Natural convection due to solar radiation from a vertical plate embedded in a porous medium with variable porosity

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-77

  Chamkha, Ali J ^a   Issa, Camille ^b   Khanafer, Khalil ^c  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c The Ohio State University   (United States)

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EID: 2442512441     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jpormedia.v4.i1.60     Document Type: Article

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