Effect of variable viscosity on mixed convection boundary layer flow over a vertical surface embedded in a porous medium

被引：49

作者：

Chin, K. E.

Nazar, R. ^{[1
]}

Arifin, N. M.

Pop, I.

机构：

[1] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Sch Math Sci, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia

[2] Univ Putra Malaysia, Dept Math, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia

[3] Univ Cluj, Fac Math, R-3400 Cluj Napoca, Romania

来源：

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER | 2007年 / 34卷 / 04期

关键词：

variable viscosity; mixed convection; boundary layer; vertical surface; porous medium;

D O I：

10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2007.01.002

中图分类号：

O414.1 [热力学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The steady mixed convection boundary layer flow over a vertical impermeable surface embedded in a porous medium when the viscosity of the fluid varies inversely as a linear function of the temperature is studied. Both cases of assisting and opposing flows are considered. The transformed boundary layer equations are solved numerically by a finite difference method. Numerical results for the flow and heat transfer characteristics are obtained for various values of the mixed convection parameter epsilon and the variable viscosity parameter theta(e). It has been found that in the opposing flow case, dual solutions exist and boundary separation occurs. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：464 / 473

页数：10

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