On the explicit analytic solution of Cheng-Chang equation

An analytic technique is applied to solve the free convection over a heated horizontal flat surface embedded in a porous medium. An explicit, totally analytic and uniformly valid solution is given to the so-called Cheng–Chang equation, which agrees well with numerical results. 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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