RT Journal Article
ID 1b967cbd457ca817
A1 Jani, Saeid
A1 Amini, Meysam
A1 Mahmoodi, Mostafa
T1 Numerical Study of Free Convection Heat Transfer in a Square Cavity with a Fin Attached to Its Cold Wall
JF Heat Transfer Research
JO HTR
YR 2011
FD 2011-11-16
VO 42
IS 3
SP 251
OP 266
K1 natural convection
K1 numerical method
K1 square cavity
K1 thin fin
AB Fluid flow and natural convection heat transfer in a differentially heated square cavity with a fin attached to its cold wall is investigated numerically. The top and the bottom horizontal walls of the cavity are insulated while the left and right vertical walls of the cavity are maintained at a constant temperature Th and Tc, with Th > Tc, respectively. The governing equations written in terms of the primitive variables are solved numerically using the finite volume method and the SIMPLER algorithm. Using the developed code, a parametric study is performed, and the effects of the Rayleigh number, length of the fin and its position on the flow pattern and heat transfer inside the enclosure are investigated. The results show that for high Rayleigh numbers, a longer fin placing at the middle of the right wall has a more remarkable effect on the flow field and heat transfer inside the cavity.
PB Begell House
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