High-resolution simulations of magnetohydrodynamic free convection in an enclosure with a transverse magnetic field using a velocity-vorticity formulation

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 514-523

  Lo, D C ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Differential quadrature method; Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD); Velocity vorticity formation

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATE GRADIENT; COUPLED ALGORITHMS; DIFFERENTIAL QUADRATURE METHODS; DIFFERENTIALLY HEATED CAVITY; DQ METHOD; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; FLOW PARAMETERS; FREE CONVECTIONS; HARTMANN NUMBERS; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; ITERATIVE SOLVERS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC (MHD); MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC FLOWS; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC FIELD; TWO-DIMENSION; VELOCITY-VORTICITY FORMULATION; VORTICITY FORMATION;

ASPECT RATIO; CONJUGATE GRADIENT METHOD; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); ENCLOSURES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PRANDTL NUMBER; SHEET METAL; VELOCITY; VORTICITY;

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EID: 77951649206     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2009.12.013     Document Type: Article

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