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A. Arid¹, T. Kousksou¹, S.Jegadheeswaran², A. Jamil³, Y. Zeraouli¹
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 257-276, 2012, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2012.008.257
Abstract A two-dimensional numerical model has been developed to investigate the phase-change of ice near 4 °C in a rectangular cavity. The enthalpy-porosity model is reformulated in terms of conservation equations of mass, momentum and heat to account for the evolution the solid/liquid interface. Constant and time-dependent (with sinusoidal law) temperature boundary conditions are considered. Results confirm the possibility to control the typical dynamics of ice melting in a square cavity near the density inversion point by means of a wall temperature which varies in time (with given amplitude and frequency). More >

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A. Saad^1,2, A. Echchelh¹, M. Hattabi³, M. El Ganaoui⁴, F. Lahlou¹
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 277-294, 2012, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2012.008.277
Abstract A modified finite element/control volume (FE/CV) method is used to solve the resin flow problem. Full advantage is taken of some of the intrinsic peculiar characteristics of the method, in particular, of its capability of eliminating the need to remesh continuously the resin-filled domain at each time step. The model leads to the numerical prediction of temperature, pressure distribution and flow front position with great accuracy, together with a precise representation of the thermal (spatio-temporal) behaviour of the resin inside the mould. The validity of such approach is validated by comparison with available analytical results. More >

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Y. Amirouche¹, R. Bessaïh²
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 295-310, 2012, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2012.008.295
Abstract This paper summarizes a series of computational results originating from the simulation of three-dimensional turbulent natural convection occurring in a vertical channel containing 5 cubic aluminum heated sources (mimicking a set of electronics components equally spaced in the vertical direction). A three-dimensional, conjugate heat transfer model with appropriate boundary conditions is used. In particular, the governing equations are solved by a finite volume method throughout the entire physical domain. Calculations are made for distinct values of: the Rayleigh number, the ratio (air/solid) of thermal conductivities and other geometrical parameters (in order to examine the influence More >

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Nadia Dihmani¹, Samir Amraqui¹, Ahmed Mezrhab^1,2, Najib Laraqi³
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 311-322, 2012, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2012.008.311
Abstract Natural convection with surface radiation heat transfer is investigated numerically in a vented vertical channel heated asymmetrically. The numerical solution is obtained using a finite volume method based on the SIMPLER algorithm for the treatment of velocity-pressure coupling. Concerning the radiation exchange, in particular, the working fluid is assumed to be transparent, so that only the solid surfaces (assumed diffuse-grey) give a contribute to such exchange. The effect of Rayleigh numbers and rib width (for Pr=0.7 air fluid) on the heat transfer and flow structure in the channel is examined in detail. Results are presented More >

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A. Khourchafi¹, M. El Alami^2,3, M. Najam², M. Belhaq⁴
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 323-338, 2012, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2012.008.323
Abstract A spectral radiation study has been carried out in the framework of a statistical narrow-band model based on an inverse-tailed exponential law and the socalled P1 approximation. This new spectral formulation, which may be also regarded as a grey band formulation with a local absorption coefficient, leads to two implementation methods: a non correlated form in which the averaged formulation of the P1 approximation does not take into account the correlation between fundamental quantities and a pseudo-correlated variant consisting basically of a technique for improving the anisotropy of the radiative intensity. Real gases (H₂O, CO₂) are More >

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F.Z. Ferahta^1,2, S. Bougoul¹, M. Médale², C. Abid²
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 339-352, 2012, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2012.008.339
Abstract A numerical study is carried out to evaluate the thermal performances of a solar collector. As it is well known, that the thermal losses of such systems are mainly of a convective nature, the study is concentrated in particular on the features of natural convection that is activated in the air domain delimited by the upper glass and the lower absorber of the solar collector. The efficiency of such a system depends essentially on both the temperature difference and the distance between the absorber and the glass. Since the temperature difference remains an uncontrolled variable More >

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