The effect of temperature-dependent viscosity on the onset of convection in a saturated porous medium

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 803-805

  Nield, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Natural convection; Porous media

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842441693     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2822705     Document Type: Note

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