@Article{fdmp.2012.008.311,
AUTHOR = {Nadia  Dihmani, Samir  Amraqui, Ahmed  Mezrhab, Najib  Laraqi},
TITLE = {Numerical Modelling of Rib Width and Surface Radiation Effect on Natural Convection in a Vertical Vented and Divided Channel},
JOURNAL = {Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing},
VOLUME = {8},
YEAR = {2012},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {311--322},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/fdmp/v8n3/24305},
ISSN = {1555-2578},
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, and average Nusselt number.},
DOI = {10.3970/fdmp.2012.008.311}
}