On simulation of transient thermal convection of two-fluid layers in a horizontal circular enclosure

C. J. Ho, Y. H. Lin

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Abstract

This article presents a numerical simulation of the transient thermal convection phenomenon in a horizontal circular enclosure containing two immiscible fluids. To cope with the rather complex computational domain encountered when the volume ratio of the two fluids in the enclosure is not unity, a simple radial coordinate transformation technique is used to map the respective domains occupied by the fluids into half-circular ones. Numerical simulation by a finite-difference method is performed for air-water layers as the two-fluid system in the enclosure. The simulated fluid flow structure and temperature distributions are presented by means of contour maps of streamlines and isotherms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)355-361
Number of pages7
JournalInternational Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
Volume11
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1990 Dec

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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