Mixed Layer Development in a Salt-Stratified Solution Destabilized by a Discrete Heat Source

1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (3) ◽  
pp. 802-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. L. Bergman ◽  
A. Ungan ◽  
F. P. Incropera ◽  
R. Viskanta
Mathematics ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 178
Author(s):  
Mohammed Alghaseb ◽  
Walid Hassen ◽  
Abdelhakim Mesloub ◽  
Lioua Kolsi

In this study, a 3D numerical study of free ventilated room equipped with a discrete heat source was performed using the Finite Volume Method (FVM). To ensure good ventilation, two parallel openings were created in the room. A suction opening was located at the bottom of the left wall and another opening was located at the top of the opposite wall; the heat source was placed at various positions in order to compare the heating efficiency. The effects of Rayleigh number (103 ≤ Ra ≤ 106) for six heater positions was studied. The results focus on the impact of these parameters on the particle trajectories, temperature fields and on the heat transfer inside the room. It was found that the position of the heater has a dramatic effect on the behavior and topography of the flow in the room. When the heat source was placed on the wall with the suction opening, two antagonistic behaviors were recorded: an improvement in heat transfer of about 31.6%, compared to the other positions, and a low Rayleigh number against 22% attenuation for high Ra values was noted.


2020 ◽  
Vol 330 ◽  
pp. 01006
Author(s):  
F. Mebarek-Oudina ◽  
H. Laouira ◽  
A. Aissa ◽  
A. K. Hussein ◽  
M. El Ganaoui

In this work, a numerical study of mixed convection inside a horizontal channel with an open trapezoidal enclosure subjected to a discrete heat source in different locations is carried out. The heat source with the length of ε = 0.75, is maintained at a constant temperature. The air flow with a fixed velocity and a cold temperature enters the channel horizontally. The other walls of the enclosure and the channel are adiabatic. The results are presented in the form of the contours of velocity, isotherms and Nusselt numbers profiles for various heat source locations, Prandtl number (Pr = 0.71) and Reynolds number (Re = 100) respectively. The distribution of the isotherms depends significantly on the position of the heat source. We noted that the best heat transfer is detected where the heat source is placed in the top of the left .


1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-289
Author(s):  
M. Lacroix

A numerical study has been conducted for the heat transfer from a discrete heat source by natural convection in air above coupled with conduction dominated melting of a phase change material (PCM) below via a wall of finite thermal diffusivity. Results indicate that the presence of a PCM layer underneath the wall significantly delays the temperature rise of the heat source. The time delay increases as the thermal diffusivity of the wail material decreases and as the thickness of the PCM layer increases. For high thermal conductivity wall materials [Formula: see text] the steady state heat source temperatures are similar and independent of the PCM layer. On the other hand, for [Formula: see text], the steady state temperatures are higher and dependent on the thickness of the PCM layer. A correlation is proposed in terms of the thickness of the PCM layer and the thermal conductivity ratio of the wall.


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