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The equations which govern the similarity solution for free convection boundary-layer flow above a permeable, horizontal surface in a fluid-saturated porous medium are considered. These are seen to depend on the dimensionless parameters γ and m measuring mass transport rate and the wall temperature variation, respectively. Numerical solutions are presented for a wide range of values of γ and m. Asymptotic solutions are obtained for ¦γ¦ large (for both fluid injection, γ > 0, and fluid withdrawal, γ < 0) and for m large. These are compared with the numerical solutions.
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Chaudhary, M.A., Merkin, J.H. & Pop, I. Natural convection from a horizontal permeable surface in a porous medium - numerical and asymptotic solutions. Transp Porous Med 22, 327–344 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00161630
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