scholarly journals Experimental analysis of enclosure aspect ratio influence on thermo-magnetic convection heat transfer

2016 ◽  
Vol 745 ◽  
pp. 032153 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Kraszewska ◽  
L Pyrda ◽  
J Donizak
2014 ◽  
Vol 136 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Y. Wang

The H1 and H2 forced convection heat transfer in rectangular ducts are studied using an accurate, analytic method. It is confirmed that, as the aspect ratio tends to infinity, the Nusselt number for the H2 case approaches 2.9162, much lower than the parallel plate value of 8.2353 attained by the H1 case. The controversy about the H2 limit is thus settled. An explanation of the behavior is suggested.


Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 3457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Dhia Massoudi ◽  
Mohamed Bechir Ben Hamida ◽  
Hussein A. Mohammed ◽  
Mohammed A. Almeshaal

In this paper, a 2D numerical study of natural convection heat transfer in a W-shaped inclined enclosure with a variable aspect ratio was performed. The enclosure contained a porous medium saturated with Ag/Al2O3 hybrid nanofluid in the presence of uniform heat generation or absorption under the effect of a uniform magnetic field. The vertical walls of the enclosure were heated differentially; however, the top and bottom walls were kept insulated. The governing equations were solved with numerical simulation software COMSOL Multiphysics which is based on the finite element method. The results showed that the convection heat transfer was improved with the increase of the aspect ratio; the average Nusselt number reached a maximum for an aspect ratio (AR) = 0.7 and the effect of the inclination was practically negligible for an aspect ratio of AR = 0.7. The maximum heat transfer performance was obtained for an inclination of ω = 15 and the minimum is obtained for ω = 30 . The addition of composite nanoparticles ameliorated the convection heat transfer performance. This effect was proportional to the increase of Rayleigh and Darcy numbers, the aspect ratio and the fraction of Ag in the volumetric fraction of nanoparticles.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-99
Author(s):  
Houssem Laidoudi

The governing equations of continuity, momentum and energy are numerically solved to study the laminar natural convection heat transfer of Newtonian fluid confined within two concentric cylinders. The inner cylinder is elliptical cross-section with different aspect ratio E = 0.1 to 0.5 and it is considered to be hot, whereas the outer cylinder is circular and it is supposed to be cold.    The annular spacing between the cylinders is defined based on radii ratio (RR = 2.5). Also, the inner cylinder is inclined with an inclination angle (θ = 0 to 90). The main purpose of this study is to determine the effects of inclination angle (θ = 0° to 90°), aspect ratio of inner cylinder (E = 0.1 to 0.5), Prandtl number (Pr = 0.71 and 7.01) and Rayleigh number (Ra = 103 to 105) on fluid flow and heat transfer rate. The flow patterns and temperature distributions are potted in terms of streamlines and isotherms respectively. The obtained results showed that increase in inclination angle enhances the heat transfer rate of inner cylinder for all values of aspect ratio. Also, for the inclination angle          (θ = 90°), the decrease in aspect ratio (E) improves the heat transfer rate of inner cylinder.


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