Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 54
  • Issue: 1

Electrical and thermal analysis of porous non-isothermal bed

  • Author:
  • Sivaramkrishnan , S.M. Prabhu1
  • Total Page Count: 13
  • Page Number: 63 to 75

1Shanmuganathan College of Engineering, Sathyabama University, Tirumayam-639111, Pudukotai Dist., Chennai

Vinayaka Mission University, Chennai

Online published on 13 February, 2013.

Abstract

The problem of Mixed convection about a vertical flat plate embedded in a porous medium is analyzed. Nonsimilarity solutions are obtained for the cases of variable wall temperature(as a function of distance) and a variable surface heat flux (VHF) in form of q=w(x)=bxm. This applies to all regions of convection,by two a nonsimilarity parameter from forced convection (χ* or =1) to free convection (χ* or =0).

Keywords

Electrical analysis, Thermal analysis, Porous nonisothermal bed, Mathematical model