Numerical Study of Natural Convection in a Partitioned Square Cavity Filled with Nanofluid

Numerical study natural convection heat transfer inside a differentially heated square cavity with adiabatic horizontal walls and vertical isothermal walls is investigated. Two perfectly conductive thin fins are attached to the isothermal walls. To solve the governing differential mass, momentum and energy equations a finite volume code based on Pantenkar’s simpler method is developed and utilized. The results are presented in form of streamlines, isotherms as well as Nusselt number for Rayleigh number ranging from 104 up to 107. It is shown that the mean Nusselt number is affected by the position of the fins and length of the fins as well as the Rayleigh number. It is also observed that maximum Nusselt number occurs about the middle of the enclosure where Lf is grater the 0.5. In addition the Nusselt number stays constant and does not varies with width of the cavity (lf) when Lf is equal to 0.5 and Rayleigh number is equal to 104 and 107 as well as when Lf is equal to 0.6 and low Rayleigh numbers.

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On a High-Order Accurate Method for the Numerical Study of Natural Convection in a Vertical Square Cavity

Numerical Heat Transfer Part B Fundamentals ◽

10.1080/10407797809412169 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 331-349 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

B. Roux ◽

J. C. Grondin ◽

P. Bontoux ◽

B. Gilly

Keyword(s):

Natural Convection ◽

Numerical Study ◽

Accurate Method ◽

High Order ◽

Square Cavity

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Effect of Surface Radiation on Multiple Natural Convection Solutions in a Square Cavity Partially Heated from Below

Journal of Heat Transfer ◽

10.1115/1.2345429 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 128 (10) ◽

pp. 1012-1021 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

El Hassan Ridouane ◽

Mohammed Hasnaoui

Keyword(s):

Steady State ◽

Natural Convection ◽

Numerical Study ◽

Heated Surface ◽

Steady State Solution ◽

Surface Radiation ◽

Bottom Wall ◽

Square Cavity ◽

Square Enclosure ◽

Surface Dimension

A numerical study of natural convection with surface radiation in an air filled square enclosure with a centrally heated bottom wall and cooled upper wall is presented. The vertical walls and the rest of the bottom wall are assumed to be insulated. The problem is studied for Rayleigh numbers Ra, ranging from 103 to 4×106 and surfaces emissivity ε, varying from 0 to 1. The governing equations, written in terms of stream function-vorticity formulation, are solved using a finite difference approach. It is found that, under these heating/cooling conditions, three different steady-state solutions are possible in the ranges of the parameters considered. Results are presented detailing the occurrence of each steady-state solution and the effect of Ra and ε on its range of existence. It is found that the surface radiation alters significantly the existence ranges of the solutions. For each solution, convective and radiative contributions to the global heat transfer are also quantified for various Ra and ε. The influence of the heated surface dimension on the fluid flow and thermal patterns is also presented by comparing the present results against those obtained by the authors in an earlier study within a square cavity totally heated from below.

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