Patterns of bifurcating convective flows in long horizontal cavities

Alexander Yu Gelfgat, Pinhas Z. Bar-Yoseph, Alexander L. Yarin

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Abstract

Patterns and stability of steady convective flows of low Prandtl number fluids (Pr = 0 and 0.015) in laterally heated rectangular cavities with four rigid walls are studied. Spectral Galerkin and finite volume methods are applied. The aspect ratio (length/height) of the cavity is varied from 1 to 10. Calculations with the global spectral method show that at certain values of the governing parameters there may exist simultaneously several stable steady states of the flow. Five different branches of steady flows were found and their stability was studied. Results of the spectral method (on multiplicity of steady states and stability) are verified by solution of the full unsteady problem using the finite volume method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCHT'97 - Advances in Computational Heat Transfer
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the International Symposium Çeşme, Turkey, 26-30 May, 1997
PublisherBegell House Inc.
ISBN (Print)978-1-56700-115-0
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997
EventInternational Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, CHT 1997 - Çeşme, Turkey
Duration: 26 May 199730 May 1997

Publication series

NameInternational Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer
ISSN (Print)2578-5486

Conference

ConferenceInternational Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, CHT 1997
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityÇeşme
Period26/05/9730/05/97

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