TY - JOUR
TI - Study of entropy generation in a slab with non-uniform internal heat generation
AU - Assad M El Haj
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2013
VL - 17
IS - 3
SP - 943
EP - 950
PT - Article
AB - Analysis of entropy generation in a rectangular slab with a nonuniform  internal heat generation is presented. Dimensionless local and total entropy  generation during steady state heat conduction through the slab are obtained.  Two different boundary conditions have been considered in the analysis, the  first with asymmetric convection and the second with constant slab surface  temperature. Temperature distribution within the slab is obtained  analytically. The study investigates the effect of some relevant  dimensionless heat transfer parameters on entropy generation. The results  show that there exists a minimum local entropy generation but there does not  exist a minimum total entropy generation for certain combinations of the heat  transfer parameters. The results of calculations are presented graphically.