Mixed convection boundary layer flow from a horizontal circular cylinder in a micropolar fluid: Case of constant wall heat flux

International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-159

  Nazar, R ^a   Amin, N ^b   Pop, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COOLING; CYLINDERS (CONTAINERS); FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLUIDS; FRICTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; SEPARATION; VELOCITY;

CONSTANT WALL HEAT FLUX; KELLAR-BOX SCHEME; MICROPOLAR FLUIDS; MIXED CONVECTION BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 14544273282     PISSN: 21525102     EISSN: 21525110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/InterJFluidMechRes.v31.i2.40     Document Type: Article

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