Stability analysis of the perturbed rest state and of the finite amplitude steady double-diffusive convection in a shallow porous enclosure

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2263-2277

  Mamou, Mahmoud ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Mixed boundary conditions; Overstabilities; Porous layer; Stability analysis; Transition

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

OSCILLATORY FLOWS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

CONVECTION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MIXED CONVECTION; OSCILLATION; POROUS MEDIUM; STABILITY;

EID: 0037409175     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(02)00523-9     Document Type: Article

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