Radiation effect on free convection laminar flow along a vertical flat plate with streamwise sinusoidal surface temperature

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 53, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 1310-1319

  Molla, Md Mamun ^a   Saha, Suvash C ^b   Hossain, Md Anwar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Natural convection; Radiation; Sinusoidal surface temperature; Vertical flat plate

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENT METHOD; FORWARD FINITE DIFFERENCES; FREE CONVECTIONS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; IMPLICIT FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; KELLER BOX SCHEME; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; RADIATION PARAMETERS; RATE OF HEAT TRANSFER; SINUSOIDAL SURFACES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THERMAL RADIATIONS; THICK FLUIDS; VERTICAL FLAT PLATE; VERTICAL FLAT PLATES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FRICTION; HEAT RADIATION; LAMINAR FLOW; NATURAL CONVECTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 78751609315     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2010.12.017     Document Type: Article

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