FEM solution of natural convection flow in square enclosures under magnetic field

Turk Ö., Tezer-Sezgin M.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW, vol.23, no.5, pp.844-866, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1108/hff-12-2010-0196
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.844-866
  • Keywords: Finite element method, Natural convection, Flow, Convection, Finite element analysis, LID-DRIVEN CAVITY, RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE, HEAT-GENERATION, LAMINAR
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of the paper is to obtain finite element method (FEM) solution of steady, laminar, natural convection flow in inclined enclosures in the presence of an oblique magnetic field. The momentum equations include the magnetic effect, and the induced magnetic field due to the motion of the electrically conducting fluid is neglected. Quadratic triangular elements are used to ensure accurate approximation for second order derivatives of stream function appearing in the vorticity equation.