Flux Transport Characteristics of Free Boundary Value Problems for a Class of Generalized Convection-Diffusion Equation

Abstract

The similarity transformation is introduced for studying free boundary value problems for a class of generalized convection-diffusion equation. A class of singular nonlinear boundary value problems are obtained and solved by using Adomian decomposition method (ADM). The approximate solution can be expressed in terms of a rapid convergent power series with easily computable terms. The efficiency and reliability of the approximate solution are verified by numerical ones. The effects of the variable thermal conduction , convection functional coefficient , power law exponent , and parameter on the flux transport characteristics are presented graphically and analyzed in detail.