A perturbational approach to magneto-thermal problems of a deformed sphere levitated in a magnetic field

Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 337-355

  Zhang, X ^a   Li, B Q ^a   Pang, S S ^a  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Joule heating; Legendre functions; Magnetic livetation; Magneto thermal phenomena; Perturbation method

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FUNCTIONS; HEAT CONDUCTION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

JOULE HEAT SOURCE; LEGENDRE FUNCTIONS; MAGNETO THERMAL PHENOMENA;

MAGNETIC LEVITATION;

EID: 0031141489     PISSN: 00220833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004298300065     Document Type: Article

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