S. Hamimid1,2, M. Guellal1
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.10, No.3, pp. 377-393, 2014, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2014.010.377
Abstract Combined laminar natural convection and surface radiation in a differentially heated square cavity has been investigated by a finite volume method through the concepts of staggered grid and SIMPLER approach. A power scheme has been also used in approximating advection–diffusion terms, determining the view factors by means of analytical expressions. The effect of emissivity on temperature and velocity profiles within the enclosure has been analyzed. In addition, results for local and average convective and radiative Nusselt numbers are presented and discussed for various conditions. More >