Numerical experiments in turbulent natural convection using two-equation Eddy-Viscosity models

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 130, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Albets Chico, X ^a   Oliva, A ^a   Perez Segarra C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; K ; K ; Natural convection; Turbulence; Two equation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FLUID MECHANICS; HEAT CONVECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL CONVECTION; PRESSURE DROP; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY;

BUOYANCY; EDDY-VISCOSITY MODELS; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS; RAYLEIGH NUMBERS; TALL CAVITY; TURBULENT NATURAL CONVECTION; TURBULENT NATURAL CONVECTION FLOWS; TWO EQUATION;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 53949105014     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2907432     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Pope, S., 2000, Turbulent Flows, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
2. Peng, S., and Davidson, L., 1999, "Computation of Turbulent Buoyant Flows in Enclosures With Low-Reynolds Number k-ω Models," Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow, 20, pp. 172-184.
3. Davidson, L., 1990, "Calculation of the Turbulent Buoyancy-Driven Flow in a Rectangular Cavity Using an Efficient Solver and Two Different Low Reynolds Number k-ε Models," Numer. Heat Transfer, Part A, 18, pp. 129-147.
4. Hanjalić, K., and Vasić, S., 1993, "Computation of Turbulent Natural-Convection in Rectangular Enclosures With an Algebraic Flux Model," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 36, pp. 3603-3624.
5. Hanjalić, K., Kenjereš, S., and Durst, R, 1995, "Natural Convection in Partitioned Two-Dimensional Enclosures at Higher Rayleigh Numbers," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 39(7), pp. 1407-1427.
6. Kenjereš, S., Gunarjo, S. B., and Hanjalić, K., 2005, "Contribution to Elliptic Relaxation Modelling of Turbulent Natural and Mixed Convection," Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow, 26(7), pp. 569-586.
7. Ince, N., and Launder, B., 1989, "Computation of Buoyancy-Driven Turbulent Flows in Rectangular Enclosures," Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow, 10(1), pp. 110-117.
8. Pérez-Segarra, C. D., Oliva, A., Costa, M., and Escanes, F., 1995, "Numerical Experiments in Turbulent Natural and Mixed Convection in Internal Flows," Int. J. Numer. Methods Heat Fluid Flow, 5(1), pp. 13-33.
9. Wilcox, D. C., 1988, "Reassessment of the Scale-Determining Equation for Advanced Turbulence Models," AIAA J., 26, pp. 1299-1310.
10. Wilcox, D. C., 1994, "Simulation of Transition With a Two-Equation Turbulence Model," AIAA J., 32, pp. 247-255.
11. Goldberg, U., Peroomian, O., and Chakravarthy, S., 1998, "A Wall-Distance-Free k-ε Model With Enhanced Near-Wall Treatment," ASME J. Fluids Eng., 120, pp.457-462.
12. Markatos, N., Malin, M., and Cox, G., 1982, "Mathematic Modelling of Buoyancy-Induced Smoke How in Enclosures," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 25, pp. 63-75.
13. Markatos, N., and Pericleous, K., 1984, "Laminar and Turbulent Natural Convection in an Enclosed Cavity," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 27, pp. 755-772.
14. Heindel, T., Ramadhyani, S., and Incropera, F., 1994, "Assessment of Turbulence Models for Natural Convection in an Enclosure," Numer. Heat Transfer, Part B, 26, pp. 147-172.
15. Dafa'alla, A., and Betts, P., 1996, "Experimental Study of Turbulent Natural Convection in a Tall Air Cavity," Exp. Heat Transfer, 9, pp. 165-194.
16. Cheeswright, R., King, K., and Ziai, S., 1986, "Experimental Data for the Validation of Computer Codes for the Prediction of Two-Dimensional Buoyant Cavity Flows," Proceedings of Significant Questions in Buoyancy Affected Enclosure or Cavity Flows, pp. 75-81.
17. Henkes, R., van Der Vlugt, F., and Hoogendoorn, C., 1991, "Natural Convection Flow in a Square Cavity Calculated With Low Reynolds-Number Turbulence Models," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 34, pp. 377-388.
18. Rodi, W., 1984, "Turbulence Models and Their Application in Hydraulics: A State-of-the-Art Review," University of Karlsrhue, Germany.
19. Patankar, S. V., 1980, Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, Hemisphere, Washington, DC.
20. Cadafalch, J., Pérez-Segarra, C. D., Cónsul, R., and Oliva, A., 2002, "Verification of Finite Volume Computations on Steady State Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer," ASME J. Fluids Eng., 124, pp. 11-21.
21. Roache, P., 1997, "Quantification of Uncertainty in Computational Fluid Dynamics," Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech., 29, pp. 123-160.
22. Roache, P., 1998, Verification and Validation in Computational Science and Engineering, Hermosa, Albuquerque, NM.
23. Roache, P., 1972, "On Artificial Viscosity," J. Comput. Phys., 10, pp. 169-184.
24. Trias, F. X., Soria, M., Oliva, A., and Pérez-Segarra, C. D., 2007, "Direct Numerical Simulation of Two and Three-Dimensional Turbulent Natural Convection Flows in a Differentially Heated Cavity of Aspect Ratio 4," J. Fluid Mech., 586, pp. 259-293.
25. Murakami, S., Kato, S., Chiakamoto, T., and Laurence, D., 1996, "New Low-Reynolds-Number k-ε Model Including Damping Effect due to Buoyancy in a Stratified Flow Field," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 39(16), pp. 3483-3496.
26. Liu, F., and Wen, J., 1999, "Development and Validation of an Advanced Turbulence Model for Buoyancy Driven Flows in Enclosures," Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 42, pp. 3967-3981.
27. Launder, B., and Sharma, B., 1974, "Application of the Energy Dissipation Model of Turbulence to the Calculation of Flow Near a Spinning Disc," Lett. Heat Mass Transfer, 1(2), pp. 131-138.
28. So, R., and Sommer, T., 1994, "A Near-wall Eddy Conductivity Model for Fluids With Different Prandtl Numbers," ASME J. Fluids Eng., 116, pp. 844-854.
29. Xin, S., and Quere, P., 1995, "Direct Numerical Simulations of Two-Dimensional Chaotic Natural Convection in a Differentially Heated Cavity of Aspect Ratio 4," J. Fluid Mech., 304, pp. 87-118.