Numerical study of natural convection in porous media (metals) using Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM)

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 925-934

  Zhao, C Y ^a,b   Dai, L N ^b   Tang, G H ^b   Qu, Z G ^b   Li, Z Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Doubled populations BGK; Lattice Boltzmann thermal model; Natural convection; Pore density; Porosity; Porous media

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; CELL SIZE; DOUBLED POPULATIONS BGK; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; FLOW-MIXING; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; LATTICE BOLTZMANN; LATTICE-BOLTZMANN METHOD; NATURAL CONVECTION FLOW; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PORE DENSITIES; POROUS MEDIA; POROUS MEDIUM; POROUS METAL; SURFACE AREA;

DROP FORMATION; HEAT TRANSFER; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SPHERES; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 77956061211     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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