Numerical study of forced convection in a 3D flow of a non-Newtonian fluid through a porous duct

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 870-889

  Nebbali, R ^a   Bouhadef, K ^a  

^a University of University of Algiers   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Convection; Newton method; Porous materials

Indexed keywords

DUCTS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; STEADY FLOW;

CONDUCTIVITY RATIO; DARCY MODEL; FANNING FACTOR; NEWTON METHOD;

FORCED CONVECTION;

DUCTS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FORCED CONVECTION; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; STEADY FLOW;

EID: 33750718505     PISSN: 09615539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09615530610702041     Document Type: Article

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