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A numerical method for forced convection in porous and homogeneous fluid domains coupled at interface by stress jump
Author(s) -
Chen Xiaobing,
Yu Peng,
Winoto S. H.,
Low HongTong
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in fluids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1097-0363
pISSN - 0271-2091
DOI - 10.1002/fld.1575
Subject(s) - darcy number , nusselt number , mechanics , porous medium , forced convection , heat transfer , reynolds number , materials science , shear stress , thermodynamics , darcy–weisbach equation , porosity , physics , turbulence , composite material
A numerical method was developed for flows involving an interface between a homogeneous fluid and a porous medium. It is based on the finite volume method with body‐fitted and multi‐block grids. The Brinkman–Forcheimmer extended model was used to govern the flow in the porous medium region. At its interface, the flow boundary condition imposed is a shear stress jump, which includes the inertial effect, together with a continuity of normal stress. The thermal boundary condition is continuity of temperature and heat flux. The forced convection througha porous insert over a backward‐facing step is investigated. The results are presented with flow configurations for different Darcy numbers, 10 −2 to 10 −5 , porosity from 0.2 to 0.8, Reynolds number from 10 to 800, and the ratio of insert length to channel height from 0.1 to 0.3. The heat transfer is improved by using porous insert. To enhance the heat transfer with minimal frictional losses, it is preferable to have a medium length of insert with medium Darcy number, and larger Reynolds number. The interfacial stress jump coefficients β and β 1 were varied from −1 to 1, and within this range the average and local lower‐wall Nusselt numbers are not sensitive to the parameters. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.