The linear stability of channel flow of fluid with temperature-dependent viscosity

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 323, Issue , 1996, Pages 107-132

  Wall, D P ^a   Wilson, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR FLOW; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; VISCOUS FLOW;

ORR-SOMMERFELD PROBLEM; PECLET NUMBER;

CHANNEL FLOW;

CHANNELS; VISCOUS FLUIDS;

EID: 0030239291     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096000869     Document Type: Article

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