Parallel flow convection in a shallow horizontal cavity filled with non-newtonian power-law fluids and subject to horizontal and vertical uniform heat fluxes

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 178-203

  Lamsaadi, M ^a   Naimi M ^a,d   Bahlaoui, A ^a   Raji, A ^a   Hasnaoui, M ^b   Mamou, M ^c  

^a SULTAN MOULAY SLIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES GUÉLIZ   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT FLUX; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

POWER LAW FLUIDS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 35648989624     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407780701454055     Document Type: Article

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