Analytical investigation of a falling plume caused by bioconvection of oxytactic bacteria in a fluid saturated porous medium

International Journal of Engineering Science

Volumn 42, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 557-569

  Kuznetsov, A V ^a   Avramenko, A A ^b   Geng, P ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b Department of Modeling of Heat Transfer Processes in Energy and Heat Engineering Facilities   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Bioconvection; Natural convection; Plume; Self Similarity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BOUNDARY LAYERS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POROSITY;

BIOCONVECTION; OXYTACTIC BACTERIA;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 0346724624     PISSN: 00207225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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