Published 1990 | Version v1
Book

A finite element study of stability of fluid motion in porous media

  • 1. Portland Univ., OR (United States)
  • 2. Flight Dynamics Lab., Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH (United States)

Description

The finite element method is applied to study the Benard stability problem in horizontal porous layers. The geometry considered is a two dimensional rectangular box of dimensions H and L. Non-Darcian effects due to viscosity and convection are introduced through the use of the Darcy-Brinkman model to relate the velocity of the fluid to the imposed pressure gradient. The value of Darcy number is varied from 0.1 to 0.0001 while the aspect ratio is changed from 2 to 10. It is found that the critical value of Rayleigh number increases with Darcy number. In this paper numerical predictions of dimensionless heat transfer rates are compared

Additional details

Additional titles

Subtitle (English)
Non-Darcian effects

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (United States)
ISBN
0-7918-0484-4
Imprint Title
Heat and mass transfer in frost and ice, packed beds, and environmental discharges
Imprint Pagination
146 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 77-84.

Conference

Title
5. AIAA/ASME thermophysics and heat transfer conference.
Dates
18-20 Jun 1990.
Place
Seattle, WA (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
23055155
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ASPECT RATIO; CONVECTION; DARCY LAW; DIMENSIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; LAYERS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; STABILITY; VISCOSITY
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; ENERGY TRANSFER; MATERIALS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-900619--.