TY - JOUR
TI - Application of lattice Boltzmann method and field synergy principle to the heat transfer analysis of channel flow with obstacles inside
AU - Wang Cheng-Chi
AU - Yau Her-Terng
AU - Lin Chien-Nan
AU - Cheng Po-Jen
AU - Hung Wei-Min
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2011
VL - 15
IS - 11
SP - 75
EP - 80
PT - Article
AB - In this paper the lattice Boltzmann method and field synergy principle are  applied to simulate two-dimensional incompressible steady channel flow under  low Reynolds number, and analyze the local influence on velocity field and  temperature field caused by inserting cylinder obstacles of different  cross-section. Furthermore, field synergy principle of elliptic flow type is  applied to demonstrate that the increased interruption within the fluid  increases the synergistic level between the velocity field and temperature  gradient field. As the intersection angle between the velocity vector and the  temperature gradient vector decreases by inserting cylinder obstacles to  fluid field, the results of heat transfer will improve significantly.