Maximum density effects on natural convection from a discrete heater in a cavity filled with a porous medium

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 171, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 203-212

  Saeid, N H ^a,b   Pop, I ^a,c  

^a University of Science Malaysia ^*

^b SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^c BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; NUSSELT NUMBER; POROUS MATERIALS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RAYLEIGH FADING; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); WATER;

DARCY MODELS; DISCRETE HEATER; MAXIMUM DENSITY FUNCTIONS; POROUS MEDIUM;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 10044240763     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00707-004-0142-x     Document Type: Article

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