Transient Natural Convection in Partitioned Enclosures

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 1015-1030
Author(s):  
Farah Zemani ◽  
Amina Sabeur-Bendehina

AbstractIn this paper, the natural convection flow in a cavity heated differentially with a partition placed in the middle of the hot wall is numerically simulated. The aspect ratio of the geometry, Prandtl number are fixed at 0.24, 6.64, respectively, for different partitions lengths; however the Rayleigh number values were ranging from 106 to 3.77 × 109 in order to observe the transition regime. The fluid flow and the heat transfer described in terms of continuity, linear momentum and energy equations were predicted by using the finite volume method. To approach the physical reality experience, calculations were performed in a cavity with the same size and same priority of the fluid with an average temperature Tm imposed on the cooled wall, also another simulation with an average temperature Tm imposed on the horizontal wall.Time evolution, isotherms and mean Nusselt number are presented for all investigated values. Representative results illustrating the effects of the partition length for the heat transfer and the thermal boundary layer are also reported and discussed. The results indicate that the flow and heat transfer properties are altered by the presence of the partition, especially in the initial stage. In a certain sense, the partition blocks the flow and forces it to come off the hot wall. Since the partition parameters are critical for the transient natural convection flow in the cavity, different partition lengths on the warm wall have been studied.

Author(s):  
M.A. Mansour ◽  
Sameh Elsayed Ahmed ◽  
Ali J. Chamkha

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the entropy generation due to magnetohydrodynamic natural convection flow and heat transfer in a porous enclosure filled with Cu-water nanofluid in the presence of viscous dissipation effect. The left and right walls of the cavity are thermally insulated. There are heated and cold parts, and these are placed on the bottom and top wall, respectively, whereas the remaining parts are thermally insulated. Design/methodology/approach The finite volume method is used to solve the dimensionless partial differential equations governing the problem. A comparison with previously published woks is presented and is found to be in an excellent agreement. Findings The minimization of entropy generation and local heat transfer according to different values of the governing parameters are presented in details. It is found that the presence of magnetic field has negative effects on the local entropy generation because of heat transfer and the local total entropy generation. Also, the increase in the heated part length leads to a decrease in the local Nusselt number. Originality/value This problem is original, as it has not been considered previously.


2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Basant K. Jha ◽  
Babatunde Aina

In this research paper, fully developed natural convection flow in a vertical parallel plate's micro-channel in the presence of viscous dissipation is theoretically examined by using a perturbation series method. The effects of velocity slip and temperature jump are taken to consideration. Due to the presence of viscous dissipation, the momentum and energy equations are coupled system of ordinary differential equations. The influences of Knudsen number, fluid wall interaction parameter, and viscous dissipation on the flow formation and heat transfer aspects are demonstrated through graphs and tables. This result indicates that increasing the value of rarefaction parameter decreases the effect of viscous dissipation on the Nusselt number. Furthermore, it is found that the effects of rarefaction parameter as well as buoyancy parameter on temperature and velocity are significantly pronounced in the case of symmetric heating


1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Litsek ◽  
A. Bejan

The natural convection flow and heat transfer between two enclosures that communicate through a vertical opening is studied by considering the evolution of an enclosed fluid in which the left half is originally at a different temperature than the right half. Numerical experiments show that at sufficiently high Rayleigh numbers the ensuing flow is oscillatory. This and other features are anticipated on the basis of scale analysis. The time scales of the oscillation, the establishment of thermal stratification, and eventual thermal equilibrium are determined and tested numerically. At sufficiently high Rayleigh numbers the heat transfer between the communicating zones is by convection, in accordance with the constant-Stanton-number trend pointed out by Jones and Otis (1986). The range covered by the numerical experiments is 102 < Ra < 107, 0.71 < Pr < 100, and 0.25 < H/L < 1.


2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esam M. Alawadhi

Natural convection flow in a cube with a heated strip is solved numerically. The heated strip is attached horizontally to the front wall and maintained at high temperature, while the entire opposite wall is maintained at low temperature. The heated strip simulates an array of electronic chips The Rayleigh numbers of 104, 105, and 106 are considered in the analysis and the heated strip is horizontally attached to the wall. The results indicate that the heat transfer strongly depends on the position of the heated strip. The maximum Nusselt number can be achieved if the heater is placed at the lower half of the vertical wall. Increasing the Rayleigh number significantly promotes heat transfer in the enclosure. Flow streamlines and temperature contours are presented, and the results are validated against published works.


Author(s):  
Basant Kumar Jha ◽  
Peter Bukar Malgwi ◽  
Babatunde Aina

An exact solution is presented for the steady hydromagnetic fully developed natural convection flow in a vertical microporous channel due to asymmetric heating. The governing momentum and energy equations are presented in dimensionless form and solved analytically using the method of undetermined coefficient. The effects of Hall current and suction/injection parameters on the primary and secondary velocity, volume flow rates, and skin frictions are discussed with the help of line graphs and tables. It is observed that injection accelerates the flow, whereas suction retards the flow in both the primary and secondary flow directions.


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