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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Nomenclature | |
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| Convective flows: viscous fluids | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow over a vertical flat plate | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic equations | |
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| Similarity solutions for an impermeable flat plate with a variable wall temperature | |
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| m [similar] 0 | |
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| m [double greater-than sign] 1 | |
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| m [ 0 | |
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| Similarity solutions for an impermeable flat plate with a variable surface heat flux | |
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| Flat plate with a variable wall temperature in a stratified environment | |
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| Flat plate with a sinusoidal wall temperature | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow over a vertical permeable flat plate | |
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| Mixed convection boundary-layer flow along a vertical flat plate | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic equations | |
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| Flat plate with a constant wall temperature | |
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| Flat plate with a constant surface heat flux | |
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| Behaviour near separation in mixed convection | |
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| Mixed convection along a flat plate with a constant wall temperature in parabolic coordinates | |
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| Effect of Prandtl number on the mixed convection boundary-layer flow along a vertical plate with a constant wall temperature | |
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| Mixed convection boundary-layer flow along a vertical flat plate with a variable heat flux for a large range of values of the Prandtl number | |
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| Large values of Pr ([double greater-than sign] 1) | |
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| Small values of Pr ([double less-than sign] 1) | |
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| Three-dimensional mixed convection boundary-layer flow near a plane of symmetry | |
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| Free and mixed convection boundary-layer flow past inclined and horizontal plates | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic equations | |
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| Free convection over an isothermal flat plate at small inclinations | |
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| Small values of x ([double less-than sign] 1) | |
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| Large values of x ([double greater-than sign] 1) when [Lambda] ] 0 | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow above an isothermal flat plate of arbitrary inclination | |
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| Mixed convection boundary-layer flow from a horizontal flat plate | |
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| Flat plate with a variable surface temperature | |
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| Flat plate with constant surface temperature or constant surface heat flux | |
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| Variable free stream velocity and variable wall temperature or variable wall heat flux | |
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| Mixed convection boundary-layer flow along an inclined permeable plate with variable wall temperature | |
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| Double-diffusive convection | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Double-diffusive free convection boundary-layer flow over a vertical flat plate in the case of opposing buoyancy forces | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow driven by catalytic surface reactions | |
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| Two-dimensional stagnation point | |
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| Vertical flat plate | |
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| Three-dimensional stagnation point | |
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| Convective flow in buoyant plumes and jets | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Free convection in a wall plume | |
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| Outer region | |
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| Inner region | |
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| Inclined wall plumes | |
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| Free convection far downstream of a heated source on a solid wall | |
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| Inclined, downward-facing adiabatic wall | |
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| Vertical adiabatic wall | |
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| Laminar plane buoyant jets | |
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| Free jet | |
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| Wall jet | |
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| Conjugate heat transfer over vertical and horizontal flat plates | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Conjugate free convection over a finite vertical flat plate | |
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| Boundary-layer approximation | |
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| Full governing equations | |
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| Conjugate mixed convection boundary-layer flow over a vertical flat plate | |
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| Small values of x ([double less-than sign] 1) | |
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| Large values of x ([double greater-than sign] 1) | |
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| Numerical solution | |
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| Conjugate free convection boundary-layer flow past a horizontal flat plate | |
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| Free and mixed convection from cylinders | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Free convection from horizontal cylinders | |
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| Constant wall temperature | |
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| Constant wall heat flux | |
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| Conjugate free convection from a horizontal circular cylinder | |
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| Pr [double greater-than sign] 1 | |
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| Pr [double less-than sign] 1 | |
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| Mixed convection boundary-layer flow from a horizontal cylinder | |
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| Mixed convection boundary-layer flow along a heated longitudinal horizontal cylinder | |
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| Mixed convection boundary-layer flow along a vertical circular cylinder | |
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| Free and mixed convection boundary-layer flow over moving surfaces | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow from a moving vertical sheet | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow from a horizontal moving sheet | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow from a moving vertical cylinder | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow due to a continuously moving vertical flat plate | |
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| [lambda] ] 0 | |
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| Mixed convection boundary-layer flow from a moving horizontal flat plate | |
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| Unsteady free and mixed convection | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic equations | |
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| Transient free convection boundary-layer flow over a suddenly heated vertical plate | |
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| m ] 1 | |
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| m [ 1 | |
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| Transient free convection boundary-layer flow over a suddenly cooled vertical plate | |
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| [tau] [double less-than sign] 1 | |
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| [tau] [double greater-than sign] 1 | |
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| Transient free convection boundary-layer flow over a vertical flat plate at small and large Prandtl numbers | |
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| Pr [double less-than sign] 1 | |
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| Pr [double greater-than sign] 1 | |
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| Transient free convection boundary-layer flow over a vertical plate subjected to a sudden change in surface temperature | |
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| Transient free convection from a horizontal circular cylinder | |
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| Transient mixed convection boundary-layer flow from a horizontal circular cylinder | |
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| Unsteady free convection boundary-layer flow past a sphere | |
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| Free and mixed convection boundary-layer flow of non-Newtonian fluids | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow of power-law fluids over a vertical flat plate | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow of non-Newtonian power-law fluids over a vertical wavy surface | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer wall plume in non-Newtonian power-law fluids | |
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| Mixed convection boundary-layer flow from a horizontal circular cylinder and a sphere in non-Newtonian power-law fluids | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow of a micropolar fluid over a vertical flat plate | |
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| n [not equal] 1/2 | |
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| n = 1/2 | |
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| Gravity-driven laminar film flow for non-Newtonian power-law fluids along a vertical wall | |
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| Boundary-layer region | |
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| Fully developed flow region | |
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| Fully viscous flow region | |
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| Convective flows: porous media | |
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| Free and mixed convection boundary-layer flow over vertical surfaces in porous media | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic equations | |
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| Similarity solutions of the boundary-layer equations for surfaces with a variable wall temperature | |
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| Impermeable surface | |
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| Permeable surface | |
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| Similarity solutions of the boundary-layer equations for surfaces with variable wall heat flux | |
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| Impermeable surface | |
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| Permeable surface | |
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| Combined heat and mass transfer by free convection over a vertical surface | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow over reacting surfaces | |
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| Vertical flat plate | |
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| Stagnation point | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow over a vertical surface in a layered porous medium | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow over a vertical surface in a porous medium using a thermal non-equilibrium model | |
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| Mixed convection boundary-layer flow along a vertical surface | |
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| Constant wall temperature | |
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| Constant wall heat flux | |
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| Free and mixed convection past horizontal and inclined surfaces in porous media | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic equations | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow above a horizontal surface | |
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| Mixed convection past a horizontal flat plate | |
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| Finite flat plate | |
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| Semi-infinite flat plate | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow past an inclined surface | |
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| Mixed convection boundary-layer flow along an inclined permeable surface | |
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| Conjugate free and mixed convection over vertical surfaces in porous media | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Conjugate free convection boundary-layer flow over a vertical surface | |
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| Small values of x ([double less-than sign] 1) | |
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| Large values of x ([double greater-than sign] 1) | |
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| Numerical solution | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow over a vertical surface with Newtonian heating | |
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| Small values of x ([double less-than sign] 1) | |
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| Large values of x ([double greater-than sign] 1) | |
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| Numerical solution | |
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| Conjugate free convection boundary-layer flow due to two porous media separated by a vertical wall | |
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| c [right arrow] 0 with k[superscript (1)] = O(1) | |
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| c [right arrow] 0 with k[superscript (1)]/c[superscript 2] = O(1) | |
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| Conjugate mixed convection boundary-layer flow along a vertical surface | |
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| Small values of x ([double less-than sign] 1) | |
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| Large values of x ([double greater-than sign] 1) | |
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| Numerical solution | |
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| Free and mixed convection from cylinders and spheres in porous media | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Free convection from a horizontal circular cylinder | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow over a vertical cylinder | |
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| m [ 1 | |
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| Mixed convection boundary-layer flow along a vertical cylinder | |
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| Small values of x ([double less-than sign] 1) | |
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| Horizontal boundary-layer flow past a partially heated vertical cylinder | |
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| Small values of z ([double less-than sign] 1) | |
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| Large values of z ([double greater-than sign] 1) | |
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| Large values of z ([double greater-than sign] 1) on [theta] = 0[degree] | |
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| Free convection past a heated sphere | |
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| Large values of Ra ([double greater-than sign] 1) | |
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| Small values of Ra ([double less-than sign] 1) | |
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| Unsteady free and mixed convection in porous media | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Transient free convection boundary-layer flow from a vertical flat plate suddenly heated | |
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| Variable wall temperature | |
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| Variable wall heat flux | |
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| Transient free convection boundary-layer flow over a vertical plate subjected to a sudden change in the heat flux | |
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| Transient mixed convection boundary-layer flow from a vertical flat plate suddenly heated or suddenly cooled | |
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| Initial unsteady solution at [xi] = 0 | |
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| Small time solution ([tau] [double less-than sign] 1) | |
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| Transient free convection boundary-layer flow from a horizontal circular cylinder | |
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| Transient mixed convection from a horizontal circular cylinder | |
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| Aiding flow | |
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| Opposing flow | |
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| Transient free convection from a sphere | |
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| Non-Darcy free and mixed convection boundary-layer flow in porous media | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Similarity solutions for free convection boundary-layer flow over a non-isothermal body of arbitrary shape in a porous medium using the Darcy-Forchheimer model | |
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| Non-Darcy mixed convection boundary-layer flow along a vertical flat plate in a porous medium | |
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| Transient non-Darcy free, forced and mixed convection boundary-layer flow over a vertical surface in a porous medium | |
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| Non-Darcy free convection boundary-layer flow past a horizontal surface in a porous medium | |
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| 0 [less than or equal] m [ 0.5 | |
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| m = 0.5 | |
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| 0.5 [ m [less than or equal] 2 | |
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| Effects of heat dispersion on mixed convection boundary-layer flow past a horizontal surface | |
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| Free convection boundary-layer flow from a point heat source embedded in a porous medium filled with a non-Newtonian power-law fluid | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Author index | |