Analysis of natural convection in a square cavity with a thin partition for linearly heated side walls

M. Sathiyamoorthy; Ali J. Chamkha

doi:10.1108/HFF-02-2012-0050

Analysis of natural convection in a square cavity with a thin partition for linearly heated side walls

M. Sathiyamoorthy^*, Ali J. Chamkha

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Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to optimize the heat transfer rate in square cavity by attaching fin at the bottom wall. Design/methodology/ approach - The problem is formulated and solved using finite element method. Accuracy of the method is validated by comparisons with previously published work. Findings - It was found that attaching fin reduces heat transfer rate in the cavity. Originality/value - Although the problem is not very original it is important in that many applications have heating on adjacent walls.

Original language	English
Article number	17111473
Pages (from-to)	1057-1072
Number of pages	16
Journal	International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow
Volume	24
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-02-2012-0050
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Rayleigh-Benard convection
Square cavity
Thin partition

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computational Mechanics
Aerospace Engineering
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Mechanical Engineering

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