Imen Mejri^1,2, Ahmed Mahmoudi¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.11, No.2, pp. 171-195, 2015, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2015.011.171

Abstract This paper examines natural convection in an open cavity with a sinusoidal thermal boundary condition. The cavity is filled with a water-Al₂O₃ nanofluid and subjected to a magnetic field. The Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is applied to solve the coupled equations of flow and temperature. The study has been carried out considering parameters in the following ranges: Rayleigh number of the base fluid, Ra = 10³ to 10⁶, Hartmann number varied from Ha = 0 to 60, phase deviation γ = 0, π4, π2, 3 π4 and π and solid volume fraction of nanoparticles between π = 0 and 6%.… More >

L. Belarche^1,2, B. Abourida¹, S. Smolen³

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.11, No.2, pp. 157-170, 2015, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2015.011.157

Abstract Natural convection in a cubical cavity, discretely heated is studied numerically using a three-dimensional finite volume formulation. Two heating square portions are placed on the vertical wall of the enclosure, while the rest of the considered wall is adiabatic. The opposite vertical wall is maintained at a cold uniform temperature and the other walls are adiabatic. Effects of the heating sections dimensions ε (0.15 ≤ ε ≤ 0.35) and the Rayleigh number Ra (10³ ≤ Ra ≤ 10⁷) on the fluid flow and the heat transfer within the cavity are studied. The obtained results show that the flow intensity and… More >

Bouchmel Mliki, Mohamed Ammar Abbassi, Ahmed Omri

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.11, No.1, pp. 87-114, 2015, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2015.011.087

Abstract MHD double-diffusive natural convective flow in a C-shaped enclosure filled with a Cu/Water nanofluid is investigated numerically using the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM). Much care is devoted to the validation of the numerical code. The effects exerted on the flow, concentration and temperature fields by different parameters such as the Rayleigh number (10³−10⁶), the nanoparticle volume concentration (0−0,1), the Lewis number (1-5), the Hartmann number (0−30) and different types of nanoparticles (Cu, Ag, Al₂O₃ and TiO₃ are assessed in detail. Results for stream function, Nusselt and Sherwood numbers are presented and discussed for various parametric conditions. Results indicate that the… More >

Hawa Singh¹, Paras Ram², Vikas Kumar³

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.10, No.4, pp. 521-550, 2014, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2014.010.521

Abstract The fluctuating flow produced by magneto - hydrodynamic free convection past an impulsively started isothermal vertical plate is studied taking into account the effects of radiation and viscous dissipation. By using the similarity transformation, the governing equations are transformed into dimensionless form and then the system of nonlinear partial differential equations is solved by a perturbation technique. The considered uniform magnetic field acts perpendicular to the plate, which absorbs the fluid with a given suction velocity. A comparison is made in velocity and temperature profiles for two particular cases of real and imaginary time dependent functions. The effects of various… More >

P. A. Dinesh¹, N. Nalinakshi², D. V. Ch,rashekhar³

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.10, No.4, pp. 465-490, 2014, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2014.010.465

Abstract Heat and Mass transfer from a vertical heated plate embedded in a sparsely packed porous medium with internal heat generation and variable fluid properties like permeability, porosity and thermal conductivity has been investigated numerically. In particular, the governing highly non-linear coupled partial differential equations are transformed into a system of ordinary differential equations with the help of similarity transformations and solved numerically by using a shooting algorithm based on a Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg scheme and a Newton Raphson method (to obtain velocity, temperature and concentration distributions). The heat and mass transfer characteristics are analyzed and related physical aspects are discussed in detail… More >

M. Kriraa^1,2, M.EL Alami¹, M. Abouricha¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.10, No.4, pp. 443-464, 2014, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2014.010.443

Abstract Natural Convection in a vertical channel with internal objects is encountered in several technological applications, among them particular interest of heat dissipation from electronic circuits, refrigerators, heat exchangers, nuclear reactors fuel elements, dry cooling towers, home ventilation, etc. This numerical study deals with the study of natural convection in a vertical convergent channel with a circular block. The considered parameters are 10⁴ ≤ Ra ≤ 10⁶, Prandtl number Pr = 0.71, channel height 10 ≤ A ≤ 30, inclination angle of the channel φ = 0,2.86°,5.74°. The size block conductivity and the block radius are assumed to be constant Λ… More >

M’barka Mourabit¹, Hicham Rouijaa¹, El Alami Semma¹, Mustapha El Alami², Mostafa Najam²

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.10, No.3, pp. 395-415, 2014, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2014.010.395

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 T_H. The lower wall is adiabatic and submitted to a vertical air jet while the upper wall is kept cold at a constant temperature T_C < T_H. 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… More >

S. Hamimid^1,2, M. Guellal¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.10, No.3, pp. 377-393, 2014, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2014.010.377

Abstract Combined laminar natural convection and surface radiation in a differentially heated square cavity has been investigated by a finite volume method through the concepts of staggered grid and SIMPLER approach. A power scheme has been also used in approximating advection–diffusion terms, determining the view factors by means of analytical expressions. The effect of emissivity on temperature and velocity profiles within the enclosure has been analyzed. In addition, results for local and average convective and radiative Nusselt numbers are presented and discussed for various conditions. More >

Mustapha Faraji¹, El Alami Mustapha, Najam Mostafa

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.10, No.2, pp. 279-298, 2014, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2014.010.279

Abstract A study is reported of heat transfer and melting in a fan-less thermal management system consisting of an insulated horizontal cavity filled with a phase change material (PCM) and heated from below by a conducting plate supporting three identical protruding heat sources. Such a PCM enclosure can be used as a heat sink for the cooling of electronic components. The advantage of this cooling strategy is that PCMs characterized by high energy storage density and small transition temperature interval, are able to store a high amount of heat (thereby providing efficient passive cooling). A two-dimensional simulation model is developed that… More >

M. Si Abdallah¹, B. Zeghmati²

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.10, No.2, pp. 261-277, 2014, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2014.010.261

Abstract In the present work, a numerical analysis is performed of the combined effects of (opposing) thermal and solutal buoyancy in the presence of a wavy (vertical) surface. The boundary layer equations and related boundary conditions are discretized using a finite volume scheme and solved numerically using a Gauss-Seidel algorithm. The influence of the wavy geometry (in terms of related wavelength L and amplitude a) and the buoyancy ratio N on the local Nusselt and Sherwood numbers and on the skin-friction coefficient are studied in detail. Results show that when Pr < Sc, negative values of the buoyancy parameter, N tend… More >