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International Journal of Mathematical, Computational, Physical, Electrical and Computer Engineering Vol:7, No:2, 2013
International Science Index, Mathematical and Computational Sciences Vol:7, No:2, 2013 waset.org/Publication/7036
I. I NTRODUCTION
ATURAL convection heat transfer in a differentially
heated enclosures from side or below has received considerable attention over the past few decades, largely due to
a wide variety of applications, which include double pane
windows, electronic boxes, solar collector technology, energy
storage, nuclear reactor technology, etc. Another practical
application of natural convection is encountered when an
obstacle such as an inserted object placed inside the enclosure.
Many authors reported that this inserted object changes the
ow eld and the heat transfer characteristics of the enclosure.
Ref. [1] reported the heat transfer may be enhanced or
reduced by a square object with a thermal conductivity ratio
less or greater than unity. Ref. [2] found placing the solid
objects near to the walls reduce the rate of heat transfer due
to the blockage effects, but placing low conductor objects far
from the boundary layer region may enhance the rate of heat
transfer compared with enclosures without obstacles. Ref. [3]
reported a critical size of the adiabatic object below which the
increasing the size increases the heat transfer and above which
the increasing the size decreases the heat transfer. Ref. [4]
studied when the enclosure were given an inclination angle.
Ref. [5] moved to an inserted cylinder object in the center
of the enclosure. They concluded that the thermophysical
properties of the cylinder object were important on the overall
heat transfer process across the enclosure.
Present work aims to investigate the uid ow and heat
transfer for various polygon types placed inside the center
of the square enclosure. Complete two dimensional numerical
simulation and systematical generalization of the conjugate
heat transfer behavior occurring in the enclosure by varying
the obstacles shaped is carried out.
Fig. 1.
V
Y
U
Y
V
Y
f
f
+V
X
Y
= 0
=
=
(1)
P
U
U
+ Pr
(2)
+
X
X 2
Y 2
2
2V
P
V
+ Pr
+
2
Y
X
Y 2
+Ra P r f
(3)
2
2 f
f
(4)
+
X 2
Y 2
(5)
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4.7
2
6
.1 3
3.44.77
2.014
0.68
0.68
3.41
4.77
7.6
0.84
2.04
6.13
5.9
1
0.84
2.53
2.53
0.8
0.94
5.91
4.22
0.84
6.13
6.13
2.8
0.94
7.6
5.91
4.22
2.53
.4
3
.94
.6
.2
0.68
2.83
2.83
7.6
4.7
6.61
4.72
.9
5
8.4
4.72
3.4
4.77
6.1
5.91
4.22
2.53
6.61
0.94
2.83
0.68
2.04
3.41
7.6
8.49
6.61
4.72
8.4
5.91
0.84
2.53
4.22
6.61
4.77
4.77
6.13
8.4
0.94
4.72
6.61
2.83
.49
.53
4.2
7.6
0.68
2.04
3.4
0.68
2.04
4.72
6.61
2.53
4.22
5.91
13
.83
0.68
0.84
6
.
min =-6.816
0.84
0.84
2.83
0.94
2.83
4.72
0.94
2.83
4.72
6.6
1
min =-8.4462
0.84
2.53
2
4.2
0.94
0.94
2
.04
min =-9.4381
0.94
2.5
2.04
0.84
4.77
3.41
2.04
4.77
3.41
2.04
.68
0.68
0.68
5.23
2
3.74
6.7
0.85
.23
6.7
5.23
3.74
2.24
0.75
.7
0.75
0.85
6.7
5.2
0.85
2.24
3
.6
2.5
2.54
0.75
0.75
3.74
5.2
3
6.7
2
0.75
2.24
2.54
5.94
0.85
0.85
2.54
4.24
5.9
4
7.6
3
2
4.7
0.94
6.61
0.85
2.54
0.94
2.83
4.72
6.6
1
0.94
2.83
2.24
5.94
4.24
2.54
.85
0.94
7.63
5.94
4
4
2.2
4.24
6.7
3.7
2.83
0.94
.94
.9
2.83
5.23
.6
2.83
6.61
4.72
.63
0.75
2.24
3.74
5.23
2
6.7
4.24
8.5
4.72
4.24
8.5
6.61
4.72
8.5
0.94
4.72
8.5
6.61
5.94
7.63
6.61
0.75
3.74
.2
4
3.7
4.72
6.61
.
8
4.24
.83
2.24
2.54
4.24
5.94
0.75
0.85
4.2
2.83
min =-7.4717
0.85
.5
2.83
4.72
0.85
2.54
0.94
0.94
2.83
0.94
min =-8.4811
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(a) N = 3
min =-9.4485
5
3.74
2.24
0.75
(b) N = 4
0.8
2.4
7.2
2.61
4.34
2.6
0.87
4
2.4
7.2
5.6
2.4
7.2
5.6
4
2.4
2.4
.8
0.87
0.8
0.87
4.3
6.08
2.61
.8
0.95
7.82
6.08
.6
7.2
4.34
0.8
4
5.6
0.8
2.4
6.08
2
7.8
.82
0.95
4.7
0.87
0.87
2.61
4.3
4
6.0
8
7.82
0.87
2.61
2.85
6.64
0.95
2.85
2.8
0.95
.2
5.6
2.85
.95
6.64
4.74
2.85
4.74
6.0
4.34
8.5
6.64
4.34
8.54
6.64
4.74
8.54
0.95
4.74
8.54
7.8
7.2
6.08
7.82
0.8
.4
6.64
0.8
2.4
4
5.6
6.08
4.74
6.64
4.34
.6
.85
.5
8
2.61
4.34
0.8
2.4
4
5.6
0.87
2.85
min =-8.0054
0.87
2.85
4.74
0.95
2.85
4.74
6.6
4
min =-8.6875
0.87
2.61
0.95
0.95
2.61
min =-9.4844
0.95
0.8
0.8
(c) N = 5
2.83
0.94
0.94
0.81
2.44
2.61
2.61
.8
4.35
0.87
2.61
0.87
2.44
.8
.7
4.07
7.33
5.7
4.07
2.44
0.81
Streamlines for different polygon size, A and number of polygon sides, N at Kr = 1 and Ra = 105 .
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2.4
0.81
(d) N =
Fig. 2.
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0.81
6.08
5.7
4.3
6.08
4.07
2.44
7.3
7.3
5
4.35
0
7.3
3
4.07
5.7
0.81
2.44
6.08
7.82
0.87
0.87
2.61
4.3
5
6.0
8
7.82
0.94
4.7
2.8
.33
7.8
2
6.61
2.83
0.94
2.83
4.72
6
.61
0.94
2.83
.9
6.61
4.72
2.83
0
.82
.0
4
4.72
5.7
6.0
4.35
8.5
6.61
.0
4
7.8
4.35
8.5
6.61
4.72
8.5
0.94
4.72
8.5
7.33
6.08
7.82
0.81
6.61
0.81
2.44
4.07
5.7
.4
2
6.08
4.72
6.61
.5
4.35
1
.6
.83
2.61
4.35
0.81
2.44
4.07
5.7
0.87
2
2.83
min =-8.1459
0.87
0.87
0.94
2.83
4.72
0.87
2.61
0.94
0.87
2.61
0.94
min =-8.6912
2.61
min =-9.448
4.75
4.65
(7)
Nu
(8)
4.45
4.4
4.35
3
169
121
10
11
(a)
4.6
4.55
4.5
4.45
4.4
Kr
Kr
Kr
Kr
4.35
4.3
0
= 0.1
= 0.5
= 2.0
= 10.0
400
289
225
81
36
16
(b)
4.55
4.5
(9)
= 0.1
= 0.5
= 2.0
= 10.0
4.6
Nu
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= 1 at X = 0, = 0 at X = 1
= 0 at Y = 0 and Y = 1
Y
= s at the outer polygon surface
s
= Kr
at the inner polygon surface
Kr
Kr
Kr
Kr
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