MIXED CONVECTION IN AN INCLINED CHANNEL O F FINITE-LENGTH CONTAINING BAFFLES AND HEATED WITH A DISCRETE ISOTHERMAL MANNER

Mixed convection in an inclined channel of finite length containing ba ffles and heated with a discrete isothermal manner. In this work, we n umerically study the heal transfer and fluid pow in a rectangular chan nel of finite length, containing thermal sources disposed on his lower wall with a regular manner. A finite difference method is used to sol ve, in nondimensional forms, the mixed convection equations. Results a ve obtained for different combinations of the governing parameters suc h as, the Rayleigh number, the Reynolds number the Prandtl number and the relative height of the baffles. For adequate combinations of these parameters, the simulations results show that the possibility of the natural convection cells formation can be realized and the heat transf er across the cold plate and the exit of the channel can be controlled .