Mixed convection boundary-layer flow over a vertical surface embedded in a porous medium

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 529-543

  Aly, E H ^a   Elliott, L ^a   Ingham, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Dual solutions; Mixed convection; Porous media

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MIXED CONVECTION; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POROUS MATERIALS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DUAL SOLUTIONS; FLUID VELOCITY; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; VERTICAL SURFACES;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

EID: 3042826368     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0997-7546(03)00059-1     Document Type: Article

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