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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 47, 2004 - Issue 1
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Original Articles

EFFECT OF CHANNEL CONFINEMENT ON THE TWO-DIMENSIONAL LAMINAR FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER ACROSS A SQUARE CYLINDER

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Pages 79-107 | Received 30 Jul 2003, Accepted 04 Aug 2004, Published online: 24 Feb 2007
 

ABSTRACT

The flow structure and heat transfer characteristics of a square cylinder in cross flow are investigated numerically for both unconfined and channel-confined (blockage ratios, 10–50% in steps of 10%) flow situations at Reynolds numbers of 50, 100, and 150, and a Prandtl number of 0.7. As the blockage ratio is increased, the Reynolds number for the onset of vortex shedding increases and then decreases. Increases in Strouhal number, drag coefficient, pumping power, and cylinder Nusselt number are also observed with increasing blockage ratio. The enhancement of cylinder Nusselt number due to channel confinement is investigated for uniform heat flux and constant cylinder temperature boundary conditions.

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