Natural convection in a confined saturated porous medium with horizontal temperature and vertical solutal gradients

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 82-93

  Mohamad, Abdulmajeed A ^a   Bennacer, Rachid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b IUSI   (France)

Author keywords

Double diffusive natural convection; Modelling; Porous medium; Thermal and solutal flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035218273     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1290-0729(00)01182-0     Document Type: Article

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