TY - GEN
T1 - Numerical simulation of heat losses by natural convection and surface thermal radiation in an open tilted shallow cavity
AU - F. Hinojosa, Jesús
AU - Alvarez, Gabriela S.
AU - Estrada, Claudio A.
AU - Cabanillas, Rafael E.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - In this paper we present the numerical calculations of heat transfer by natural convection and surface radiation in a tilted open cavity. The cavity holds the opposite wall to the aperture at a constant temperature of 500 K, while the surrounding fluid interacting with the aperture is at 300 K. The most important assumptions in the mathematical formulation are three, the flow is laminar, the fluid is radiatively non-participating and the Boussinesq approximation is valid. The conservation equations in primitive variables are solved in a transient form using the finite volume method and the SIMPLEC algorithm. The advective terms are approximated by the SMART scheme and the diffusive terms are approximated using the central differencing scheme. The results in the steady state are obtained for a fixed Rayleigh number of 107, inclination angles from 45° to 180° and aspect rations from 1 to 4.
AB - In this paper we present the numerical calculations of heat transfer by natural convection and surface radiation in a tilted open cavity. The cavity holds the opposite wall to the aperture at a constant temperature of 500 K, while the surrounding fluid interacting with the aperture is at 300 K. The most important assumptions in the mathematical formulation are three, the flow is laminar, the fluid is radiatively non-participating and the Boussinesq approximation is valid. The conservation equations in primitive variables are solved in a transient form using the finite volume method and the SIMPLEC algorithm. The advective terms are approximated by the SMART scheme and the diffusive terms are approximated using the central differencing scheme. The results in the steady state are obtained for a fixed Rayleigh number of 107, inclination angles from 45° to 180° and aspect rations from 1 to 4.
KW - Natural convection
KW - Open cavities
KW - Surface thermal radiation
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M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:84870503736
SN - 9781622762637
T3 - Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference
SP - 886
EP - 891
BT - Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005
T2 - Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including 34th ASES Annual Conference and 30th National Passive Solar Conference
Y2 - 6 August 2005 through 12 August 2005
ER -