FLOW AND HEAT-TRANSFER IN A LID-DRIVEN CAVITY FILLED WITH A STABLY STRATIFIED FLUID

Authors
MOHAMAD AA VISKANTA R
Citation
Aa. Mohamad et R. Viskanta, FLOW AND HEAT-TRANSFER IN A LID-DRIVEN CAVITY FILLED WITH A STABLY STRATIFIED FLUID, Applied mathematical modelling, 19(8), 1995, pp. 465-472
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Operatione Research & Management Science",Mathematics,"Operatione Research & Management Science",Mathematics,Mechanics
Journal title
Applied mathematical modelling → ACNP
ISSN journal
0307904X
Volume
19
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Pages
465 - 472
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-904X(1995)19:8<465:FAHIAL>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Three-dimensional numerical simulations of fluid flow and heat transfe r in a lid-driven cavity filled with a stably stratified fluid have be en performed to study the effect of a sliding lid on the flow and ther mal structures in a shallow cavity. The cavity is heated from above an d cooled from below. The Richardson numbers investigated are 0.1, 1, a nd 10 for two values of Rayleigh numbers I x 10(4) and I x 10(6). The Prandtl number is fixed at 6.0 (water). The flow is found to be three- dimensional in nature. Interesting flow features are predicted and inc lude longitudinal circulations for certain flow conditions.