Author:
Derfoufi Soufiane,Moufekkir Fayçal,Mezrhab Ahmed
Abstract
Purpose
The paper aims to focus on modeling of combined mixed convection and volumetric radiation within a vertical channel using a hybrid thermal lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). The multiple relaxation time LBM (MRT-LBM) is used to compute the dynamical field. The thermal field is determined by a finite difference method (FDM), and the simple relaxation time-LBM (SRT-LBM) serves to calculate the radiative part. The geometry considered concerns a vertical channel defined by two diffuse and isothermal walls. The active fluid represents a gray gas participating in absorption, emission and isotropically scattering. The parametrical study conducted aims to highlight the effect of Richardson number (Ri), Planck number (Pl) and the optical thickness (τ) on dynamical and thermal fields. It is found that radiation affects greatly heat transfer.
Design/methodology/approach
MRT-LBM is used to compute the dynamical field. The thermal field is determined by FDM, and SRT-LBM serves to calculate the radiative part.
Findings
This study has shown the strong capability of this approach to simulate similar problems. The Planck number largely affects the streamlines and isotherms distribution. Also, it causes disappearance of reversal flow, undesirable in most industrial applications, for low Planck numbers. The optical thickness causes the disappearance of reversal flow, in the case in which it appears, for lower opacity. However, for higher opacity it leads to a recurrence of reversed flow.
Originality/value
The use of a new original method composed of MRT-LBM to solve the fluid velocity, FDM to handle the temperature equation and extended SRT-LBM to compute the radiative part of the energy equation.
Subject
Applied Mathematics,Computer Science Applications,Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials
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