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Free convection inside a vertical inphase wavy cavity

Mahmud S., Fraser R. A.

International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering

2004

Vol. 9, no 3

535-545

We examined the heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics inside a bent cavity made of two horizontal straight walls and two vertical bent walls. Bent walls are assumed to follow a profile of cosine curve. Horizontal straight walls are kept adiabatic, while the bent walls are isothermal but kept at different temperatures. Laminar nature convection inside the cavity is considered. Governing equations were discretized using the Finite Volume method with collocated variable arrangement. Simulation was carried out for a range of wave ratio 'lambda' = 0.00-0.6, aspect ratio A = 1.0-4.0, and Rayleigh number Ra = 100-107 for a fluid having Prandtl number 1.0. Streamlines and isothermal lines are used to present the corresponding flow and thermal field inside the enclosure. Local and global distributions of Nusselt number are presented for the above configuration. Lastly, velocity profiles are presented for some selected cases of A and 'lambda' inside the enclosure for better understanding of the influence of flow field on the thermal field.