scholarly journals Mixed convection flow and heat transfer in a double lid- driven cavity containing a heated square block in the center

2020 ◽  
Vol 330 ◽  
pp. 01010
Author(s):  
Asma Ouahouah ◽  
Seddik Kherroubi ◽  
Abderrahmane Bourada ◽  
Nabila Labsi ◽  
Youb Khaled Benkahla
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Thermal Characteristics ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Square Cavity ◽  
Driven Cavity ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Laminar Mixed Convection ◽  
Vertical Walls

In the present work, laminar mixed convection of a Newtonian fluid around a hot obstacle in a square cavity with moving vertical walls is studied numerically. The objective of this study is to analyze the effect of the Richardson number (0 ≼ Ri ≼ 10) and Reynolds number (50 ≼ Re ≼ 500) on both hydrodynamic and thermal characteristics around a hot obstacle in the enclosure. The analysis of the obtained results shows that the heat transfer is enhanced for high values of Richardson and Reynolds numbers.

Combined Mixed Convection and Radiation Heat Transfer in an Obstacle Wall Mounted Lid-driven Cavity

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 277-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Moein Addini ◽  
S. A. Gandjalikhan Nassab
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Radiation Heat Transfer ◽  
Simple Algorithm ◽  
Bottom Wall ◽  
Temperature Fields ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Driven Cavity ◽  
Laminar Mixed Convection

AbstractThis paper presents a numerical investigation for laminar mixed convection flow of a radiating gas in a lid-driven cavity with a rectangular-shaped obstacle attached on the bottom wall. The vertical walls of the square cavity are assumed to be adiabatic, while other walls of cavity and obstacle are kept at constant temperature. The fluid is treated as a gray, absorbing, emitting and scattering medium. The governing differential equations consisting the continuity, momentum and energy are solved numerically by the computational fluid dynamics techniques to obtain the velocity and temperature fields. Discretized forms of these equations are obtained by the finite volume method and solved using the SIMPLE algorithm. Since the gas is considered as a radiating medium, besides convection and conduction, radiative heat transfer also takes place in the gas flow. For computation of the radiative term in the gas energy equation, the radiative transfer equation is solved numerically by the discrete ordinate method. The streamline and isotherm plots and the distributions of convective, radiative and total Nusselt numbers along the bottom wall of cavity are presented. The effects of Richardson number, obstacle location, radiation–conduction parameter, optical thickness and albedo coefficient on the flow and temperature distributions are carried out. Comparison between the present numerical results with those obtained by other investigators in the cases of conduction–radiation and pure convection systems shows good consistencies.

A Numerical Investigation of Laminar Mixed Convection Flow and Heat Transfer in a Lid Driven Cavity with Two Cylinders

2015 ◽  
Vol 789-790 ◽  
pp. 282-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalil Khanafer ◽  
M. El Haj Assad
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Richardson Number ◽  
Average Nusselt Number ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Mixed Convection Flow ◽  
Driven Cavity ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
The Impact

Mixed convection flow and heat transfer characteristics in a lid-driven cavity with two isothermally heated circular cylinders inside are studied numerically using a finite element formulation based on the Galerkin method of weighted residuals. The top lid of the cavity is moving rightwards with a constant speed. The two cylinders are maintained at an isothermal hot temperature, while the walls of the cavity are maintained at a cold temperature. Comparisons of streamlines, isotherms and average Nusselt number are presented to show the impact of the Richardson number, non-dimensional radius of the cylinder, and the location of the cylinders on the transport phenomena within the cavity. The results of this investigation show that the presence of the cylinders results in an increase in the average Nusselt number compared with a case with no cylinder. The average Nusselt number increases with an increase in the Richardson number for all non-dimensional radius of the cylinder studied in this work. It is seen that changing the boundary condition on one of the cylinders from isothermal to adiabatic has minimal effect on the average Nusselt number around the walls of the cavity.

scholarly journals Mixed Convection of Heat Transfer in a Square Lid-Driven Cavity

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 180-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noura Ben Mansour ◽  
Nader Ben Cheikh ◽  
Brahim Ben Beya ◽  
Taieb Lili
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Richardson Number ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Governing Equations ◽  
Driven Cavity ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Parametric Studies ◽  
Vertical Walls ◽  
Cubical Cavity

Three dimensional steady state mixed convection in a lid driven cubical cavity heating from below has been investigated numerically. Two sided walls are maintained at a constant ambient temperature Ttop > Tbottom, while the vertical walls are thermally insulated. Governing equations expressing in a dimensionless form are solved by using finite element method. The Reynolds number is fixed at Re=100, while the Richardson number is varied from 0.001 to 10. Parametric studies focusing on the effect of the Richardson number on the fluid flow and heat transfer have been performed. The flow and heat transfer characteristics, expressed in terms of streamlines, isotherms and average wall Nusselt number are presented for the entire range of Richardson number considered. Multiple correlations in terms of the heat transfer rate and Richardson number has been established.

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