: $\beta =0.5, N=1, G=0.1, Nr=1\&{\theta }_a=0.4$. Thermal analysis is performed and discussed using ANSYS software. The results of the present study are compared with the existing results of Languri et al. [42] and Arslanturk [43] (Table 2).

The fluctuation in fin temperature due to variable heat conduction $\left(\beta \right)$ is shown in Figure 3 for three different profiles. From this graph, it is noticed that the thermal gradient reduces gradually from the base to the tip of the fin for different values of $\beta$. The increment in $\beta$ enhances the temperature field due to heat loss to the surrounding fluid from the fin surface. The results show that the fin-tip temperature for exponential profiles is greater than that of the other profiles.

Figure 4 shows the influence of the N on the thermal attribute of the fin. As the parameter N intensifies, the enriched heating pattern in the fin is noted which reduces the temperature rise. The contribution of this flow parameter is significant for enhancing the thermal transport of the fin. From the graph, we can notice that the exponential profile shows better performance which is followed by the rectangular and convex for various values on radiation parameters.

The effect of the internal heat generation parameter $\left(G\right)$ is depicted in Figure 5. For this, it is observed that the temperature of the fin can be enhanced with the values of $G$. Higher heat generation enhances fin temperature in steady-state conditions owing to the fact of larger dissipation of the heating environment due to the fin.

The radiative parameter impact (Nr) is shown in Figure 6. With an increment in the radiation number, the thermal profile θ decreases steadily. The lower temperature inside the fin indicates a loss of ambient fluid temperature with radiative parameters.

The Figure 7 shows variation in dimensionless ambient temperature $\left({\theta }_a\right)$ on the temperature field. As ${\theta }_a$ increases, the temperature of the surrounding liquid increases, which affects the rate of heat transmission from fin to surface. This is noted with a rise in ${\theta }_a$.

The effect of parameters on temperature for rectangular, exponential and convex profiles is obtained on the same graph to understand the difference between each profile. Similar observations discussed above can be seen in the other two profiles. Meanwhile, the exponential-shaped fins exhibit better performance than the others. Heat transference at the fin base is an important study, which has many applications and is of the form

$Q_b=\frac{d\theta \left(1\right)}{dX}$

The effect of simultaneously varying $Q_b$ with N for two different values of $\beta$ and ${\theta }_a$ can be seen in Figure 8a,b, respectively, for all three profiles. From the graphs, it can be concluded that the value of $Q_b$ is inversely related to the values of $\beta$ and ${\theta }_a$. Heat transfer is more at the base and then reduces to become constant at the fin tip. Which shows that the fin cools down earlier at the tip.

6. Thermal Analysis

ANSYS is a tool that helps us understand the routine of a model from our study in a virtual environment. It uses governing equations to study the behaviors of the problem. To investigate the thermal behaviors, the following assumption is made on the fins:

• Aluminum alloy (AA6061) is considered a fin material as it is a good thermal and electrical conductor with heat conduction of 300 W/m K.

• Heat conduction is considered 1D and longitudinal.

• h is considered to be 39.9 W/m²K above the fin surface.

• The fin base is kept at 550 K, and 283 is the ambient temperature.

Figure 9a–c illustrate longitudinal fin thermal propagation for rectangular, exponential and convex profiles, respectively. The maximum temperature observed was 550 K in all three profiles, and the fin tip temperature was 546 K, 530.28 K and 545 K, respectively. The temperature gradually decreased from the bed of the fin to the tip. Exponential fins have better results compared to other profiles. The results are drawn from the thermal analysis, which agrees well with our numerical results.

The efficiency of the fin for several values of internal heat generation $\left(G\right)$ versus the thermal expansion coefficient can be seen in Figure 10a. From the graph, we can depict that a smaller value of $\beta$ efficiency is higher and decreases gradually. Moreover, as the value of heat production is increased, the efficiency is enhanced. This shows that by keeping the values of $\beta$ smaller and values of $G$ higher we can obtain efficient fins. A similar observation can be observed with the three different profiles considered in our study, but the exponential fin has fin efficiency in general.

Figure 10b shows the efficiency of the fin versus ${\theta }_a$ for different values of a radiative parameter. It can be observed that for a lower value of a radiative parameter and ${\theta }_a$ the efficiency is higher and reduces gradually as the values are increased. An exponential profile with a lower value of ${\theta }_a$ and $Nr$ can be used to obtain the higher efficiency of the fin.

7. Conclusions

The framework for temperature rate is presented in a longitudinal fin subject to internal heating, variable thermal conductivity and convective radiation. The Rosseland theory is used to determine the features of a radiative phenomenon. DTM approximations are followed for the simulation process. Graphical explanations are manifested for the consequence of parameters in the heat transfer of the fin. The key findings of this analysis are as follows:

• Upon enhancing the convection–conduction parameter, the thermal dispersal in the fin lowers.

• A strengthened heat transfer fine is observed for the radiative-conduction constant.

• The thermal rate of the fin improves with an augmented change in a heat-generating parameter.

• This scrutiny convinces us that DTM algorithms are efficient and convenient methods for nonlinear differential systems.

• Thermal radiation and natural convection have a significant influence on the cooling of a fin.

• In the steady state, fins dissipate heat to the environment because heat production within a fin surges the temperature of the fins.

• The temperature scatters of a fin for different profiles are calculated using the ANSYS software, considering aluminum alloy (AA6061) as the fin body material. The fin base has a higher temperature and reduces drastically toward the fin tip.

This work can be extended by considering the porous fins in the presence of a magnetic field and also by considering the porous fins with the nano and hybrid nanofluid with the effect of the shape factor.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, M.K.A. and P.V.A.S.; Data curation, S.V.K.V.; Formal analysis, P.J.; Funding Hacquisition, P.J.; Methodology, A.M.Z.; Software, B.N.H.; Validation, C.S.K.R.; Writing—original draft, P.V.A.S.; Writing—review & editing, N.A.S. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

All the data are present in this article.

Acknowledgments

The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia, for funding this work through a research group program under grant number R.G.P.-2/21/43. This research received funding support from the NSRF via the Program Management Unit for Human Resources & Institutional Development, Research and Innovation, (grant number B05F650018).

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Nomenclature

$$P$$	fin cross-section (m2)
$$a$$	exponential parameter
$$h$$	heat transfer coefficient (wm−1k−1)
$$k$$	heat conduction (wm−1k−1)
$$Nr$$	radiative parameter
$$G$$	heat generation parameter
$$L$$	fin length (m)
$$N$$	convective parameter
$$T$$	temperature (k)
$$\phi$$	transformed function
$$\varphi$$	original analytic function
$$a$$	fin base temperature
$$\beta$$	thermal expansion coefficient (K−1)
$$\zeta$$	dimensional constant (K−1)
$$\eta$$	efficiency of the fin
$$U$$	transformed equation
$$\theta$$	dimensionless temperature
$$a$$	ambient temperature
$$b$$	base of the fin

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Figures and Tables

Figure 1. Representation of a rectangular fin.

Figure 2. Schematic representation of fins with different profiles.

Figure 3. Temperature distribution of different profiles for diverse values of [Forumla omitted. See PDF.].

Figure 4. Temperature distribution of different profiles for diverse values of [Forumla omitted. See PDF.].

Figure 5. Temperature distribution of different profiles for diverse values of [Forumla omitted. See PDF.].

Figure 6. Behavior Nr on θ.

Figure 7. Behavior [Forumla omitted. See PDF.] on θ.

Figure 8. (a) Variation of [Forumla omitted. See PDF.] with [Forumla omitted. See PDF.] for several assigned values of [Forumla omitted. See PDF.]. (b) Variation of [Forumla omitted. See PDF.] with [Forumla omitted. See PDF.] for several assigned values of [Forumla omitted. See PDF.].

Figure 9. Temperature distribution of (a) rectangular; (b) exponential; (c) convex profile for aluminum alloy (AA6061).

Figure 10. Influence of: (a) G and [Forumla omitted. See PDF.] on fin efficiency; (b) Nr and [Forumla omitted. See PDF.] on fin efficiency.

Table 1

Fundamental definitions of DTM.

Initial Function	Converted Function
$$\varphi \left(r\right)=\frac{dg\left(r\right)}{dx}$$	$\phi \left(v\right)=\left(v+1\right)G\left(v\right)$
$\varphi \left(r\right)=\frac{d^{2}g\left(r\right)}{d{x}^2}$	$\phi \left(v\right)=\left(v+1\right)\left(v+2\right)G\left(v+1\right)$
$\varphi \left(r\right)=1$	$\phi \left(v\right)=\delta \left(v\right)$
$\varphi \left(r\right)=t$	$$\phi \left(v\right)=\delta \left(v-1\right)$$
$\varphi \left(r\right)=r^m$	$\phi \left(v\right)=\delta \left(v-w\right)=\{\begin{array}{c}1 if v=w\\ 0 if v\ne w\end{array}$
$\varphi \left(r\right)=g\left(r\right)h\left(r\right)$	$\phi \left(v\right)={\displaystyle \sum _{w=0}^{v}H\left(v\right)G\left(v-w\right)}$
$\varphi \left(r\right)=e^{ar}$	$\phi \left(v\right)=\frac{a^v}{v!}$

Table 2

Comparison of $\theta \left(X\right)$ obtained by different studies for rectangular fins by considering $\beta =0, G=0, Nr=0, {\theta }_a=0$ and $N=0.5$.

$\mathit{X}$	HPM(Languri et al. [42])	ADM(Arslanturk [43])	VIM(Languri et al. [42])	DTM(Current Study)
		$\theta \left(X\right)$
0	0.886819	0.886819	0.886819	0.886818
0.2	0.891257	0.891257	0.891257	0.8912567
0.4	0.904614	0.904615	0.904614	0.940614
0.6	0.927026	0.927026	0.927026	0.927027
0.8	0.958715	0.958716	0.958715	0.958715
1	1.000000	1.000000	1.000000	1.000000

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