THERMAL SCIENCE
International Scientific Journal
LAMINAR AIDING AND OPPOSING MIXED CONVECTION IN A VERTICAL CHANNEL WITH AN ASYMMETRIC DISCRETE HEATING AT ONE WALL
ABSTRACT
Detailed numerical simulations are carried out for aiding/opposing mixed convection in a rectangular channel with an asymmetric discrete heating. The governing equations were solved by the finite volume method using OpenFoam® open source code. Based on streamline patterns, temperature maps, velocity and thermal profiles, and Nusselt number evolution an extensive analysis on the effects of Richardson number in the range −5 to +5 for both opposed and aided buoyancy on the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics is presented and discussed.
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PAPER SUBMITTED: 2016-01-05
PAPER REVISED: 2016-06-03
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2016-06-06
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2016-07-12
THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR
2017, VOLUME
21, ISSUE
Issue 6, PAGES [2503 - 2515]
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