Open AccessLAMINAR FORCED CONVECTION IN HORIZONTAL CHANNEL WITH HEAT GENERATION PLATES COOLED BY WATER
Author(s) -
M. C. da Silva,
A. Novelli
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
engenharia térmica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1676-1790
DOI - 10.5380/reterm.v15i2.62181
Subject(s) - laminar flow , nusselt number , forced convection , mechanics , combined forced and natural convection , finite volume method , materials science , inlet , heat transfer , convection , thermodynamics , natural convection , physics , mechanical engineering , engineering , turbulence , reynolds number
This paper describes the study of the behavior of two-dimensional and parallel horizontal flat plates with uniform internal heat generation subjected to laminar forced convection of water. The governing equations are solved numerically using the finite volume technique with Power-Law interpolating scheme and the SIMPLE algorithm. After the simulations the temperature and velocity fields were obtained for various plates spacing and fluid inlet velocities, as well as the Nusselt number values.