A nonlinear stability analysis for thermoconvective magnetized ferrofluid with magnetic field dependent viscosity

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1281-1287

  Sunil, ^a   Sharma, Poonam ^a   Mahajan, Amit ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Magnetization; Magnetized ferrofluid; MFD viscosity; Nonlinear stability

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SIGNAL DETECTION; VISCOSITY;

CONVECTION PROBLEMS; CRITICAL REGIONS; GENERALIZED ENERGIES; INERTIA FORCES; MAGNETIC BODIES; MAGNETIC FIELD DEPENDENT VISCOSITIES; MAGNETIZED FERROFLUID; MFD VISCOSITY; NONLINEAR STABILITY; NONLINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR TERMS; STABILITY BOUNDARIES; SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 56349091309     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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