Application of the Network Method to Heat Conduction Processes With Polynomial and Potential-Exponentially Varying Thermal Properties

Unsteady free convection–radiation flow over a vertical wall embedded in a porous medium

“…This analogy has been applied in different problems of engineering. González-Fernández et al [15] solved heat conduction processes with polynomial and potential-exponentially varying thermal properties, Alhama et al [16] solved the inverse problem of determining unsteady heat fluxes, Zueco et al [17] studied the laminar forced convection in thermal entrance region of ducts. Zueco and Campo [18] studied the transient response in enclosures with thick walls that operate under unsteady-state conditions, with radiative boundary conditions possibly containing a gas.…”

Analysis of laminar forced convection with Network Simulation in thermal entrance region of ducts

“…This general purpose technique, briefly described in the appendix, has been applied successfully to a great variety of lineal and nonlineal transport problems [18][19][20]. NSM takes the partial differential equations that define the mathematical model of the physical process, and by means of spatial discretization, yields the ordinary differential equations which are the basis for implementing the standard electrical network model for an elemental control volume.…”

Inverse determination of temperature dependent thermal conductivity using network simulation method

“…The network simulation method [17] is a numerical technique whose accuracy, efficiency and reliability have already been proven in numerous linear and nonlinear direct problems in heat transfer engineering [18][19][20]. NSM is based on the classical thermoelectric analogy between thermal and electrical variables.…”