Combined Natural Convection and Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer in a Triangular Enclosure with an Inner Rectangular Body

Abstract

In this paper, a numerical simulation was conducted to investigate the steady laminar natural convective heat transfer and surface radiation from a heated rectangular body in a triangular enclosure. The coupled equations of Navier-stockes and energy are both solved using the finite volume method. The velocity-pressure coupling is insured by the SIMPLER algorithm. The fluid used in this study is a dry air of Prandtl numberPr= 0.71.In such way that, the radiative exchanges are made only through solid walls and which are assumed to be gray and diffuse. The physical parameters characterizing the problem and influencing heat transfer are Rayleigh numberRa, aspect ratioA, heighthand widthwof the body. The results are presented in terms of isotherms, streamlines and average Nusselt number.