Numerical simulation of turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection

Hongxing Yang; Zuojin Zhu

doi:10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2005.10.016

Numerical simulation of turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection

Hongxing Yang, Zuojin Zhu

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Abstract

This paper presents the numerical results of the turbulent Rayleigh - Benard convection at three Rayleigh numbers: Ra=3.08 × 107, 3.08 × 108and 1.58 × 109. The fourth order upwind scheme and coarse staggered grid system are used for the numerical calculation. The results are well agreed with experimental data. The successful computation for the problem implies that there might have simpler fundamentals for turbulent convection modeling, which will be explored in the subsequent theoretical and numerical studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	184-190
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume	33
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2005.10.016
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2006

Keywords

Numerical simulation
Rayleigh-Benard convection
Turbulent

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Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Mechanical Engineering

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