Double diffusive convection in a vertical enclosure filled with anisotropic porous media

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 30-41

  Bennacer, Rachid ^a   Tobbal, Abdelwahab ^a   Beji, Hassen ^a   Vasseur, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anisotropic; Double diffusion; Natural convection; Porous media; Thermosolutal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035216507     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1290-0729(00)01185-6     Document Type: Article

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