The effect of strong heterogeneity on the onset of convection in a porous medium: Periodic and localized variation

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-139

  Kuznetsov, A V ^a   Nield, D A ^b   Simmons, Craig T ^c  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer package; Heterogeneity; Localized variation; Natural convection; Periodic variation; Stability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PACKAGE; COMPUTER PACKAGES; DARCY'S LAW; DENSITY GRADIENTS; LOCALIZED VARIATION; ONSET OF CONVECTION; PERIODIC VARIATION; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATED POROUS MEDIUM; STRONG HETEROGENEITIES; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

NATURAL CONVECTION; POROUS MATERIALS;

COMPUTER CRIME;

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVECTION; HETEROGENEITY; POROUS MEDIUM; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 76149141237     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-009-9390-5     Document Type: Article

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