Numerical investigation on using inclined partitions to reduce natural convection inside the cavities of hollow bricks

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2201-2210

  Alhazmy, Majed M ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Finite volume method; Hollow bricks; Natural convection in enclosures; Numerical simulation; Partitioned cavities; Thermal resistance; Triangular enclosures

Indexed keywords

HOLLOW BRICKS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PARTITIONED CAVITIES; THERMAL RESISTANCE; TRIANGULAR ENCLOSURE;

AIR; BRICK; BUILDING MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENCLOSURES; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RESISTANCE; NATURAL CONVECTION;

BRICKMAKING;

EID: 77956616587     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2010.06.009     Document Type: Article

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