Numerical study of natural convection between two coaxial inclined cylinders

Sihem Gourari, Fateh Mebarek-Oudina, Ahmed Kadhim Hussein, Lioua Kolsi, Walid Hassen, Obai Younis

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Abstract

The natural convection flow of water between two coaxial cylinders where the inner cylinder generates a constant heat source is numerically studied. The outer cylinder is cold while the top and bottom walls are thermally insulated. For a laminar flow and an inclination angle equal 0°, 45°, 90°the results are determined in the form of contours of the isotherms and streamlines, average Nusselt number in the annular space. The results show that the average Nusselt number is growing with increasing Rayleigh numbers. The best heat transfer is obtained for the inclination angle 90°.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)779-786
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Journal of Heat and Technology
Volume37
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Coaxial cylinders
  • Finite volume method
  • Heat source
  • Natural convection
  • Numerical simulation

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