Sg. Wang et Th. Hsu, NATURAL-CONVECTION OF MICROPOLAR FLUIDS IN AN INCLINED RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE, Mathematical and computer modelling, 17(10), 1993, pp. 73-80
This paper presents numerical results for buoyancy driven flow and hea
t transfer in a two-dimensional, micropolar fluid filled enclosure. A
rectangular enclosure is heated and cooled on the end walls while the
other two sides are insulated. Parametric heat transfer calculations h
ave been performed by the cubic spline collocation method. A series of
Rayleigh numbers and aspect ratios of the enclosure are presented. Th
e effect of inclination and various material parameters on the rate of
heat transfer was discussed. The maximum heat transfer has been found
for an inclined angle close to 41-degrees at aspect ratio 1.75 to 0.7
5. The critical aspect ratio varies with the vortex viscosity.