TY - JOUR
T1 - Laminar free convection of the mixing flows in vertical channels
AU - Cheng, Chin-Hsiang
AU - Huang, Wen Hsiung
AU - Kou, Hong Sen
PY - 1988/1/1
Y1 - 1988/1/1
N2 - This paper is concerned with the numerical study of the heat transfer characteristics of the laminar mixing flow within a vertical channel. Free convection flows are induced by buoyant force from the subchannels and mix upward in the downstream main channel. The parabolic boundary layer equations are solved to obtain the velocity, temperature, and pressure distributions for the whole flow field, as well as Nusselt numbers along the plate walls. In the computation, the parallel side walls are considered isothermal and heating is symmetric. Results for both isothermal and isoflux central plate cases are presented. The mixing phenomena are investigated, and the influence of the central plate on the heat transfer performance is also evaluated.
AB - This paper is concerned with the numerical study of the heat transfer characteristics of the laminar mixing flow within a vertical channel. Free convection flows are induced by buoyant force from the subchannels and mix upward in the downstream main channel. The parabolic boundary layer equations are solved to obtain the velocity, temperature, and pressure distributions for the whole flow field, as well as Nusselt numbers along the plate walls. In the computation, the parallel side walls are considered isothermal and heating is symmetric. Results for both isothermal and isoflux central plate cases are presented. The mixing phenomena are investigated, and the influence of the central plate on the heat transfer performance is also evaluated.
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U2 - 10.1080/10407788808913655
DO - 10.1080/10407788808913655
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0024141215
SN - 0149-5720
VL - 14
SP - 447
EP - 463
JO - Numerical Heat Transfer
JF - Numerical Heat Transfer
IS - 4
ER -