Effect of variable viscosity on free convection over a non-isothermal axisymmetric body in a porous medium with internal heat generation

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 169, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 187-194

  Bagai, S ^a,b,c  

^a Indian Institute of Technology ^*

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; KINEMATICS; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL DIFFUSION; THERMAL EXPANSION; VISCOSITY;

ARRHENIUS LAW; HEAT GENERATION; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 3042688456     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00707-003-0069-7     Document Type: Article

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