<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A numerical study is performed to analyze steady state forced convection fluid flow through a confined porous square cylinder. The Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer model is adopted for the porous region. The finite volume method and the iterative SIMPLE algorithm are used to solve the governing equations. The results obtained are presented for the streamlines, variation of Nusselt number and drag coefficient for the range of conditions as 5 ≤ <italic>Re</italic> ≤ 40 and 10−2 ≤ <italic>Da</italic> ≤ 10−6.</abstract>

A numerical study is performed to analyze steady state forced convection fluid flow through a confined porous square cylinder. The Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer model is adopted for the porous region. The finite volume method and the iterative SIMPLE algorithm are used to solve the governing equations. The results obtained are presented for the streamlines, variation of Nusselt number and drag coefficient for the range of conditions as 5 ≤ Re ≤ 40 and 10−2 ≤ Da ≤ 10−6.

Numerical Study of Fluid Flow Through a Confined Porous Square Cylinder

Laboratoire de Génie Energétique et Matériaux (LGEM)

Université des frères Mentouri Constantine 1

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

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A numerical study is performed to analyze steady state forced convection fluid flow through a confined porous square cylinder. The Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer...

Numerical Study of Fluid Flow Through a Confined Porous Square Cylinder

Pubblicato online: 31 dic 2019

Pagine: 87 - 98

Ricevuto: 21 gen 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auseme-2019-0008

Parole chiave
Forced convection, porous square cylinder, drag coefficient, Darcy number, finite volume method

© 2019 Salah Guerbaai et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Numerical Study of Fluid Flow Through a Confined Porous Square Cylinder

Pubblicato online: 31 dic 2019

Pagine: 87 - 98

Ricevuto: 21 gen 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auseme-2019-0008

Parole chiaveForced convection, porous square cylinder, drag coefficient, Darcy number, finite volume method

© 2019 Salah Guerbaai et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
Forced convection, porous square cylinder, drag coefficient, Darcy number, finite volume method