Natural convection of micropolar fluids in an enclosure with heat sources

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 4239-4249

  Hsu, Tsan Hui ^a   Hsu, Pao Tung ^a   Tsai, S O Yenn ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENCLOSURES; LAMINAR FLOW;

MICROPOLAR FLUIDS; MICROROTATION BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW; NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 0031259605     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(97)00072-0     Document Type: Article

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