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S. Tiwari, G. Biswas, P. L. N. Prasad, and S. Basu, “Numerical prediction of flow and heat transfer in a rectangular channel with a built-in circular tube,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 125, No. 3, pp. 413–421, 2003.

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• TITLE: Heat Distribution in Rectangular Fins Using Efficient Finite Element and Differential Quadrature Methods

  AUTHORS: ShahNor BASRI, M. M. FAKIR, F. MUSTAPHA, D. L. A. MAJID, A. A. JAAFAR

  KEYWORDS: Efficient Finite Element Method, Efficient Differential Quadrature Method, Heat Transfer Problem

  JOURNAL NAME: Engineering, Vol.1 No.3, November 24, 2009

  ABSTRACT: Finite element method (FEM) and differential quadrature method (DQM) are among important numerical techniques used in engineering analyses. Usually elements are sub-divided uniformly in FEM (conventional FEM, CFEM) to obtain temperature distribution behavior in a fin or plate. Hence, extra computational complexity is needed to obtain a fair solution with required accuracy. In this paper, non-uniform sub-elements are considered for FEM (efficient FEM, EFEM) solution to reduce the computational complex-ity. Then this EFEM is applied for the solution of one-dimensional heat transfer problem in a rectangular thin fin. The obtained results are compared with CFEM and efficient DQM (EDQM), with non-uniform mesh generation). It is found that the EFEM exhibit more accurate results than CFEM and EDQM showing its potentiality.