Weighted Residual Methods

Chapter 1: Introduction to analytical methods

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Adomian Decomposition Method (ADM)

1.3 Variational Iteration Method (VIM)

1.4 Differential Transformation Method (DTM)

1.5 Homotopy Perturbation Method (HPM)

1.6 Homotopy Analysis Method (HAM)

1.7 Weighted Residual Methods (WRMs)

1.8 Differential Quadrature Method (DQM)

1.9 Optimal Homotopy Asymptotic Method (OHAM)

1.10 References

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Weighted Residual Methods (WRMs) principles

2.2.1 Collocation Method (CM)

2.2.2 Least Square Method (LSM)

2.2.3 Galerkin Method (GM)

2.2.4 Rayleigh–Ritz Method (RRM)

2.3 WRMs for coupled equations

2.4 Optimal WRMs for infinite boundary conditions

2.5 Combined WRMs with other analytical methods

2.6 Modified WRMs for Combined Boundary Conditions

2.7 Hybrid WRMs for partial differential equations

2.8 Multi-step Polynomial WRMs for fractional order differential equations

2.9 Padé Approximation and Other Analytical Methods

2.10 References

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Nanofluid flow in porous channel

3.3 Nanofluid flow between parallel disks

3.4 Jeffery-Hamel flow

3.5 Condensation flow over inclined disks

3.6 Electro-hydrodynamic (EHD) flow

3.7 Magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) flow in divergent/convergent channels

3.8 Nanofluid flow in Micro-channel Heat Sink (MCHS)

3.9 Nanofluid flow in expanding and contracting gaps

3.10 References

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Heat Transfer of Longitudinal Convective-Radiative Porous Fins

4.3 Heat Transfer of Circular Convective-Radiative Porous Fins

4.4 Heat Transfer of Convective–Radiative Semi-Spherical Fins

4.5 Refrigeration of Fully Wet Circular Porous Fins

4.6 Refrigeration of Fully Wet Semi-spherical Porous Fins

4.7 Nanofluids Condensation and Heat transfer

4.8 Nanofluids Heat Transfer in Circular Concentric Heat Pipes

4.9 Nanofluids Heat Transfer in Microchannel Heat Sink (MCHS)

4.10 References

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Natural Convection of Non-Newtonian Nanofluid

5.3 MHD Jeffery–Hamel Nanofluid Flow

5.4 MHD Nanofluids over a Cylindrical Tube

5.5 Forced convection for MHD nanofluid flow over a porous plate

5.6 Non-Newtonian nanofluid in porous media between two coaxial cylinders

5.7 MHD nanofluid flow in a Semi-Porous Channel

5.8 Nanofluid in Microchannel Heat Sink (MCHS) cooling

5.9 Carbon Nano-Tube (CNT)-Water between Rotating Disks

5.10 References