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Natural convection and heat transfer in a vertical cavity filled with an ice-water saturated porous medium.

Author(s) : ZHANG X.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A numerical study was made of natural convection and heat transfer in a rectangular porous cavity filled with an ice-water saturated porous medium. The two vertical sides of the cavity were cooled and heated at temperatures below and above the fusion point. The remaining sides of the cavity were assumed perfectly insulated. It was found that local maximum and minimum average Nusselt numbers occur at heating temperatures of 5 and 8 deg C, respectively. The melt region is wider at the bottom if the heating temperature is less than 8 deg C, while the inverse is true for heating temperatures higher than 8 deg C.

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  • Original title: Natural convection and heat transfer in a vertical cavity filled with an ice-water saturated porous medium.
  • Record ID : 1994-0139
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 36 - n. 11
  • Publication date: 1993/07

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