Magnetoconvection in an enclosure with partially active vertical walls

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 1946-1954

  Kandaswamy, P ^a   Sundari, S Malliga ^a   Nithyadevi, N ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Control volume method; Magnetoconvection; Partially active walls; Square cavity

Indexed keywords

GRASHOF NUMBER; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRANDTL NUMBER;

CONTROL VOLUME METHOD; MAGNETOCONVECTION; PARTIALLY ACTIVE WALLS; SQUARE CAVITY;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRASHOF NUMBER; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRANDTL NUMBER;

EID: 39749186556     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.06.025     Document Type: Article

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