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Natural Convection in an Inclined T-Shaped Cavity

Hicham Rouijaa1, Mustapha El Alami2, El Alami Semma3, Mostafa Najam2

Cadi Ayyad university, Poly-disciplinary Faculty of Safi, Morocco; hrouijaa@hotmail.com
Thermal Group, Physics department, Faculty of Sciences Ain Chock, Hassan II, University Casablanca, BP. 5366 Maarif, Morocco; m.elalami@fsac.ac.ma ; elalami_m@hotmail.com
Technical Faculty of des Sciences, Hassan 1th University, BP. 577 Settat, Morocco. Corresponding author: semmaalam@yahoo.fr

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2011, 7(1), 57-70. https://doi.org/10.3970/fdmp.2011.007.057

Abstract

This article presents a numerical study on natural convection in a bidimensional inclined "T"-shaped cavity. The governing equations are solved in the framework of a control-volume method resorting to the SIMPLEC algorithm (for the treatment of pressure-velocity coupling). Special emphasis is given to the investigation of the effect of inclination on the heat transfer and mass flow rate. Results are discussed for Prandtl number Pr=0.72, geometry with: opening width C=0.15, blocks gap D=0.5, blocks height, B=0.5 and different values of the Rayleigh number (104 ≤ Ra ≤ 106).

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Rouijaa, H., Alami, M.E., Semma, E.A., Najam, M. (2011). Natural convection in an inclined t-shaped cavity. Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, 7(1), 57-70. https://doi.org/10.3970/fdmp.2011.007.057
Vancouver Style
Rouijaa H, Alami ME, Semma EA, Najam M. Natural convection in an inclined t-shaped cavity. Fluid Dyn Mater Proc. 2011;7(1):57-70 https://doi.org/10.3970/fdmp.2011.007.057
IEEE Style
H. Rouijaa, M.E. Alami, E.A. Semma, and M. Najam, “Natural Convection in an Inclined T-Shaped Cavity,” Fluid Dyn. Mater. Proc., vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 57-70, 2011. https://doi.org/10.3970/fdmp.2011.007.057



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