@Article{fdmp.2014.010.395,
AUTHOR = {M’barka  Mourabit, Hicham  Rouijaa, El Alami  Semma, Mustapha  El Alami, Mostafa  Najam},
TITLE = {Mixed Convection and Heat Transfer in a “T” Form Cavity: The Effect of Inclination},
JOURNAL = {Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing},
VOLUME = {10},
YEAR = {2014},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {395--415},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/fdmp/v10n3/24581},
ISSN = {1555-2578},
ABSTRACT = {We study the effect of inclination angle on mixed convection in a "T" form cavity containing two openings and two heated blocks mounted on its lower wall. The blocks are maintained at a constant temperature <i>T<sub>H</sub></i>. The lower wall is adiabatic and submitted to a vertical air jet while the upper wall is kept cold at a constant temperature <i>T<sub>C</sub></i> < <i>T<sub>H</sub></i>. The vertical walls are rigid and adiabatic. The governing equations are solved by a finite volume method. Special attention is devoted to the solution symmetry, the flow structure and the heat exchange through the cavity. The considered control parameters are: the inclination angle 0° ≤ φ ≤ 90°, the Rayleigh number 10<sup>5</sup> ≤ <i>Ra</i> ≤ 10<sup>6</sup>, the Reynolds number 100 ≤ <i>Re</i> ≤ 1000, the Prandtl number Pr=0.72, the height of the blocks B=0.5, the opening width C=0.15 and the distance between blocks D=0.5. The results are presented in terms of streamlines, isothermal lines and variations of Nusselt number with Re or φ.},
DOI = {10.3970/fdmp.2014.010.395}
}