Forced convection in a channel filled with a porous medium: An exact solution

Journal Article · Tue Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1989 · Journal of Heat Transfer (Transactions of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Series C); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3250779· OSTI ID:6102608

Vafai, K; Kim, S J ^[1]

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1. Ohio State Univ., Columbus (United States)

In this paper fully developed forced convection in a porous channel bounded by parallel plates is considered based on the general flow model. Exact solutions are obtained and presented for both the velocity and the temperature fields. From these results the Nusselt number can be expressed in terms of the Darcy number and the inertia parameter. Finally, comparisons are made with the limiting case of no inertia and/or boundary effects. These results provide an in-depth insight into the underlying relationships between all of the pertinent variables. Furthermore, they can be used as strong candidates for bench marking of many numerical schemes.

• OSTI ID: 6102608
• Journal Information: Journal of Heat Transfer (Transactions of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Series C); (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Heat Transfer (Transactions of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Series C); (United States) Vol. 111:4; ISSN 0022-1481; ISSN JHTRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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