Abstract

An extremely simple and elementary, but rigorous derivation of temperature distribution of a reaction-diffusion process is given using the variational iteration method. In this method, a trial function (an initial solution) is chosen with some unknown parameter, which is identified after a few iterations according to the given boundary conditions. Comparison with the exact solution shows that the method is very effective and convenient.

Recommended Citation

Wang, Shu-Qiang and He, Ji-Huan (2008) "Variational Iteration Method for a Nonlinear Reaction-Diffusion Process," International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering: Vol. 6: A37.
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/ijcre/vol6/A37