Transient natural convection in an enclosure with horizontal temperature and vertical solutal gradients

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 899-910

  Bennacer, Rachid ^a   Mohamad, Abdulmajeed A ^b   Akrour, Dalila ^c  

^a Lab Mat et Sci des Constructions   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Analytical; Double diffusive convection; Horizontal en closure; Numerical; Unstable flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000142465     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1290-0729(01)01276-5     Document Type: Article

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