Finite element analysis of steady-state natural convection problems in fluid-saturated porous media heated from below

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 863-881

  Zhao, Chongbin ^a   Muhlhaus H B ^a   Hobbs, B E ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Natural convection; Porous media; Progressive asymptotic approach

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); GEOMETRY; NATURAL CONVECTION; POROUS MATERIALS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

HORTON-ROGERS-LAPWOOD PROBLEM; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0031334903     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9853(199712)21:12<863::AID-NAG923>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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