Linear and non-linear analyses of convection in a micropolar fluid occupying a porous medium

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1561-1579

  Siddheshwar, P G ^a   Sri Krishna, C V ^b  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SIR M VISVESVARAYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Double Fourier series; Linear and non linear analyses; Micropolar fluids; Porous media; Rayleigh Benard convection

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; NUSSELT NUMBER; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

MICROPOLAR FLUIDS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0037413179     PISSN: 00207462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7462(02)00120-8     Document Type: Article

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