Density maximum effect on double-diffusive natural convection in a porous cavity with variable wall temperature

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-210

  Kandaswamy, P ^a   Eswaramurthi, M ^a   Lee, J ^b  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Density maximum; Double diffusion; Natural convection; Porosity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIFFUSION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; GRASHOF NUMBER; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; POROSITY;

DARCY NUMBER; DENSITY MAXIMUM; DOUBLE DIFFUSION; SCHMIDT NUMBER;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIFFUSION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; GRASHOF NUMBER; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; POROSITY;

CAVITY; CONVECTION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW MODELING; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 42549148395     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-007-9174-8     Document Type: Article

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