Non-oscillatory and oscillatory nanofluid bio-thermal convection in a horizontal layer of finite depth

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-165

  Kuznetsov, A V ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Brownian motion; Gyrotactic microorganisms; Horizontal layer; Nanofluid bioconvection; Natural convection; Thermophoresis

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVECTION; BROWNIAN MOTION; EIGENVALUE PROBLEM; FINITE DEPTH; GYROTACTIC MICROORGANISMS; HORIZONTAL LAYERS; LINEAR INSTABILITY ANALYSIS; LOWER BOUNDARY; NANO-FLUID; OSCILLATORY CONVECTION; OSCILLATORY INSTABILITY; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SLIP VELOCITY; THERMAL CONVECTIONS; UPPER BOUNDARY;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; GALERKIN METHODS; MICROORGANISMS; NANOPARTICLES; NATURAL CONVECTION; THERMOPHORESIS;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 79551484503     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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