International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow: Volume 7 Issue 4

Transient free convection past a semi‐infinite vertical plate with variable surface temperature

H.S. Takhar, P. Ganesan, K. Ekambavanan, V.M. Soundalgekar

Presents a finite‐difference solution to transient free convection flow past a semi‐infinite vertical plate in which the plate temperature T¢_w(x) varies as the power of the axial…

Numerical study of three‐dimensional incompressible thermal flows in complex geometries: Part I: theory and benchmark solutions

Balasubramaniam Ramaswamy, Rafael Moreno

In part I uses an iterative point successive over‐relaxation (PSOR) finite difference scheme to solve the coupled unsteady Navier‐Stokes and energy equations for incompressible…

Finite element formulation for filling a thin section cavity

David T. Gethin, Shahrir Abdullah

Presents a quasi three‐dimensional formulation for filling a thin section cavity which is derived under the assumption that no transverse flow occurs in the gap. A no‐slip…

Finite element analysis of heat transfer by natural convection in porous media in vertical enclosures: Investigations in Darcy and non‐Darcy regimes

B.V.K. Satya Sai, K.N. Seetharamu, P.A. Aswathanarayana

Presents a numerical study on heat transfer by natural convection in porous media in vertical enclosures with side wall heating. The model for porous media includes inertia terms…

On the reduction of natural convection heat transfer in horizontal eccentric annuli containing saturated porous media

J.P. Barbosa Mota, E. Saatdjian

Studies numerically natural convection in a saturated porous medium bounded by two horizontal, isothermal eccentric cylinders by solving the governing two‐dimensional…