A first incursion into the 3D structure of natural convection of air in a differentially heated cubic cavity, from accurate numerical solutions

E Tric, G Labrosse, M Betrouni - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2000 - Elsevier
Accurate solutions to the equations governing the natural convection of air in a cubic cavity,
thermally driven on two vertically opposite faces, are given for Rayleigh number values up to …

Direct numerical simulations of two-and three-dimensional turbulent natural convection flows in a differentially heated cavity of aspect ratio 4

FX Trias, M Soria, A Oliva… - Journal of Fluid …, 2007 - cambridge.org
A set of complete two-and three-dimensional direct numerical simulations (DNS) in a
differentially heated air-filled cavity of aspect ratio 4 with adiabatic horizontal walls is …

Direct numerical simulation of a differentially heated cavity of aspect ratio 4 with Rayleigh numbers up to 1011–Part I: Numerical methods and time-averaged flow

FX Trias, A Gorobets, M Soria, A Oliva - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2010 - Elsevier
A set of direct numerical simulations of a differentially heated cavity of aspect ratio 4 with
adiabatic horizontal walls is presented. The five configurations selected here (Rayleigh …

Laminar to turbulent flow transition inside the boundary layer adjacent to isothermal wall of natural convection flow in a cubical cavity

X Wen, LP Wang, Z Guo, DB Zhakebayev - International Journal of Heat …, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigate three-dimensional natural convection flow in an air-filled, differentially heated
cubical cavity. The vertical wall on the left is heated and the vertical wall on the right is …

[HTML][HTML] Development of unsteady natural convection in a square cavity under large temperature difference

X Wen, LP Wang, Z Guo - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
To investigate how the nonuniform fluid density distribution caused by large temperature
variations affects the development of unsteady natural convection, we perform a series of …

Stability analysis of the flow in a cubical cavity heated from below

D Puigjaner, J Herrero, F Giralt, C Simó - Physics of fluids, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
A numerical study of bifurcations and stability of the steady convective flow of air in a cubical
enclosure heated from below was carried out using a Galerkin spectral method. The set of …

Transitional regimes of natural convection in a differentially heated cubical cavity under the effects of wall and molecular gas radiation

L Soucasse, P Riviére, A Soufiani, S Xin… - Physics of Fluids, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
The transition to unsteadiness and the dynamics of weakly turbulent natural convection,
coupled to wall or gas radiation in a differentially heated cubical cavity with adiabatic lateral …

Experimental investigation of a turbulent natural convection flow in a cubic cavity with an inner obstacle partially heated

A Weppe, F Moreau, D Saury - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work presents the dynamical and thermal behaviors of a turbulent natural convection
flow occurring in a cubic cavity with an inner and partially heated obstacle. The top, bottom …

On the three-dimensional effect for natural convection in horizontal enclosure with an adiabatic body: Review from the 2D results and visualization of 3D flow structure

JR Lee - International Communications in Heat and Mass …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, effect of three-dimensionality of natural convection in horizontal enclosure was
discussed. Geometry which was taken into account was horizontal enclosure with radially …

Natural convection in a differentially heated cubical cavity under the effects of wall and molecular gas radiation at Rayleigh numbers up to 3× 109

L Soucasse, P Rivière, A Soufiani - International Journal of Heat and Fluid …, 2016 - Elsevier
Numerical simulations are carried out to analyze the effects of wall and molecular gas
radiation on weakly turbulent natural convection in a differentially heated cubical cavity in …