Unsteady natural convection in a triangular enclosure induced by absorption of radiation
Lei, Chengwang, and Patterson, John C (2002) Unsteady natural convection in a triangular enclosure induced by absorption of radiation. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 460. pp. 181-209.
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Abstract
The authors have previously reported a model experiment on the unsteady natural convection in a triangular domain induced by the absorption of solar radiation. This issue is reconsidered here both analytically and numerically. The present study consists of two parts: a scaling analysis and a numerical simulation. The scaling analysis for small bottom slopes reveals that a number of flow regimes are possible depending on the Rayleigh number and the relative value of certain non-dimensional parameters describing the flow. In a typical situation, the flow can be classified broadly into a conductive, a transitional or a convective regime determined merely by the Rayleigh number. Proper scales have been established to quantify the flow properties in each of these flow regimes. The numerical simulation has verified the scaling results.
| Item ID: | 649 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1469-7645 |
| Keywords: | natural convection, triangular enclosure, solar radiation, scaling analysis, numerical simulation |
| Additional Information: | Reproduced with permission from Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge University Press. © 2002 Cambridge University Press. Lei, Chengwang, and Patterson, John C. (2002) Unsteady natural convection in a triangular enclosure induced by absorption of radiation. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 460. pp. 181-209. http://journals.cambridge.org/flm |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2006 |
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