Numerical Investigation of Natural Convection inside Complex Enclosures

• Published in: Heat transfer engineering Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 30 - 41
• Main Authors: Morsi, Yos S., Das, Subrat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA Informa UK Ltd 01.03.2003; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Convection and heat transfer; Exact sciences and technology; Fluid dynamics; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Laminar flows; Laminar flows in cavities; Physics; Turbulent flows, convection, and heat transfer; Finite element method; Temperature distribution; Geometrical shape; Streamlines; Dome; Nusselt number; Digital simulation; Natural convection; Velocity distribution; Cavity flow; Heat transfer; Curved shape

In this article, the analyses of heat transfer and free convective motion have been carried out numerically for various structures. The solution is based on a finite element method with the frontal solver to examine the flow parameters and heat transfer characteristics. Several dome configurations--...