The influence of radiation absorption on solar pond stability

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 3873-3885

  Giestas, M ^a   Pina, H ^b   Joyce, A ^a  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLAR PONDS; SOLAR RADIATION; STABILITY; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATION; GALERKIN METHOD; RADIATION ABSORPTION; SALTY LAYER;

ABSORPTION;

EID: 0030527707     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(96)00052-X     Document Type: Article

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