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Melting heat transfer analysis on magnetohydrodynamics buoyancy convection in an enclosure: A numerical study
K. Venkatadri, S.A. Gaffar, M.S. Reddy, , B.H. Khan, O.A. Beg
Published in Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
2020
Volume: 6
   
Issue: 1
Pages: 52 - 62
Abstract
The roll of melting heat transfer on magnetohydrodynamic natural convection in a square enclosure with heating of bottom wall is examined numerically in this article. The dimensionless governing partial differential equations are transformed into vorticity and stream function formulation and then solved using the finite difference method (FDM). The effects of thermal Rayleigh number (Ra), melting parameter (M) and Hartmann number (Ha) are graphically illustrated. As melting parameter and Rayleigh number increase, the rate of fluid flow and temperature gradients also increase. And in the presence of magnetic field, the temperature gradient reduces and hence, the conduction mechanism is dominated for larger Ha. Greater heat transfer rate is observed in the case of uniform heating compared with non-uniform case. The average Nusselt number reduces with increasing magnetic parameter in the both cases of heating of bottom wall. © 2020 Published by Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz.
About the journal
JournalJournal of Applied and Computational Mechanics
PublisherShahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
ISSN23834536