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    Numerical Simulation of Ice Melting Near the Density Inversion Point under Periodic Thermal Boundary Conditions

    A. Arid1, T. Kousksou1, S.Jegadheeswaran2, A. Jamil3, Y. Zeraouli1
    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 257-276, 2012, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2012.008.257
    Abstract A two-dimensional numerical model has been developed to investigate the phase-change of ice near 4 °C in a rectangular cavity. The enthalpy-porosity model is reformulated in terms of conservation equations of mass, momentum and heat to account for the evolution the solid/liquid interface. Constant and time-dependent (with sinusoidal law) temperature boundary conditions are considered. Results confirm the possibility to control the typical dynamics of ice melting in a square cavity near the density inversion point by means of a wall temperature which varies in time (with given amplitude and frequency). More >

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    Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Flow in Resin Transfer Moulding Process

    A. Saad1,2, A. Echchelh1, M. Hattabi3, M. El Ganaoui4, F. Lahlou1
    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 277-294, 2012, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2012.008.277
    Abstract A modified finite element/control volume (FE/CV) method is used to solve the resin flow problem. Full advantage is taken of some of the intrinsic peculiar characteristics of the method, in particular, of its capability of eliminating the need to remesh continuously the resin-filled domain at each time step. The model leads to the numerical prediction of temperature, pressure distribution and flow front position with great accuracy, together with a precise representation of the thermal (spatio-temporal) behaviour of the resin inside the mould. The validity of such approach is validated by comparison with available analytical results. Results demonstrate that this modified… More >

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    Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Air Cooling of Electronic Components in a Vertical Channel

    Y. Amirouche1, R. Bessaïh2
    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 295-310, 2012, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2012.008.295
    Abstract This paper summarizes a series of computational results originating from the simulation of three-dimensional turbulent natural convection occurring in a vertical channel containing 5 cubic aluminum heated sources (mimicking a set of electronics components equally spaced in the vertical direction). A three-dimensional, conjugate heat transfer model with appropriate boundary conditions is used. In particular, the governing equations are solved by a finite volume method throughout the entire physical domain. Calculations are made for distinct values of: the Rayleigh number, the ratio (air/solid) of thermal conductivities and other geometrical parameters (in order to examine the influence of such variables on the… More >

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    Numerical Modelling of Rib Width and Surface Radiation Effect on Natural Convection in a Vertical Vented and Divided Channel

    Nadia Dihmani1, Samir Amraqui1, Ahmed Mezrhab1,2, Najib Laraqi3
    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 311-322, 2012, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2012.008.311
    Abstract Natural convection with surface radiation heat transfer is investigated numerically in a vented vertical channel heated asymmetrically. The numerical solution is obtained using a finite volume method based on the SIMPLER algorithm for the treatment of velocity-pressure coupling. Concerning the radiation exchange, in particular, the working fluid is assumed to be transparent, so that only the solid surfaces (assumed diffuse-grey) give a contribute to such exchange. The effect of Rayleigh numbers and rib width (for Pr=0.7 air fluid) on the heat transfer and flow structure in the channel is examined in detail. Results are presented in terms of isotherms, streamlines,… More >

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    A 2D Improvement of Radiative Heat Transfer with the P1 Approximation and a Statistical Narrow Band Model

    A. Khourchafi1, M. El Alami2,3, M. Najam2, M. Belhaq4
    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 323-338, 2012, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2012.008.323
    Abstract A spectral radiation study has been carried out in the framework of a statistical narrow-band model based on an inverse-tailed exponential law and the socalled P1 approximation. This new spectral formulation, which may be also regarded as a grey band formulation with a local absorption coefficient, leads to two implementation methods: a non correlated form in which the averaged formulation of the P1 approximation does not take into account the correlation between fundamental quantities and a pseudo-correlated variant consisting basically of a technique for improving the anisotropy of the radiative intensity. Real gases (H2O, CO2) are considered. The resulting tests… More >

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    Influence of the Air Gap Layer Thickness on Heat Transfer Between the Glass Cover and the Absorber of a Solar Collector

    F.Z. Ferahta1,2, S. Bougoul1, M. Médale2, C. Abid2
    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 339-352, 2012, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2012.008.339
    Abstract A numerical study is carried out to evaluate the thermal performances of a solar collector. As it is well known, that the thermal losses of such systems are mainly of a convective nature, the study is concentrated in particular on the features of natural convection that is activated in the air domain delimited by the upper glass and the lower absorber of the solar collector. The efficiency of such a system depends essentially on both the temperature difference and the distance between the absorber and the glass. Since the temperature difference remains an uncontrolled variable (because it depends on the… More >

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