Buoyancy Effects on Developing Laminar Gas Flow and Heat Transfer in a Rectangular Fuel Cell Duct
(2001) In Numerical Heat Transfer Part A: Applications 39. p.801-822- Abstract
- Using a general 3-D finite-volume code, the development of buoyancy force driven secondary flow and its effects on developing laminar flow and heat transfer have been numerically simulated for a horizontal fuel cell duct with a rectangular cross section. The constant
thermal-properties assumption except for linear density variation with temperature in the
body force term is applied, and a constant heat flux is prescribed on the bottom wall,
while thermal insulation is implemented on the other three walls. The secondary flow forms
vortices in the duct that can disrupt both the hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layer and enhance friction factor and heat transfer. Calculations have been performed to... (More) - Using a general 3-D finite-volume code, the development of buoyancy force driven secondary flow and its effects on developing laminar flow and heat transfer have been numerically simulated for a horizontal fuel cell duct with a rectangular cross section. The constant
thermal-properties assumption except for linear density variation with temperature in the
body force term is applied, and a constant heat flux is prescribed on the bottom wall,
while thermal insulation is implemented on the other three walls. The secondary flow forms
vortices in the duct that can disrupt both the hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layer and enhance friction factor and heat transfer. Calculations have been performed to determine the effects of various Grashof number Gr* and Reynolds number Re. Comparisons of these numerical results with available existing data are presented. This study may
be regarded as an improved modeling procedure for gas flow and convective heat transfer
in fuel cell ducts. (Less)
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- Yuan, Jinliang LU ; Rokni, Masoud LU and Sundén, Bengt LU
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- 39
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- 801 - 822
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- Taylor & Francis
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- 1040-7782
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- English
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abstract = {{Using a general 3-D finite-volume code, the development of buoyancy force driven secondary flow and its effects on developing laminar flow and heat transfer have been numerically simulated for a horizontal fuel cell duct with a rectangular cross section. The constant<br/><br>
thermal-properties assumption except for linear density variation with temperature in the<br/><br>
body force term is applied, and a constant heat flux is prescribed on the bottom wall,<br/><br>
while thermal insulation is implemented on the other three walls. The secondary flow forms<br/><br>
vortices in the duct that can disrupt both the hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layer and enhance friction factor and heat transfer. Calculations have been performed to determine the effects of various Grashof number Gr* and Reynolds number Re. Comparisons of these numerical results with available existing data are presented. This study may<br/><br>
be regarded as an improved modeling procedure for gas flow and convective heat transfer<br/><br>
in fuel cell ducts.}},
author = {{Yuan, Jinliang and Rokni, Masoud and Sundén, Bengt}},
issn = {{1040-7782}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{801--822}},
publisher = {{Taylor & Francis}},
series = {{Numerical Heat Transfer Part A: Applications}},
title = {{Buoyancy Effects on Developing Laminar Gas Flow and Heat Transfer in a Rectangular Fuel Cell Duct}},
volume = {{39}},
year = {{2001}},
}