Scaling transformation for the effects of chemical reaction on free convective heat and mass transfer in the presence of variable stream conditions

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1320-1328

  Muhaimin, ^a   Kandasamy, Ramasamy ^a   Hashim, Ishak ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chemical reaction; Free convective flow; Scaling transformation; Temperature dependent fluid viscosity; Thermal radiation

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYERS; CONVECTIVE HEAT; DIMENSIONLESS VELOCITY; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; EXACT SOLUTION; FLUID VISCOSITY; FREE CONVECTIVE FLOW; GROUP TRANSFORMATIONS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; LINEAR FUNCTIONS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; SCALING GROUP; SCALING TRANSFORMATION; SPECIAL FORMS; STREAM CONDITION; SYMMETRY GROUPS; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT FLUID VISCOSITY; THERMAL RADIATIONS; TRANSLATION SYMMETRY; VERTICAL STRETCHING SURFACES;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FLUIDS; HEAT RADIATION; MASS TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; NEWTONIAN FLOW; RADIATION EFFECTS; VISCOSITY;

TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77957300826     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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