Free convection boundary layer flow past a horizontal flat plate embedded in porous medium filled by nanofluid containing gyrotactic microorganisms

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 48-57

  Aziz, A ^a   Khan, W A ^b   Pop, I ^c  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^c BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Bioconvection; Boundary layer; Free convection; Gyrotactic microorganisms; Nanofluid; Porous medium

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVECTION; DIMENSIONLESS VELOCITY; FLAT PLATE; FREE CONVECTION BOUNDARY-LAYER FLOW; FREE CONVECTION FLOWS; GYROTACTIC MICROORGANISMS; MOTILE MICRO-ORGANISMS; NANO-FLUID; NANOPARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; OBERBECK-BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATION; POROUS MEDIUM; SHERWOOD; TRANSPORT RATE; WATER BASED;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; MICROORGANISMS; NATURAL CONVECTION; POROUS MATERIALS;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84858278180     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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