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A note on regularity and uniqueness of natural convection with effects of viscous dissipation in 3D open channels

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We prove the existence of unique regular solutions of steady-state buoyancy-driven flows of viscous incompressible heat-conducting fluids in 3D open channels under mixed boundary conditions. The model takes into account the phenomena of the viscous energy dissipation.

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Beneš, M. A note on regularity and uniqueness of natural convection with effects of viscous dissipation in 3D open channels. Z. Angew. Math. Phys. 65, 961–975 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00033-013-0373-6

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