Mixed convection boundary layer flow adjacent to a vertical surface embedded in a stable stratified medium

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 13-14, 2008, Pages 3693-3695

  Ishak, Anuar ^a   Nazar, Roslinda ^a   Pop, Ioan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Dual solutions; Mixed convection; Stratified medium

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; NUMERICAL METHODS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

DUAL SOLUTIONS; KELLER-BOX METHOD; STRATIFIED MEDIUM;

MIXED CONVECTION;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; MIXED CONVECTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

EID: 44949224426     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.01.028     Document Type: Article

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