Effect of double stratification on free convection in a Darcian porous medium

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 297-300

  Murthy, P V S N ^a   Srinivasacharya, D ^b   Krishna, P V S S S R ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Heat transfer; Mass transfer; Natural convection; Porous media; Stratified

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; HEAT FLUX; MASS TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; POROUS MATERIALS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; SOLUTIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

BUOYANCY RATIO; SOLUTAL STRATIFICATION;

HEAT CONVECTION;

BOUNDARY LAYER; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; POROUS MEDIUM; STRATIFICATION;

EID: 2342454511     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1667525     Document Type: Article

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