Free convective heat transfer in a closed gap between concentric semi-hemispheres
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2021Unesco Subject/s
3312.08 Propiedades de Los Materiales
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Free convective heat transfer in the closed gap between concentric semi-hemispheres is quantified by means of a numerical approach based on the volume control method using the SIMPLE algorithm. The average Nusselt number is determined for several configurations obtained by varying the cavity's aspect ratio between 0.15 and 1.5, while the Rayleigh number varies within the 5.33 × 103 "“4.50 × 108 range. The results show that the correlations available in the literature dealing with concentric whole spheres cannot be used for the configuration treated here. The new correlation between the Nusselt and Rayleigh numbers proposed in this work can be applied in various engineering sectors, such as in the electronic packaging considered in this present work, buildings, and architecture. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Free convective heat transfer in the closed gap between concentric semi-hemispheres is quantified by means of a numerical approach based on the volume control method using the SIMPLE algorithm. The average Nusselt number is determined for several configurations obtained by varying the cavity's aspect ratio between 0.15 and 1.5, while the Rayleigh number varies within the 5.33 × 103 "“4.50 × 108 range. The results show that the correlations available in the literature dealing with concentric whole spheres cannot be used for the configuration treated here. The new correlation between the Nusselt and Rayleigh numbers proposed in this work can be applied in various engineering sectors, such as in the electronic packaging considered in this present work, buildings, and architecture. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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