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2D Mixed Convection Viscous Incompressible Flows with Velocity-Vorticity Variables

Alfredo Nicolás1, Blanca Bermúdez2

Depto. Matemáticas, UAM-I; 09340 México D:F:, México. E-mail: anc@xanum.uam.mx
F. C.C.,Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla; Puebla, Pue., México. E-mail: bbj@solarium.cs.buap.mx

Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 2011, 82(3&4), 163-178. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2011.082.163

Abstract

Mixed convection viscous incompressible fluid flows, under a gravitational system, in rectangular cavities are reported using the unsteady Boussinessq approximation in velocity-vorticity variables. The results are obtained using a numerical method based on a fixed point iterative process to solve the nonlinear elliptic system that results after time discretization; the iterative process leads to the solution of uncoupled, well-conditioned, symmetric linear elliptic problems for which efficient solvers exist regardless of the space discretization. Results with different aspect ratios A up to Grashof numbers Gr = 100000 and Reynolds numbers Re = 1000 for the lid driven cavity problem are reported. The validation of the results is given through mesh size and time-step independence studies.

Keywords

velocity-vorticity formulation, mixed convection flows, aspect ratio, Reynolds and Grashof numbers, fixed point iterative process

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APA Style
Nicolás, A., Bermúdez, B. (2011). 2D Mixed Convection Viscous Incompressible Flows with Velocity-Vorticity Variables. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, 82(3&4), 163–178. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2011.082.163
Vancouver Style
Nicolás A, Bermúdez B. 2D Mixed Convection Viscous Incompressible Flows with Velocity-Vorticity Variables. Comput Model Eng Sci. 2011;82(3&4):163–178. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2011.082.163
IEEE Style
A. Nicolás and B. Bermúdez, “2D Mixed Convection Viscous Incompressible Flows with Velocity-Vorticity Variables,” Comput. Model. Eng. Sci., vol. 82, no. 3&4, pp. 163–178, 2011. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2011.082.163



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