Nonsimilar Solutions for Mixed Convection in Non-Newtonian Fluids Along Horizontal Surfaces in Porous Media

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 319-334

  Gorla, Rama Subba Reddy ^a   Shanmugam, Kumar ^a   Kumari, Mahesh ^b  

^a Cleveland State University   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Mixed convection; Non Newtonian fluids

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; HEAT FLUX; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; POROUS MATERIALS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

NONSIMILAR BOUNDARY LAYER ANALYSIS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID; POROUS MEDIUM;

CONVECTION; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0031231303     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006562122532     Document Type: Article

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