Mixed convection boundary layer flow over a permeable vertical flat plate embedded in an anisotropic porous medium
An analysis is performed to study the heat transfer characteristics of steady mixed convection flow over a permeable vertical flat plate embedded in an anisotropic fluid-saturated porous medium. The effects of uniform suction and injection on the flow field and heat transfer characteristics are nume...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2010
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15650/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15650/1/659023.pdf |
| Summary: | An analysis is performed to study the heat transfer characteristics of steady mixed convection flow over a permeable vertical flat plate embedded in an anisotropic fluid-saturated porous medium. The effects of uniform suction and injection on the flow field and heat transfer characteristics are numerically studied by employing an implicit finite difference Keller-box method. It is found that dual solutions exist for both assisting and opposing flows. The results indicate that suction delays the boundary layer separation, while injection accelerates it. |
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