DEVELOPMENT OF THERMAL STRATIFICATION IN A 2-DIMENSIONAL CAVITY - A NUMERICAL STUDY

Authors
SAFI MJ LOC TP
Citation
Mj. Safi et Tp. Loc, DEVELOPMENT OF THERMAL STRATIFICATION IN A 2-DIMENSIONAL CAVITY - A NUMERICAL STUDY, International journal of heat and mass transfer, 37(14), 1994, pp. 2017-2024
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanics,"Engineering, Mechanical",Thermodynamics
Journal title
International journal of heat and mass transfer → ACNP
ISSN journal
00179310
Volume
37
Issue
14
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2017 - 2024
Database
ISI
SICI code
0017-9310(1994)37:14<2017:DOTSIA>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A numerical study of the thermal stratification in an open cavity with one heated discharge is carried out. The inflow by a slot is located at the top of one vertical wall of the cavity and outflow occurs at th e opposite wall. The two-dimensional flow is described by the Navier-S tokes and the energy equations. A finite difference scheme is used to solve these partial differential equations. The influence of non-dimen sional parameters (Reynolds, Peclet and Richardson numbers) on the flo w behavior and the stratification is examined.