Natural convection heat transfer in a square enclosure containing water near its density maximum
Natural convection heat transfer in a square enclosure containing water near its density maximum
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DOI:
10.1016/0017-9310(87)90224-9
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发表时间:
1987-11
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
D. Lin;M. Nansteel
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作者:
D. Lin;M. Nansteel
The steady-state flow structure, temperature and heat transfer in a square enclosure heated and cooled on opposite vertical walls and containing cold water near its density maximum are investigated numerically. Interpretation of the results hinges upon a dimensionless density distribution parameter which fixes the orientation of the hot and cold wall temperatures with respect to the extremum temperature and also serves to characterize the distribution of the buoyancy force in the enclosure. Multicellular flow structures are observed for certain ranges of the density distribution parameter independent of the value of Rayleigh number (103⩽Ra⩽106). The effect of the density distribution parameter on cross-cavity heat transfer is found to be substantial and is discussed in the context of the changing flow structure. Comparisons with previous studies in the literature are made.