Integral solution of a forced laminar boundary layer over an isothermal plate embedded in a porous medium

International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 617-624

  Li, Ju Xiang ^a   Lai, Huan Xin ^b   Tu, Shan Ng ^b  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; integral solution; Laminar boundary layer over a plate; Porous medium

Indexed keywords

EID: 68649090233     PISSN: 15651339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJNSNS.2009.10.5.617     Document Type: Article

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