THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL MIXED CONVECTION IN A UNIFORMLY HEATED HORIZONTAL PIPE

Boufendi T; Afrid M

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THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL MIXED CONVECTION IN A UNIFORMLY HEATED HORIZONTAL PIPE

Authors:

Boufendi T | Afrid M

Publisher:

Université Mentouri de Constantine

Journal:

Sciences & technologie. A, sciences exactes Issue 22, pp.39-52

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2004

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001909379

pISSN:

2602-7739

Keywords:

horizontal pipe / uniform heating / laminar mixed convection / numerical simulation

Abstract:

 This study concerns the numerical simulation of the three dimensional forced and mixed convection
heat transfer in a uniformly horizontal heated pipe. The complete Navier-Stokes equations are
numerically solved with a finite volume method.. The obtained results show that the mixed convection
flow is quite three-dimensional. As the Grashof number is increased, a secondary flow develops in the
form of a two counter-rotating vortices. The vortices lead to a better mixing of the flow and thus enhance
the convective heat transfer: the local axial Nu decreases along an entrance region and then increases
downstream instead of leveling off as in the case of forced convection. The increase is more important for
higher Richardson numbers.

Article Details

THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL MIXED CONVECTION IN A UNIFORMLY HEATED HORIZONTAL PIPE

Authors: Boufendi T | Afrid M

Publisher: Université Mentouri de Constantine

Journal: Sciences & technologie. A, sciences exactes Issue 22, pp.39-52

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2004

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001909379

pISSN: 2602-7739

horizontal pipe / uniform heating / laminar mixed convection / numerical simulation

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Authors:

Boufendi T | Afrid M

Publisher:

Université Mentouri de Constantine

Journal:

Sciences & technologie. A, sciences exactes Issue 22, pp.39-52

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2004

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001909379

pISSN:

2602-7739