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Mass transfer and free convection flow through A porous medium
Author(s) -
Raptis A.,
Perdikis C.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440110311
Subject(s) - porous medium , mechanics , mass transfer , heat transfer , convection , compressibility , materials science , suction , thermodynamics , constant (computer programming) , convective heat transfer , natural convection , porosity , physics , composite material , computer science , programming language
A theoretical analysis of the steady free convective and mass transfer flow is presented, when a viscous and incompressible fluid flows through a porous medium occupying a semi‐infinite region of the space bounded by an infinite vertical porous plate. The fluid is subjected to a normal suction velocity, and the heat flux at the plate is constant. The free‐stream velocity is assumed constant.