Numerical simulations of free convection about a vertical flat plate embedded in a porous medium

Computational Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-166

  Belhachmi, Z ^a   Brighi, B ^b   Sac Epee, J M ^a   Taous, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE HAUTE ALSACE   (France)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Boundary value problem; Initial value problem; Numerical simulations; Porous medium; Similarity solutions

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; FLAT PLATE; FLOW AROUND OBJECT; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0038608013     PISSN: 14200597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023527321968     Document Type: Article

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