The onset of steady Benard-Marangoni convection in a two-layer system of conducting fluid in the presence of a uniform magnetic field

Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 385-404

  Biswal, Purna Chandra ^a   Rao, Adabala Ramachandra ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Benard Marangoni convection; Conducting fluids; Stability; Two layer system

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SURFACE TENSION;

BENARD-MARANGONI CONVECTION; CONDUCTING FLUIDS; TWO LAYER SYSTEM;

HEAT CONVECTION;

CONVECTION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLUID; MAGNETIC FIELD;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 0032829868     PISSN: 00220833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004439231890     Document Type: Article

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