A numerical study of 2D electrothermal flow using boundary element method

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2777-2795

  Ren, Qinlong ^a   Chan, Cho Lik ^a   Arvayo, Alberto L ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Buoyancy force; Coulomb force; Dielectric force; Laplace's equation; Stokes flow

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC HEATING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT CONDUCTION; JOULE HEATING; LAPLACE EQUATION; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POISSON EQUATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SAILING VESSELS; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

BUOYANCY FORCES; COULOMB FORCES; DIELECTRIC FORCES; ELECTRIC FIELD AND TEMPERATURES; ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER FLOW; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; STOKES FLOWS;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84928211081     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2014.11.013     Document Type: Article

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