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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 30, 1996 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF NATURAL CONVECTION IN AN ENCLOSURE WITH DISCRETE PROTRUDING HEATERS

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Pages 207-218 | Received 30 Jun 1995, Accepted 02 Feb 1996, Published online: 05 Apr 2007
 

Abstract

A numerical study is presented for natural convection flow and heat transfer in a rectangular enclosure cooled from above with five discrete protruding heaters mounted on one vertical wall. The governing equations for natural convection and conjugate conduction within protruding heaters were solved using a finite volume method over a range of Rayleigh numbers from 5.0 × 105 to 1.0 × 107. Results showed the flow pattern and temperature profile within the entire enclosure for various power inputs, the correction of local Nusselt number versus modified Rayleigh number was presented. Comparison of the numerical results with experimental data showed good agreement.

Address correspondence to Dr. Yonglin Ju, Cryogenic Laboratory, Chinese Academia Sinica, P. O. Box 2711, Beijing 10080, People's Republic of China.

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Address correspondence to Dr. Yonglin Ju, Cryogenic Laboratory, Chinese Academia Sinica, P. O. Box 2711, Beijing 10080, People's Republic of China.

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