Modeling separated forced convection in laminar flow past cavities

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1994 · Numerical Heat Transfer. Part A, Applications; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/10407789408955938· OSTI ID:5354905

Rahman, M; Carey, G F ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Dept.

This study involves simulation of separated, laminar forced convection in a heated cavity located on a flat plate. The velocity vector plots indicate that a single large vortex occupies the entire cavity but has no effect outside the cavity. The temperature distributions along the cavity length show a remarkable similarity in their profiles. The h[sub avg] and h[sub max] are calculated on the cavity floor, and a correlation is derived between [ovr Nu][sub s], based on h[sub avg] on the cavity floor, and Re[sub s] as [ovr Nu][sub s] = 0.0031(Re[sub s])[sup 0.52]. The results are compared with experimental values in the literature.

• OSTI ID: 5354905
• Journal Information: Numerical Heat Transfer. Part A, Applications; (United States), Journal Name: Numerical Heat Transfer. Part A, Applications; (United States) Vol. 25:1; ISSN NHAAES; ISSN 1040-7782
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BOUNDARY LAYERS
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FLUID FLOW
FORCED CONVECTION
HEAT TRANSFER
INFORMATION
LAMINAR FLOW
LAYERS
MASS TRANSFER
NUMERICAL DATA
SIMULATION
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