Variable viscosity effects on free and mixed convection boundary-layer flow from a horizontal surface in a saturated porous medium - Variable heat flux

被引:29
作者
Kumari, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Indian Inst Sci, Dept Math, Bangalore 560012, Karnataka, India
关键词
variable viscosity; free and mixed convection flows; horizontal surface; variable heat flux; numerical solution;
D O I
10.1016/S0093-6413(01)00182-3
中图分类号
O3 [力学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0801 ;
摘要
The effect of variable viscosity on free or mixed convection boundary-layer flow over horizontal surface with power-law variation of the surface heat flux was studied. It was assumed that the viscosity of the fluid is an inverse linear function of temperature. The limiting cases of free and forced convection were also studied. The differential equations governing the flow were solved numerically using the Keller box method. The results were obtained for various values of the parameters.
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