Transient and steady natural convection from a heat source embedded in thermally stratified porous layer

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1527-1535

  Zhang, J ^a   Subotic, M ^a,b   Lai, F C ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural convection; Porous media; Thermal stratification

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY INDUCED FLOW; BURIED DEPTH; CRITICAL VALUE; HEAT SOURCES; NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES; NUCLEAR WASTE; NUMERICAL RESULTS; POROUS LAYERS; POROUS MEDIA; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL;

ENERGY CONVERSION; FLOW PATTERNS; LASERS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 77955423372     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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