Finite element analysis of natural convection flow in a isosceles triangular enclosure due to uniform and non-uniform heating at the side walls

DOI10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.12.018zbMath1144.80305MaRDI QIDQ945745

S. Krishna Babu, A. R. Balakrishnan, S. Roy, Tanmay Basak

Publication date: 17 September 2008

Published in: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.12.018

zbMATH Keywords

natural convection; non-uniform heating; penalty finite element method; triangular enclosure

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

76D05: Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible viscous fluids

76M10: Finite element methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics

76R10: Free convection

80M10: Finite element, Galerkin and related methods applied to problems in thermodynamics and heat transfer

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