ISSN Online: 2377-424X
ISBN Print: 1-56032-797-9
International Heat Transfer Conference 11
STEADY AND UNSTEADY FREE CONVECTION IN POROUS CAVITIES WITH INTERNAL HEAT GENERATION
Sinopsis
A numerical investigation is undertaken of free convection within a rectangular porous enclosure with internal heat generation. Attention is focused primarily on the determination of the critical Rayleigh number for the onset of unsteady convection and the description of the mechanism causing the unsteady destabilisation of steady convection. It is also shown that the flow may become unsymmetrical when the aspect ratio is sufficently high.