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Abstract
The superposition of Von Karman street and convective cells in a horizontal plane channel containing a triangular prism and heated from below constitute the principal subject of this numerical investigation. The numerical scheme is based on the control volume finite element method (CVFEM) adapted to the standard staggered grid with the SIM PLER algorithm for pressure-velocity coupling and an Alternating Direction Implicit (ADI) scheme for the time integration. Many standard test flows are simulated successfully. Results are obtained for a Grashof number ranging from 0 to 1.5 10 4 at Pr 0.71 and Re 100 with constant physical properties. At the outlet of the computational domain a convective boundary condition (CBC) is used. Results are presented to show the effect of development of convective cells on the flow pattern and on the Strouhal number. Regarding the heat transfer rate, we focus on the effect of the presence of the triangular prism on the heat flux transferred from the hot wall to the flow.