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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 70, 2016 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

Computations of Newtonian fluid flow around a square cylinder near an adiabatic wall at low and intermediate Reynolds numbers: Effects of cross-buoyancy mixed convection

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Pages 162-186 | Received 17 Nov 2015, Accepted 16 Feb 2016, Published online: 13 Jul 2016
 

ABSTRACT

The effects of cross-buoyancy mixed convection from a square cylinder in the proximity of a plane wall are studied for Reynolds number (Re) = 1–100, Richardson number (Ri) = 0–2, and gap ratio (G) = 0.25–1 at Prandtl number (Pr) = 0.7. The flow observed is steady for G = 0.25 and 0.5. The transition from a steady to a time-periodic system is observed for G = 1, and it is found at Re = 56, 60, and 74 for Ri = 0, 1, and 2, respectively. With increasing G and/or Ri, the drag coefficient and average Nusselt number increase for all Re values studied and the lift coefficient decreases with increasing Ri except at Re = 1. Maximum heat transfer augmentation is found about 89% at G = 0.5 (Re = 20, Pr = 0.7, Ri = 0) with respect to the corresponding value at G = 0.25 (Re = 20, Pr = 0.7, Ri = 0). Lastly, the correlations of drag coefficient and heat transfer have been obtained.

Notations

CD=

Total drag coefficient

CDf=

Friction drag coefficient

CDp=

Pressure drag coefficient

CL=

Total lift coefficient

CP=

Pressure coefficient

cp=

Specific heat of the fluid (J/kg.K)

CV=

Control volume

D=

Side of a square obstacle (m)

FD=

Drag force per unit side of the square obstacle (N/m)

FL=

Lift force per unit side of the square obstacle (N/m)

f=

Frequency of vortex shedding (1/s)

g=

Acceleration due to gravity (m/s2)

G=

Gap ratio

Gr=

Grashof number

H=

Height of computational domain (m)

h=

Local convective heat transfer coefficient (W/m2.K)

=

Average convective heat transfer coefficient (W/m2.K)

jh=

Colburn heat transfer factor

k=

Thermal conductivity of the fluid (W/m.K)

Ld=

Downstream distance (m)

Lu=

Upstream distance (m)

m=

Velocity gradient

N=

Control volumes around one side of square obstacle

Nu=

Local Nusselt number

=

Average Nusselt number

p=

Pressure

pS=

Local pressure at a point on the surface of an obstacle (N/m)

p=

Reference pressure (N/m)

Pr=

Prandtl number

Re=

Reynolds number

Ri=

Richardson number

St=

Strouhal number

t=

Time

T=

Temperature (K)

TP=

Time period for one cycle

T=

Fluid temperature at the inlet (K)

Tw=

Surface temperature of the square obstacle (K)

U=

Average fluid velocity at the inlet (m/s)

u*, v*=

Components of velocity in x- and y-directions, respectively (m/s)

x*, y*=

Streamwise and transverse coordinates, respectively (m)

Greek symbols=
βv=

Coefficient of volumetric expansion (1/K)

ρ=

Fluid density (kg/m3)

μ=

Dynamic viscosity of the fluid (Pa.s)

δ=

Smallest cell size (m)

θ=

Dimensionless temperature

Superscript=
*=

Dimensional value

Notations

CD=

Total drag coefficient

CDf=

Friction drag coefficient

CDp=

Pressure drag coefficient

CL=

Total lift coefficient

CP=

Pressure coefficient

cp=

Specific heat of the fluid (J/kg.K)

CV=

Control volume

D=

Side of a square obstacle (m)

FD=

Drag force per unit side of the square obstacle (N/m)

FL=

Lift force per unit side of the square obstacle (N/m)

f=

Frequency of vortex shedding (1/s)

g=

Acceleration due to gravity (m/s2)

G=

Gap ratio

Gr=

Grashof number

H=

Height of computational domain (m)

h=

Local convective heat transfer coefficient (W/m2.K)

=

Average convective heat transfer coefficient (W/m2.K)

jh=

Colburn heat transfer factor

k=

Thermal conductivity of the fluid (W/m.K)

Ld=

Downstream distance (m)

Lu=

Upstream distance (m)

m=

Velocity gradient

N=

Control volumes around one side of square obstacle

Nu=

Local Nusselt number

=

Average Nusselt number

p=

Pressure

pS=

Local pressure at a point on the surface of an obstacle (N/m)

p=

Reference pressure (N/m)

Pr=

Prandtl number

Re=

Reynolds number

Ri=

Richardson number

St=

Strouhal number

t=

Time

T=

Temperature (K)

TP=

Time period for one cycle

T=

Fluid temperature at the inlet (K)

Tw=

Surface temperature of the square obstacle (K)

U=

Average fluid velocity at the inlet (m/s)

u*, v*=

Components of velocity in x- and y-directions, respectively (m/s)

x*, y*=

Streamwise and transverse coordinates, respectively (m)

Greek symbols=
βv=

Coefficient of volumetric expansion (1/K)

ρ=

Fluid density (kg/m3)

μ=

Dynamic viscosity of the fluid (Pa.s)

δ=

Smallest cell size (m)

θ=

Dimensionless temperature

Superscript=
*=

Dimensional value

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank two anonymous reviewers for their positive comments on this work.

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