Natural convection of micropolar fluid in a wavy differentially heated cavity

被引:52
作者
Gibanov, Nikita S. [1 ]
Sheremet, Mikhail A. [1 ,2 ]
Pop, Ioan [3 ]
机构
[1] Tomsk State Univ, Dept Theoret Mech, Tomsk 634050, Russia
[2] Tomsk Polytech Univ, Dept Nucl & Thermal Power Plants, Tomsk 634050, Russia
[3] Univ Babes Bolyai, Dept Appl Math, Cluj Napoca 400084, Romania
关键词
Wavy cavity; Natural convection; Micropolar fluid; Numerical results; FINITE-ELEMENT SOLUTION; FLAT-PLATE; FLOW; NANOFLUID; SURFACE; CHANNEL; FIELD;
D O I
10.1016/j.molliq.2016.06.033
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
An analysis of natural convective flow and heat transfer of a micropolar fluid in a wavy differentially heated cavity has been performed. Governing partial differential equations formulated in non-dimensional variables have been solved by finite difference method of second order accuracy. The effects of Rayleigh number (Ra = 10(4),10(5),10(6)), Prandtl number (Pr = 0.1, 0.7, 7.0), vortex viscosity parameter (K = 0, 0.1, 0.5, 2.0) and undulation number (kappa = 1, 2,3) on flow patterns, temperature fields and average Nusselt number at hot wavy wall have been studied. It is found that microrotation increases as the vortex viscosity parameter K increases. However, the fluid velocity decreases as K increases. It is observed that the form of streamlines is dependent on the value of vortex viscosity parameter. An increase in the undulation number leads to a decrease in the heat transfer rate at wavy wall. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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