Effect of baffle-cavity ratios on buoyancy convection in a cavity with mutually orthogonal heated baffles

P. Kandaswamy; Jinho Lee; A. K. Abdul Hakeem; S. Saravanan

doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.06.039

Effect of baffle-cavity ratios on buoyancy convection in a cavity with mutually orthogonal heated baffles

P. Kandaswamy, Jinho Lee, A. K. Abdul Hakeem, S. Saravanan

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

Buoyancy driven convection in a square cavity induced by two mutually orthogonal and arbitrarily located baffles is studied numerically. The baffles are of different sizes and the flow is two-dimensional. The coupled governing equations were solved by finite difference method using Alternating Direction Implicit technique and Successive Over-Relaxation method. The steady state results are presented in the form of streamline and isotherm plots. It is found that buoyancy force plays a key role and overall heat transfer in the cavity is enhanced for higher values of both baffle-cavity ratios. Flow inhibition emerges as a deciding factor and diminishes heat transfer when the horizontal baffle is located above the center of the cavity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1830-1837
Number of pages	8
Journal	International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume	51
Issue number	7-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.06.039
Publication status	Published - 2008 Apr

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This work was supported by The Korea Research Foundation and The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies Grant funded by Korea Government (MOEHRD, Basic Research Promotion Fund).

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Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanical Engineering
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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