Stability of a fluid-saturated porous medium heated from below by forced convection

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 46, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 3697-3705

  Kubitschek, J P ^a   Weidman, P D ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Porous media; Stability

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; HEAT FLUX; POROUS MATERIALS;

BIOT NUMBERS;

FORCED CONVECTION;

FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POROUS MEDIUM; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; STABILITY;

EID: 0042342403     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(03)00168-6     Document Type: Article

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