Natural Convection in Superposed Fluid-Porous Layers

• Main Authors: Bagchi, Aniruddha (Author), Kulacki, Francis A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Energy systems.; Hydrogeology.; Fluid mechanics.; Nuclear engineering.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Energy Systems.; Nuclear Engineering.

Natural Convection in Composite Fluid-Porous Domains provides a timely overview of the current state of understanding on the phenomenon of convection in composite fluid-porous layers. Natural convection in horizontal fluid-porous layers has received renewed attention because of engineering problems...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Mathematical Formulation and Numerical Solution
• Numerical Prediction of Convection
• Measurement of Heat Transfer Coefficients
• Discussion.