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Book Numerical Simulation of Natural Convection in Rectangular Enclosures of Varying Aspect Ratios and Its Feasibility in Environmental Impact Management Studies

Download or read book Numerical Simulation of Natural Convection in Rectangular Enclosures of Varying Aspect Ratios and Its Feasibility in Environmental Impact Management Studies written by Charles Randall Walker and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's abstract: Numerical simulation was used to investigate natural convection in horizontal and vertical enclosures with and without an internal heat source. Natural convection in rectangular enclosures is found in many real-world applications. Included in these applications are the energy efficient design of buildings, operation and safety of nuclear reactors, solar collector design, passive energy storage, heat transfer across multi-pane windows, thermo-electric refrigeration and heating devices, and the design-for-mitigation of optical distortion in large- scale laser systems. Considering all these applications, especially controlling heat transfer in nuclear power plants, knowledge and research results of natural convection in enclosure play a vital role in environmental impact management studies. This study simulated horizontal enclosures heated from below (configuration 1) and vertical enclosures heated from the side (configuration 2) with a variety of different aspect ratios (AR) and Rayleigh numbers (Ra). Each aspect ratio (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10) was examined using different sets of Rayleigh numbers. The first numerical experiment used only external Rayleigh number (RaE = 2×104, 2×105, and 2×106) which simulated natural convection in enclosures for outside temperature gradient only. The second case used a constant external Rayleigh number (RaE = 2×105) with a changing internal Rayleigh number (RaI = 2×104, 2×105, and 2×106). The third simulation used a constant internal Rayleigh number (Ra I = 2×105) and a changing external Raleigh number (RaE = 2×104, 2×105, and 2×106). All three cases were simulated for each configuration and at each aspect ratio. The streamline and isotherm flow patterns were created to reflect each case. The average heat flux ratio and convection strength were also calculated. Tests with the external temperature gradient only confirmed previous studies. There were many notable outcomes in this study which are discussed in the main body of this thesis work. When RaE> RaI, the results were similar to the study with a varying external Rayleigh number (RaE) and no internal heat source.

Book Numerical Simulation of Natural Convection in Ventilated Fa  ades

Download or read book Numerical Simulation of Natural Convection in Ventilated Fa ades written by Milad Najafzadeh Babaei and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numerical simulation on the influence of surface convection on the laminar air flow induced by natural convection in vertical parallel plates is explained. This simulation discussed symmetrically and asymmetrically for uniform heated flux (UHF) and uniform wall temperature (UWT) cases. The effects of variable fluid parameters taken into account for incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. The thermophysical properties variation are determined from air temperature at the inlet of channel. Distribution of several parameters in different sections considered and visited for natural convection. Many tests in various conditions have been undertaken for incompressible Navier-Stokes equations to allow evaluating average Nusselt numbers and air mass flow rate in this thesis. It has found out narrow vertical channels with different aspect ratios exhibit different heat transfer behaviours. Influence of mesh refinement on physical characteristic behaviour has been investigated. Several specific numerical codes, based on stabilized finite element method (FEM) used to solve the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations within the air gap region. These specific codes are suitable to determine the accuracy of heat transfer behaviours in different areas.

Book Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer by Conduction and Natural Convection in Loose fill Fiberglass Insulation  effects of Convection on Thermal Performance

Download or read book Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer by Conduction and Natural Convection in Loose fill Fiberglass Insulation effects of Convection on Thermal Performance written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A two-dimensional code for solving equations of convective heat transfer in porous media is used to analyze heat transfer by conduction and convection in the attic insulation configuration. The particular cases treated correspond to loose-fill fiberglass insulation, which is characterized by high porosity and air permeability. The effects of natural convection on the thermal performance of the insulation are analyzed for various densities, permeabilities, and thicknesses of insulation. With convection increasing the total heat transfer through the insulation, the thermal resistance was found to decrease as the temperature difference across the insulating material increases. The predicted results for the thermal resistance are compared with data obtained in the large-scale climate simulator at the Roof Research Center using the attic test module, where the same phenomenon has already been observed. The way the wood joists within the insulation influence the start of convection is studied for differing thermophysical and dynamic properties of the insulating material. The presence of wood joists induces convection at a lower temperature difference.

Book An Experimental and Numerical Study of Natural Convection Heat Transfer in Vertical Enclosures of Moderate Aspect Ratio which are Partitioned at Different Angles

Download or read book An Experimental and Numerical Study of Natural Convection Heat Transfer in Vertical Enclosures of Moderate Aspect Ratio which are Partitioned at Different Angles written by Mehdi Ashjaee and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Verification of a Numerical Simulation Technique for Natural Convection

Download or read book Verification of a Numerical Simulation Technique for Natural Convection written by A. Gadgil and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present paper describes a verification of CONVEC2 for single-zone geometries by comparison with the results of two natural convection experiments performed in small-scale rectangular enclosures. These experiments were selected because of the high Rayleigh numbers obtained and the small heat loss through the insulated surfaces. Comparisons are presented for (1) heat transfer rates, (2) fluid temperature profiles, and (3) surface heat flux distributions.

Book Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Natural Convection in an Enclosure

Download or read book Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Natural Convection in an Enclosure written by Francis Kimani Gatheri and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Numerical Simulation of Natural Convection in a Differentially Heated  Vertical Channel

Download or read book Numerical Simulation of Natural Convection in a Differentially Heated Vertical Channel written by Theodorus Antonius Maria Versteegh and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Applied mechanics reviews

Download or read book Applied mechanics reviews written by and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Materials for Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Buildings

Download or read book Materials for Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Buildings written by Matthew R Hall and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-04-21 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost half of the total energy produced in the developed world is inefficiently used to heat, cool, ventilate and control humidity in buildings, to meet the increasingly high thermal comfort levels demanded by occupants. The utilisation of advanced materials and passive technologies in buildings would substantially reduce the energy demand and improve the environmental impact and carbon footprint of building stock worldwide. Materials for energy efficiency and thermal comfort in buildings critically reviews the advanced building materials applicable for improving the built environment. Part one reviews both fundamental building physics and occupant comfort in buildings, from heat and mass transport, hygrothermal behaviour, and ventilation, on to thermal comfort and health and safety requirements. Part two details the development of advanced materials and sustainable technologies for application in buildings, beginning with a review of lifecycle assessment and environmental profiling of materials. The section moves on to review thermal insulation materials, materials for heat and moisture control, and heat energy storage and passive cooling technologies. Part two concludes with coverage of modern methods of construction, roofing design and technology, and benchmarking of façades for optimised building thermal performance. Finally, Part three reviews the application of advanced materials, design and technologies in a range of existing and new building types, including domestic, commercial and high-performance buildings, and buildings in hot and tropical climates. This book is of particular use to, mechanical, electrical and HVAC engineers, architects and low-energy building practitioners worldwide, as well as to academics and researchers in the fields of building physics, civil and building engineering, and materials science. Explores improving energy efficiency and thermal comfort through material selection and sustainable technologies Documents the development of advanced materials and sustainable technologies for applications in building design and construction Examines fundamental building physics and occupant comfort in buildings featuring heat and mass transport, hygrothermal behaviour and ventilation

Book Convection Heat Transfer

Download or read book Convection Heat Transfer written by Vedat S. Arpaci and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1984 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Building Performance Simulation for Design and Operation

Download or read book Building Performance Simulation for Design and Operation written by Jan L.M. Hensen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When used appropriately, building performance simulation has the potential to reduce the environmental impact of the built environment, to improve indoor quality and productivity, as well as to facilitate future innovation and technological progress in construction. Since publication of the first edition of Building Performance Simulation for Design and Operation, the discussion has shifted from a focus on software features to a new agenda, which centres on the effectiveness of building performance simulation in building life cycle processes. This new edition provides a unique and comprehensive overview of building performance simulation for the complete building life cycle from conception to demolition, and from a single building to district level. It contains new chapters on building information modelling, occupant behaviour modelling, urban physics modelling, urban building energy modelling and renewable energy systems modelling. This new edition keeps the same chapter structure throughout including learning objectives, chapter summaries and assignments. Moreover, the book: • Provides unique insights into the techniques of building performance modelling and simulation and their application to performance-based design and operation of buildings and the systems which service them. • Provides readers with the essential concepts of computational support of performance-based design and operation. • Provides examples of how to use building simulation techniques for practical design, management and operation, their limitations and future direction. It is primarily intended for building and systems designers and operators, and postgraduate architectural, environmental or mechanical engineering students.

Book Introduction to Engineering Heat Transfer

Download or read book Introduction to Engineering Heat Transfer written by G. F. Nellis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-30 with total page 1027 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equips students with the essential knowledge, skills, and confidence to solve real-world heat transfer problems using EES, MATLAB, and FEHT.

Book Theory and Calculation of Heat Transfer in Furnaces

Download or read book Theory and Calculation of Heat Transfer in Furnaces written by Yanguo Zhang and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-04-13 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theory and Calculation of Heat Transfer in Furnaces covers the heat transfer process in furnaces, how it is related to energy exchange, the characteristics of efficiency, and the cleaning of combustion, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of the simultaneous physical and chemical processes that occur in boiler combustion, flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer. Covers all the typical boilers with most fuels, as well as the effects of ash deposition and slagging on heat transfer Combines mature and advanced technologies that are easy to understand and apply Describes basic theory with real design that is based on meaningful experimental data

Book Developments in Structural Form

Download or read book Developments in Structural Form written by Rowland Mainstone and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the critically acclaimed first edition of this book, Mainstone offered a brilliant and highly original account of the structural developments that have made possible the achievements of architects and bridge builders throughout history. In this extensively revised and expanded new edition, now available in paperback, new insights and a full coverage of recent developments in both design and construction are incorporated. The book identifies features that distinguish the forms built by man from those shaped by nature and discusses the physical and other constraints on the choices that can be made. It then looks in turn at all the elementary forms - arches, domes, beams, slabs and the like - which combine into the more complex forms of complete structures, and at the different classes of the complete forms themselves. The development of each form is traced chronologically, but with an emphasis less on the chronology than on the problems that designers have continually faced in trying to serve new ends with limited means or to serve old ones in new ways. The book concludes with a chapter on the processes of design, showing how the designer's freedom of choice has been widened by a growing understanding of structural behaviour.

Book Heat Transfer Reviews 1976 1986

Download or read book Heat Transfer Reviews 1976 1986 written by E. R. G. Eckert and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1990-03-23 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuing the annual review work started in 1954 at the University of Minnesota's Heat Transfer Laboratory, this prestigous volume collates the reviews from the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer from 1976 through 1986. Together with a comprehensive author and subject index, it provides the tools for continuous improvements in the efficiency of engineering devices, including the recent awareness of the necessity to conserve energy and to find new energy sources. As an invaluable guide for locating existing literature on important topics, this work helps engineers and students keep abreast of recent developments in specialized research areas.

Book Applications of Nanofluid for Heat Transfer Enhancement

Download or read book Applications of Nanofluid for Heat Transfer Enhancement written by Mohsen Sheikholeslami and published by William Andrew. This book was released on 2017-02-26 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applications of Nanofluid for Heat Transfer Enhancement explores recent progress in computational fluid dynamic and nonlinear science and its applications to nanofluid flow and heat transfer. The opening chapters explain governing equations and then move on to discussions of free and forced convection heat transfers of nanofluids. Next, the effect of nanofluid in the presence of an electric field, magnetic field, and thermal radiation are investigated, with final sections devoted to nanofluid flow in porous media and application of nanofluid for solidification. The models discussed in the book have applications in various fields, including mathematics, physics, information science, biology, medicine, engineering, nanotechnology, and materials science. Presents the latest information on nanofluid free and force convection heat transfer, of nanofluid in the presence of thermal radiation, and nanofluid in the presence of an electric field Provides an understanding of the fundamentals in new numerical and analytical methods Includes codes for each modeling method discussed, along with advice on how to best apply them