Onset of double-diffusive convection in a rectangular porous cavity subject to mixed boundary conditions

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1505-1522

  Mahidjiba, A ^a   Mamou, M ^a   Vasseur, P ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMAL DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS;

BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATION; DOUBLE DIFFUSIVE CONVECTION; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

HEAT CONVECTION;

CAVITY; CONVECTION; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0034025897     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(99)00238-0     Document Type: Article

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