Effects of gross heterogeneity and anisotropy in forced convection in a porous medium: Layered medium analysis

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-57

  Nield, D A ^a   Kuznetsov, A V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; APPROXIMATION THEORY; FOAMS; HEAT TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUSSELT NUMBER;

PRESSURE GRADIENTS;

POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 0038781938     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v6.i1.30     Document Type: Article

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