Convective flow and heat transfer in variable-porosity media

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 147, Issue , 1984, Pages 233-259

  Vafai, Kambiz ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER - POROUS MATERIALS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0021503845     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211208400207X     Document Type: Article

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