A numerical model for the simulation of double-diffusive natural convection in a triangular cavity using equal order and control volume based on the finite element method

Desalination

Volumn 206, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 579-588

  Hajri, I ^a   Omri, A ^a   Ben Nasrallah, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

CVFE method; Lewis number; Natural convection; Rayleigh number; Triangular cavity

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALINE WATER;

LEWIS NUMBER; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; TRIANGULAR CAVITY;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL CONVECTION; SALINE WATER;

CONVECTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 33846671456     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2006.03.581     Document Type: Article

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