Large-Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Natural Convection in Vertical Parallel-Plate Channels |
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| Authors: | G. E. Lau G. H. Yeoh J. A. Reizes |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia;2. School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia;3. Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) , Menai , New South Wales , Australia |
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| Abstract: | A numerical investigation examining natural convection in a vertical parallel-plate channel with the simultaneous presence of laminar, transitional, and turbulent regimes is conducted using large-eddy simulation. The compressible three-dimensional Favre-filtered mass, momentum, and energy conservation equations are closed using the Smagorinsky and the Vreman subgrid-scale models. A two-stage predictor-corrector numerical methodology for low-Mach-number compressible flows is adopted. Time-averaged wall temperature and field profiles are well captured by the Vreman model, while the Smagorinsky model underpredicts wall behavior considerably. It is demonstrated that the present code is capable of capturing the flow development which is unachievable by conventional Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes approaches. |
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