ON THE EIGENVALUES BASIC TO THE ANALYTICAL SOLUTION OF CONVECTIVE HEAT-TRANSFER WITH AXIAL DIFFUSION EFFECTS

The integral transform method is employed in the analytical solution of the non-classical eigenvalue problem that appears in connection with the analysis of forced convection in ducts, including the effect of fluid heat diffusion in the axial direction. The related eigenfunctions are expanded in terms of eigenfunctions from a simpler auxiliary eigenvalue problem, and the original eigenvalues are determined from the associated matrix eigensystem analysis. Convergence rates of the proposed solutions are illustrated and reference results established for different values of the governing parameters.