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A stochastic interpretation of convective transport enhancement by external force fields
Author(s) -
Fahidy Thomas Z.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450650617
Subject(s) - statistical physics , convection , interpretation (philosophy) , mechanics , markov process , stochastic process , simple (philosophy) , markov chain , classical mechanics , mathematics , physics , computer science , statistics , philosophy , epistemology , programming language
The enhancing effect of external force fields on convection occurring at solid‐fluid interfaces is interpreted by means of a simple stochastic relationship derived from the Erlang formula in the theory of Markov processes.