Study on natural convection heat transfer in a closed cavity with hot and cold tubes

Laminar natural convection with a pair of hot and cold tube in a closed cubic cavity is carried out. This configuration can be founded in performance of nuclear power plant containment passive residual heat removal system. The basic government aquations are sloved by means of finite volume method. The effect of Ra number (10(3)-10(6)), shape of tube and spatial position on local and mean heat transfer characteristics is studied. It is found that the Nu number increased when raising Ra number. The Nu number is higher when the shapes are circle and triangle. In adddition, it is founded that the heat transfer has a better effect when the cold tube locates above the hot tube among the five spatial positions. The results provides theoretical basis for performance of nuclear power plant containment passive residual heat removal system.

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The study investigates laminar natural convection with a pair of hot and cold tubes in a closed cubic cavity, focusing on the influence of Ra number, tube shape, and spatial position on heat transfer characteristics. Results show that Nu number increases with Ra number, with higher Nu numbers observed for circular and triangular shapes. Additionally, placing the cold tube above the hot tube among five spatial positions enhances heat transfer efficiency. These findings provide a theoretical basis for the performance of nuclear power plant containment passive residual heat removal system.