Numerical simulations of convective heat transfer of a viscous fluid inside a rectangular cavity with heated rotating obstacles
S. Nadeem, Jamil Abbas Haider, Salman Akhtar, Shahbaz Ali
Abstract
With the help of commercial software, we have discussed the novel numerical simulations for a two-dimensional rectangular cavity with two square rotating obstacles, Fig. 1, that has fixed dimensions from the reference point (0, 0) placed in it, and we have interpreted a detailed convection analysis for fluid flow that highlights the physical, mathematical and numerical aspects of this system. The square obstacles having an anti-clockwise rotation are heated to a certain temperature, respectively, where the behavior of the fluid distribution depends upon the values of Reynolds number. We have conducted this research by fixing Reynolds number at four different positions like Reynolds 10, 30, 50 and 80. The prime effects of Reynolds number and Prandtl number are highlighted for convection analysis. Finally, we have analyzed the results of velocity, pressure, vorticity and temperature from the viewpoint of numerical simulations. Heat transfer has a huge dependence on the Reynolds number and Prandtl number.