Natural convection in a vertical porous slot heated from below and with horizontal concentration gradients

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 653-663

  Bahloul, A ^a   Kalla, L ^a   Bennacer, R ^b   Beji, H ^b   Vasseur, P ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Lee Leevan   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUOYANCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOILS;

DOUBLE-DIFFUSIVE NATURAL CONVECTION; FLUID MOTION;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 2642525336     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2003.10.012     Document Type: Article

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