Non-Newtonian nanofluid flow through a porous medium between two coaxial cylinders with heat transfer and variable viscosity

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 205-216

  Ellahi, R ^a   Aziz, S ^a   Zeeshan, A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Convergence; Heat transfer; Non Newtonian nanofluid; Nonlinear coupled equations; Porous media; Residual error; Series solutions

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; COUPLED EQUATION; NANOFLUIDS; RESIDUAL ERROR; SERIES SOLUTIONS;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); HEAT TRANSFER; NANOFLUIDICS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; NUSSELT NUMBER; POROUS MATERIALS; VISCOSITY;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

EID: 84875958809     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v16.i3.30     Document Type: Article

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