Transient free convection flow past a vertical flat plate subject to a sudden change in surface temperature

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 357-372

  Harris, S D ^a   Elliott, L ^a   Ingham, D B ^a   Pop, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRANDTL NUMBER; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOUS FLOW;

TRANSIENT FREE CONVECTION;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

NATURAL CONVECTION; TRANSIENT FLOW;

EID: 0031975639     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(97)00136-1     Document Type: Article

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