Numerical analysis of buoyant Prandtl number fluids with variable thermophysical properties between vertical parallel plates with high iso-flux heating

This paper deals with the laminar, steady, two-dimensional natural convection inside iso-flux vertical parallel plates. The main goal is to compare the impact of the variable thermophysical properties on the heat transfer characteristics. The equations are solved with the CFD FLUENT computer code. Results are presented in terms of Nusselt number and wall temperatures, and induced dimensionless flow rates as functions of the main geometric and thermal parameters. (authors)