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Investigation of heat transfer in porous channels

Mohammed Fahimuddin Mulla (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Irfan Anjum Badruddin (Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia)
N. Nik-Ghazali (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Mohammed Ridha Muhamad (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Ahamed Saleel C. (Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia)
Poo Balan Ganesan (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow

ISSN: 0961-5539

Article publication date: 9 October 2019

Issue publication date: 2 March 2020

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to investigate the heat transfer in porous channels.

Design/methodology/approach

Finite element method is used to simulate the heat transfer in porous channels.

Findings

The number and width of channels play a key role in determining the heat transfer of the porous channel. The heat transfer is higher around the channel legs. Smaller base height is better to get higher heat transfer capability.

Originality/value

This study represents the original work to investigate heat transfer in a porous domain having multiple channels.

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Citation

Mulla, M.F., Badruddin, I.A., Nik-Ghazali, N., Muhamad, M.R., C., A.S. and Ganesan, P.B. (2020), "Investigation of heat transfer in porous channels", International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 30 No. 3, pp. 1497-1517. https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-03-2019-0203

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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