Heat Enhanced by an Exothermic Reaction on a Fully Developed MHD Mixed Convection Flow in a Vertical Channel

1999 ◽  
Vol 398 ◽  
pp. 87-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. SUSLOV ◽  
S. PAOLUCCI

Based on amplitude expansions developed in Part 1 (Suslov & Paolucci 1999), we examine the mean flow characteristics of non-Boussinesq mixed convection flow of air in a vertical channel in the vicinity of bifurcation points for a wide range of temperature differences between the walls, and Grashof and Reynolds numbers. The constant mass flux and constant pressure gradient formulations are shown to lead to qualitatively similar, but quantitatively different, results. The physical nature of the distinct shear and buoyancy disturbances is investigated, and detailed mean flow and energy analyses are presented. The variation of the total mass of fluid in a flow domain as disturbances develop is discussed. The average Nusselt number and mass flux are estimated for supercritical regimes for a wide range of governing parameters.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 171880
Author(s):  
M. Miklavčič

It is shown that unstable dual solutions in fully developed mixed convection flow in a vertical channel disappear in the presence of relatively strong thermal radiation. In this case, we have a unique stable flow at each pressure gradient. When the effect of thermal radiation is weak another branch of stable solutions is created, resulting in bistable flows. In this case, the flow exhibits hysteresis with variation of the pressure gradient. Optically, a thin radiation model is used.


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