Convection in a Horizontal Fluid Layer with a Uniform Internal Heat Source

Author: Vel'tishchev N.F.

Source: Fluid Dynamics, Volume 39, Number 2, March 2004 , pp. 189-197(9)

Publisher: Springer

Buy & download fulltext article:

Price: $47.00 plus tax (Refund Policy)

Abstract:

On the basis of a numerical simulation of convection in a horizontal fluid layer with a uniform heat source it is concluded that the convective heat flux is constant over the entire convection layer not only in the case of steady-state external conditions but also in the case of heating (cooling) of the fluid layer at a constant rate. The convective heat flux is mainly determined by the Rayleigh number and depends only slightly on the layer heating (cooling) rate.

Keywords: convection; internal heating; heat fluxes; numerical simulation

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:FLUI.0000030303.53270.80

Publication date: 2004-03-01