Numerical Simulation of Compressible Thermo-Buoyant Flow in a Partially Opened Enclosure with Localized Heater from Below


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We present two numerical models for the study of unsteady two-dimensional flow of air subjected to a heat source in a cell divided into two areas of different size by a vertical lintel. The heat source placed on the floor of the enclosure produces hot gases for a finite time. First numerical model based on solving the equations of conservation of mass, momentum and energy, uses an implicit scheme in time and a finite difference hybrid space. The injection of hot gas in the two areas led to the abandonment of the Boussinesq hypothesis. This model also takes into account variations in the physical properties of the fluid. The second model is a finite element approach which gave more detailed results, thanks to the high density of the mesh node and the incorporation of the boundary conditions in the general equations of the problem. Dynamically, the results are very significant in terms of the flow direction, circulation areas and creation of vortices. The results for two simple cases of a cell partitioned allowed us to know the characteristics of the flow adjacent to the heat source and through the two compartments of the enclosure.
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Convection; Flow Structure; Finite Elements; Numerical Simulation; Thermal Plume

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