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Effect of spatial side-wall temperature variation on transient natural convection of a nanofluid in a trapezoidal cavity

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EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/HFF-11-2015-0488

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Nanofluid; Finite difference method; Trapezoidal cavity; Spatial temperature; Transient natural convection

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  1. Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia [GSP/1/2015/SG04/UKM/01/1]

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Purpose - This paper aims to study analytically and numerically the problem of transient natural convection heat transfer in a trapezoidal cavity with spatial side-wall temperature variation. Design/methodology/approach - The governing equations subject to the initial and boundary conditions are solved numerically by the finite difference scheme consisting of the alternating direction implicit method and the tri-diagonal matrix algorithm. The left sloping wall of the cavity is heated to nonuniform temperature, and the right sloping wall is maintained at a constant cold temperature, while the horizontal walls are kept adiabatic. Findings - It is shown that the heat transfer rate increases in non-uniform heating increments, whereby low wave number values are more affected by the convection. The best heat transfer enhancement results from larger side wall inclination angle; however, trapezoidal cavities require longer time compared to that of square to reach steady state. Originality/value - The study of natural convection heat transfer in a trapezoidal cavity filled with nanofluid and heated by spatial side-wall temperature has not yet been undertaken. Thus, the authors of the present study believe that this work is valuable.

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