Integral transform solution for natural convection in three-dimensional porous cavities: Aspect ratio effects

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 23-24, 2006, Pages 4687-4695

  Luz Neto, H ^a   Quaresma, J N N ^b   Cotta, R M ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Integral transforms; Natural convection; Porous media; Rectangular cavities; Transition

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; HEAT CONDUCTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POROUS MATERIALS;

GENERALIZED INTEGRAL TRANSFORM TECHNIQUE (GITT); INTEGRAL TRANSFORMS; RECTANGULAR CAVITIES; TRANSITION;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

ASPECT RATIO; HEAT CONDUCTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 33746878203     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.04.028     Document Type: Article

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