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Parametric Study of Natural Convection inside a Partitioned Cavity in the Presence of a Magnetic Field

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Steady laminar natural convection flow is studied numerically. The flow domain is a differentially heated square cavity with two partitions that is exposed to a constant horizontal magnetic field. A finite volume-based code is developed by the SIMPLER algorithm. A parametric study is carried out, using different values of the Rayleigh numbers, partition positions, partition heights, and the Hartmann numbers (from zero to 200). It is found that the Nusselt number is an increasing function of the Rayleigh number, but a decreasing function of the partition height and Hartmann number. The position of the partitions affects the streamlines and isotherms, but has a minimal effect on the mean Nusselt number. In addition, the results show that for low partition heights convective heat transfer in a cavity is significant, the braking effect of the Lorentz force is more pronounced, and the mean Nusselt number decreases considerably with increasing magnetic field strength.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Pardis Branch, Islamic Azad University, Pardis, 1658174583, Iran

    M. Pirmohammadi

  2. Mechanical Rotating Equipment Department, Niroo Research Institute, Tehran, 1468613113, Iran

    A. Salehi-Shabestari

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Published in Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 93, No. 5, pp. 1300–1309, September–October, 2020.

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Pirmohammadi, M., Salehi-Shabestari, A. Parametric Study of Natural Convection inside a Partitioned Cavity in the Presence of a Magnetic Field. J Eng Phys Thermophy 93, 1255–1265 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10891-020-02229-x

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