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HOMOTOPY PERTURBATION METHOD FOR A STEFAN PROBLEM WITH VARIABLE LATENT HEAT

ABSTRACT
In this paper, homotopy perturbation method is successfully applied to find an approximate solution of one phase Stefan problem with variable latent heat. The results thus obtained are compared graphically with a published analytical solution and are in good agreement.
KEYWORDS
homotopy perturbation method, Taylor's series, Stefan problem, sediment transport, Shoreline problem
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2011-06-27
PAPER REVISED: 2012-01-17
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2012-01-17
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI110627008R
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2014, VOLUME 18, ISSUE No. 2, PAGES [391 - 398]
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Homotopy perturbation method for a Stefan problem with variable latent heat

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