NUMERICAL CALCULATION OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL NATURAL CONVECTION IN ISOTHERMAL OPEN CAVITIES
- 1 October 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Numerical Heat Transfer
- Vol. 5 (4) , 421-437
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10407788208913457
Abstract
Numerical computations of free convection flow inside an isothermal open square cavity are presented. The effects of Grashof number and inclination of cavity are examined. Unsteady solutions are observed for Grashof number larger than 105 and cavity aperture facing upward.Keywords
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