Computations of laminar and turbulent mixed convection in a driven cavity using pseudo-compressibility approach

A driven cavity, for two different thermal boundary conditions, has been ch osen as a test case to establish the suitability of pseudo-compressibility algorithm for mixed convection flow problems for both laminar and turbulent flow situations. Here shear stress transport eddy viscosity model has been modified to include the buoyancy effects. The flow is computed inside the cavity under the influence of varying buoyancy and inertia forces. The comp uted results demonstrate the ability of the pseudo-compressibility approach and shear stress transport model to solve complex heat transfer problems. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.