| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 654903 | International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer | 2007 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
In this study, experimental and three-dimensional numerical studies were performed to investigate the effects of plate spacing and temperature difference on natural convection between isothermally heated upward-facing lower horizontal plate and externally insulated horizontal upper plate. Air is used as the heat transfer medium. Rayleigh number varied in the 1108–2.339 × 105 range. Several numerical simulations for three-dimensional steady laminar and turbulent flows heat transfer were carried out using a commercial CFD code Fluent 6.2. Results have shown that there is a good agreement between the numerical and present experimental results as well as with available data in literature.
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Authors
Oğuz Turgut, Nevzat Onur,