Effects of combined horizontal and vertical heterogeneity on the onset of transient convection in a porous medium

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 377-387

  Nield, D A ^a   Kuznetsov, A V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT TREATMENT; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

RAYLEIGH NUMBER; THERMAL HETEROGENEITY;

POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 39049095162     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v11.i4.40     Document Type: Article

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