Fluid flow and heat transfer of natural convection accompanied with reverse flow in a vertical rectangular channel.

2004 ◽  
Vol 2004 (0) ◽  
pp. 89-90
Author(s):  
Satoshi ANMA ◽  
Isao ISHIHARA ◽  
Ryosuke MATSUMOTO ◽  
Tomomasa UEMURA ◽  
Yasuhumi YAMAMOTO
Author(s):  
Alireza Rahimi ◽  
Aravindhan Surendar ◽  
Aygul Z. Ibatova ◽  
Abbas Kasaeipoor ◽  
Emad Hasani Malekshah

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the three-dimensional natural convection and entropy generation in the rectangular cuboid cavities included by chamfered triangular partition made by polypropylene. Design/methodology/approach The enclosure is filled by multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)-H2O nanofluid and air as two immiscible fluids. The finite volume approach is used for computation. The fluid flow and heat transfer are considered with combination of local entropy generation due to fluid friction and heat transfer. Moreover, a numerical method is developed based on three-dimensional solution of Navier–Stokes equations. Findings Effects of side ratio of triangular partitions (SR = 0.5, 1 and 2), Rayleigh number (103 < Ra < 105) and solid volume fraction (f = 0.002, 0.004 and 0.01 Vol.%) of nanofluid are investigated on both natural convection characteristic and volumetric entropy generation. The results show that the partitions can be a suitable method to control fluid flow and energy consumption, and three-dimensional solutions renders more accurate results. Originality/value The originality of this work is to study the three-dimensional natural convection and entropy generation of a stratified system.


2000 ◽  
Vol 66 (652) ◽  
pp. 3166-3171
Author(s):  
Katsuo KOMORI ◽  
Shunsuke KITO ◽  
Toshihisa NAKAMURA ◽  
Yoshiaki INAGUMA ◽  
Terumi INAGAKI

2002 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 362-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumiyoshi Kimura ◽  
Tetsuji Yoshioka ◽  
Kenzo Kitamura ◽  
Manabu Yamaguchi ◽  
Toshihiko Asami

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