Experimental confirmation and analytical results of centrifugally-driven free convection in rotating porous media

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-272

  Vadasz, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; ROTATION;

CENTRIFUGALLY-DRIVEN FREE CONVECTION;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 0032132243     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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