Effect of thermal dispersion on free convection in a fluid saturated porous medium

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-236

  Abbas, Ibrahim A ^a   El Amin, M F ^b   Salama, Amgad ^c  

^a Sohag University   (Egypt)

^b ASWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Natural convection; Porous medium; Thermal dispersion

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

FINITE-ELEMENT METHODS; FLOW EQUATIONS; FLUID-SATURATED POROUS MEDIUMS; FORCHHEIMER EXTENSIONS; FREE CONVECTIONS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT ENERGIES; HEAT TRANSFER RATES; MECHANICAL DISPERSIONS; MOLECULAR DIFFUSIVITIES; NEWTON-RAPHSON; NON-DARCY NATURAL CONVECTIONS; NORMAL DIRECTIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; POROUS MEDIUM; STREAM FUNCTIONS; TEMPERATURE CONTOURS; THERMAL DISPERSION; THERMAL DISPERSION EFFECTS; VERTICAL FLAT PLATES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 62049083033     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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