Mixed convection boundary layer flow along vertical thin needles: Assisting and opposing flows

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-162

  Ahmad, S ^a   Arifin, N M ^a   Nazar, R ^b   Pop, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Boundary layer flow; Mixed convection; Vertical thin needles

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW;

KELLER-BOX METHOD; MIXED CONVECTION BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; VERTICAL THIN NEEDLES;

MIXED CONVECTION;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXED CONVECTION; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 37749030209     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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