Finite element analysis of convection flow through a porous medium in a horizontal channel

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-83

  Krishna, D V ^a   Prasada Rao, D R V ^a   Sugunamma, V ^a  

^a SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Convection; Horizontal channel; Porous medium

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; PRANDTL NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VISCOUS FLOW;

DARCY PARAMETER;

HEAT CONVECTION;

CHANNEL FLOW; CONVECTION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0032777635     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006513000488     Document Type: Article

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