Numerical study of mixed bioconvection in porous media saturated with nanofluid containing oxytactic microorganisms

Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Bég, O Anwar ^a   Prasad, V R ^b   Vasu, B ^b  

^a Gort Engovation Research (Propulsion and Biomechanics)   (United Kingdom)

^b MADANAPALLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Bioconvection; boundary layers; Brownian motion; buoyancy; chemotaxis; Keller box scheme; microbial fuel cells; Nakamura method; nanofluids; oxytactic microorganisms; Peclet number; thermophoresis

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVECTION; CHEMOTAXIS; KELLER BOX SCHEME; NAKAMURA METHOD; NANOFLUIDS; OXYTACTIC MICROORGANISMS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; BUOYANCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS; PECLET NUMBER; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMOPHORESIS;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84880172686     PISSN: 02195194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021951941350067X     Document Type: Article

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